After these three words, Bai Yulan had wanted to say a few more, but then she stopped abruptly. Because she had already seen that the black M37 had already leapt off the ground amidst a piercing whistle. Following a powerful kick from its right mechanical leg, the mecha which had released all of its power in an instant after its descent came to an abrupt halt. In mid-air of the spacious mecha combat room, the entire mecha hung upside down, swiftly drawing an arc in the air. The high-speed friction between the surface of the mecha and the air intensified, and the whistle became even more shrill...
The black mecha seemed to have come to a halt in mid-air, abruptly ending its upside-down action. Amidst a series of loud metallic noises, the mecha began to fall rapidly towards the ground. However, in that very short period of time, the mecha which had clearly been on the verge of losing its balance seemed to have been injected with power once more. It forcefully twisted its waist and abdomen, separating the two mechanical legs in front and back, and stood firmly on the solid ground.
With two muffled clangs, the thick mechanical legs of the black M37 bore the brunt of the tremendous force, stomping two small deformed pits into the solid metal floor of the combat room. Meanwhile, the mechanical legs of the mecha also began to tremble, as if it could topple over at any moment... but it did not topple over. Forcefully maintaining its balance, the engine continued to pump out power, allowing the mecha to continuously perform fine maneuvers and adjustments under this precarious situation. In the end, it successfully completed this rough landing!
Amidst the hissing sounds of hydraulic transmissions, the black mecha slowly descended about 20 centimetres. All the important metal joints were readjusted, and the engine slowly reduced its output power, no longer moving. The two mechanical legs were one in front and one behind, but the mechanical arms were extended in mid-air to help balance the mecha. In this movement, the massive mecha seemed so quiet and powerful.
Bai Yulan stared silently at the motionless mecha under the control panel. Her rapidly beating heart gradually calmed down, but her eyes narrowed slightly. From this black M37, she had actually found a sense of serenity.
This was of course not a standard military mecha combat move. In the Federal military textbooks, there had never been a case of jumping into mid-air to court death like this. The mobility of a military mecha which weighed up to several tens of tonnes relied on its powerful engine, as well as the massive reaction force provided by the planet's surface.
Just like the slogan of the First Military Academy's Mecha Department: "Mecha cannot exist in a castle in the sky. Mecha must be grounded!"
The act of leaping in mid-air was a move that every fighter pilot in the military had to master. However, the violent mid-air somersault like the black M37 just now was a test of the pilot's control in the instant before landing. This was because as the mech itself rotated at high speeds, the automatic balancing system used to stabilize the mech would experience a short period of data loss. This was especially true for the black M37's additional action of the mid-air leg splits. The calculations and command output required at the last moment were unimaginably difficult.
"Don't do this again. If you were in the army, you would have been grounded by your superiors." Bai Yulan said quietly into the communication device. He had concealed the shock in his heart very well. Although he thought that Xu Le was a freak, he still believed that this guy was just lucky to be able to land the M37 safely.
"The mechanical legs of a fighter mecha are mainly used for evasion and movement, but the attack method is focused on the upper body's firepower system and combat skills. Although because of the simulation of operations, humans are still the most suitable to pilot humanoid mecha, but … a mecha is not a human body. If you still have to make lower body movements at high speeds, you will only fall very badly, "Bai Yulan said seriously into the communication device in an indifferent tone.
In the cockpit of the black M37 below the control panel, Xu Le listened to the sound from the helmet and was silent for a long time. Then, he took off the helmet and carelessly rubbed his hair that was completely wet. He himself did not know why he had done that action just now. It was indeed completely against the requirements of the military's teaching materials, but he had the urge to do it, and he had done it. However, listening to the data analysis of the onboard computer and Bai Yulan's warning, he felt a faint lingering fear in his heart. In that last moment before landing, there had indeed been some danger. If it had not been for the warm current in his body converting his will into data input between his fingers at the fastest speed possible, the M37 beneath him might have really slammed into the ground. Based on the speed at which it had been traveling, the M37 would have been heavily damaged, and he would have been injured as well.
Due to the excessive power output of the engine at the very last second, the mecha had automatically shut down some energy-consuming functions, so the temperature in the cockpit was somewhat stuffy. Xu Le exhaled softly, wiping away the beads of sweat that had trickled down his chin. Suddenly, he thought — just how fast was his hand speed at the very last second?
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"Only those idiots who think of themselves as geniuses would do such dangerous and useless actions."
Bai Yulan held a teacup and looked at Xu Le, who had just finished showering beside her. She said calmly, "Although I have never been to a military academy, I have heard from my colleagues that in the three major military academies and the West Woods Military Academy's mobility department, every year, there would be a few idiots who did not follow the military standard manual and tried to operate a mecha to perform a flying kick, a flip fork, a 720 degree landing … these kinds of idiotic ideas, and were successfully injured from the fall."
Xu Le used a towel to dry his wet hair and smiled somewhat embarrassedly. He did not know that last year in the mecha combat room at Li Hua University, Zhou Yu had once questioned his operation. After all, he had come from an unorthodox background. In Area H1's sixth level test, he had only known how to use all possible methods to dodge. How could he have known that mecha operation in real life was strictly prohibited from doing such things?
"But I feel that if these moves are mastered well, they should be very advantageous in close-range mecha combat." Xu Le felt his arm go numb and he leaned back.
"A mecha's mobility mainly lies in its movement on the ground. Jumping into the air won't make your teleportation faster, and fancy movements won't make your attacks stronger." Bai Yulan took a sip of tea and said, "Actually, this is the same principle as close-range combat. I've observed your moves before — both your feet have never completely left the ground. This shows that you understand this principle very well."
Xu Le was silent for a moment. The 10 stances that Uncle Feng Yu had taught him were all strange and heroic body movement techniques. The footwork of both feet was indeed very strange, but in these 10 stances, there was indeed no leaping movement. In fact, both feet had never left the ground at the same time. Every step forward was a sliding step, and the distance between the feet was at most a few centimeters.
Could it be that this was the reason? Xu Le's eyes narrowed out of habit. Feeling the violent feeling of the mecha's legs in the air and the gravitational pull of the somersault, he felt that the combat between a mecha and a human should be different. Those movements made him feel very different, an indescribable feeling.
"I'll be more careful in the future." Xu Le smiled and said to Bai Yulan, "You can go back first. Thank you for teaching me so much today."
These words were not out of politeness. For Xu Le, who had come from an unorthodox background, to be able to operate a military mecha so skillfully in such a short period of time, it was definitely because Bai Yulan had imparted all her years of military experience to him.
"Then I'll be leaving first." Bai Yulan did not stand on ceremony. Holding her teacup, she gently stood up and lowered her head to ask, "You still want to practice? We don't have any support staff at this time. If there is a problem, I'm afraid it will be more troublesome. "
Right now, it was already 11 o 'clock at night. Xu Le did not want anyone to see him operate a mecha. Of course, he did not mind that there were no support technicians around. He nodded at Bai Yulan.
Bai Yulan was silent for a moment. Before she left, she said, "Don't think too much. After all, you're not from the Lees of Philadelphia."
Xu Le was the only one left in the spacious battle room. He rested for a moment, then walked over to the control panel and turned off all the data acquisition devices. He also turned on the automatic shutdown system outside the battle room. After confirming that it was late at night and that there was no one else around, he picked up the black leather case and jumped back into the cockpit of the M37.
The cockpit was designed for a single person, but it had left some storage space, so there was no problem putting the black leather case inside. After passing the fingerprint check, he opened the black leather case and took out a set of clothes that looked very soft but were actually quite heavy.
In reality, this was of course not clothes. It was an antique simulation system that Xu Le had modified after he had been inspired by the database in Professor Shen's laboratory. The external material of this simulation system was a type of polymer material, but inside, there were countless micron-scale sensor chips. It was extremely complex. If it had not been modified based on the design concepts of his predecessors, Xu Le would probably never have been able to create this thing.
Staring blankly at this simulation system, Xu Le actually felt a little fearful for a moment. He did not know if he could actually succeed. His success in Area H1 had only been instantaneous. Being able to break through the defences of Zhou Yu's mecha in that split second was all because of this.
Li Xiaotong had invested 40 million. Other than the card he had given to Bai Yulan, most of the rest of the money had been invested in the modification of this simulation system. Compared to that, the workbench was really cheap.
The interface between the simulation system and the M-series mecha had already been prepared beforehand. Although the input ports had long been removed from the later stages of the M-series mecha, the internal chip assembly lines had not been changed much. Xu Le began to carefully and seriously reconnect.
Controlling a mecha was as crazy as driving a car, and modifying a mecha was as daring and reckless as modifying a car. Among the mechanical engineers of the Federation, probably only Xu Le, a student who had been led astray by Uncle Feng Yu, would do such a thing.
After an indeterminate amount of time, Xu Le finally raised his head again and applied two drops of eye drops. Every strand of his freshly washed hair was covered in sweat. He exhaled lightly and licked his somewhat dry lips.
Taking off his clothes, he put them into the black leather case and secured the case in the storage area. He pressed a button on a small tool in his hand. A faint blue light seeped out from his hand and quickly covered the entire cockpit. However, it did not penetrate the exterior of the mecha.
Xu Le confirmed that this kind of interference would not affect the system of the mecha itself, and only then did he relax. He had already thrown away two of these little blue devices, and this was the third one he had made. However, he was not worried, because the self-destruct mechanism of this little device was extremely powerful. Any attempt to crack the fingerprint lock would be blocked. No matter who picked it up, they would not be able to find out the true purpose of this little device.
The structure of this little blue device was not complicated, but it could allow a person to temporarily hide under the brilliance of the First Charter. Only the uncle's genius brain could have come up with such a nature-defying design. Xu Le took a deep breath and looked quietly at the blue light in his hand, drawing courage and confidence from it. Since he was the uncle's only student, his modification of the simulation system would definitely not fail!
Wearing only a pair of underwear, Xu Le sat in the stuffy cockpit of the mecha like a naked and restless baby. After putting on the simulation system, he felt as if his body was covered with a heavy silk blanket. Every inch of his skin felt slightly taut. This phenomenon of the complete opposite of the sense of touch and pressure on his skin made it difficult for him to get used to in a short period of time.
Plugging in the power supply and restarting the initial operation, the computer system was re-authenticated. The simulation system began to operate, and countless numbness appeared on his naked skin. Gradually, this feeling disappeared, but there were still some small prickling pains, as if many ants were courageously advancing into his pores. Fortunately, this feeling did not last long, otherwise Xu Le would definitely have thought that the awesome engineers of the previous generation had designed this kind of system purely for extorting confessions through torture.
The cockpit door slowly closed, and the sealed air hissed for the last time. Then, the engine behind the tall M37 began to roar. However, Xu Le could no longer hear this sound. He could only look nervously at the data display in his helmet, waiting for the moment when the simulation system was completely connected.
The black M37 still stood solemnly in the middle of the combat room.
In the cockpit, Xu Le closed his eyes and slowly felt the wonderful sensation on his skin. Then, he began to mobilize the power in his body. A slightly scorching warmth flowed according to his will, quickly occupying his entire body. Following those wide channels, it passed through his bones, tendons, blood, and flesh, releasing slightly onto the surface of his skin.
The simulation system collected physiological signals from the human body's muscles and skin. Xu Le seemed to have found a way for the simulation system to also identify the power in his body. This dual signal collection was the key to success.
However, he did not have the slightest bit of confidence. It should be known that every success in the Federation's scientific career was based on countless failures.
Xu Le opened his eyes and looked at the pale green display screen before him. After a moment of silence, he moved his little finger.
In the spacious combat room, the alloy finger hanging by the waist of the black M37 suddenly moved with a buzzing sound.
So small, so wonderful.
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In the middle of the night, Bai Yulan returned to the Whitewater Company base. The CEO's office had specially allocated a mecha combat room for Team 7 to use. At this time, only he and Xu Le had the password to enter. He opened the door and saw the scene in the combat room. Subconsciously, he stopped in his tracks.
Because of Uncle Kong's final words in front of the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong, Bai Yulan had been guessing Xu Le's true identity. That was why he had mentioned the Lees of Philadelphia earlier. He had already left, but he was worried that Xu Le would listen to his warning and forcefully experiment with those dangerous mecha movements. So, he had turned back halfway.
As one of the most cold-blooded and powerful pilots in the Federal military, Bai Yulan had a lot of hidden abilities. He had even completed those dangerous movements before, and had done them even more beautifully. So, although he had been surprised by Xu Le's comprehension, he had not thought much of it. After all, the purpose of a mecha was to attack the target, not to perform.
However, at this moment, he saw a black mecha moving quickly in the combat room using a strange movement technique. At the highest level of speed, it actually moved and leaped easily, and then executed a mid-air chopping and somersaulting move!
Bai Yulan's eyes narrowed. When he saw that M37 in Xu Le's hands effortlessly execute seven consecutive mid-air chopping moves, his right hand finally could not help but subconsciously reach into the left pocket of his shirt.
He, who had never smoked, silently lit a cigarette for himself. He focused on that black mecha moving quickly and crazily as it moved forward.
Even if this was a performance, this kind of ability was a little too frightening. Bai Yulan stuffed the cigarette between his lips and took a deep drag. Suddenly, he remembered the words he had said to Xu Le this afternoon. It looked like he had been wrong. Even if Madman Li was in the mecha, this kid should still be able to put up a fight against that guy. He just needed some experience and killing intent.
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Xu Le did not know that that night, Bai Yulan had personally witnessed him using the simulation system to operate his mecha. He had only confirmed one thing. Although that modified simulation system still had many flaws, such as being too inconvenient and slow in collecting data, it was already able to provide him with powerful support, allowing him to operate his mecha and perform those unimaginable moves.
Of course, he did not give up on standard mecha training just like that. After all, if he wanted to operate a mecha in the future, the most important method would still be this joystick and touchscreen input method. Xu Le could not possibly modify all of his mecha to be like this M37.
His performance during standard training puzzled Bai Yulan, because it was completely different from his crazy maneuvering that night. Moreover, Bai Yulan also noticed that that M37 seemed to have been modified in some way by Xu Le.
Xu Le was not worried that Bai Yulan would find out anything, because he trusted him, and he had to trust him. If he did not even have a trustworthy companion by his side, this kind of life would be a little too troublesome.
Just like that, dozens of days quietly passed by in this kind of boring repetition. Zou Yu had long been discharged from the hospital, and the little baby was now even cuter than before. However, the distant wedding date made the minister's wife somewhat displeased, while Zou Yu's brother seemed to have sensed something.
During this period of time, Xu Le had gone to Hong Kong four times to speed up the process of helping the Nutshell engineering department develop the MX mecha. After all, an undercurrent was already surging towards that Senator Macklin, and the Empire was also making good use of this opportunity. After some thought, Xu Le decided not to let his personal hatred affect the interests of the Federation.
Under the accompaniment of the muffled rain at the end of August, Xu Le and Bai Yulan once again boarded the high-speed rail, heading towards Hong Kong with great familiarity. However, at this time, neither of them could have imagined that there was a problem waiting for them.
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