Since Pockmarked Sen and General Quan had given their silent consent, Jack did not object to it. He turned to Chen Mo and said, "Okay.
You can pilot the Vengeful Wanderer on behalf of me and Knight. Of course, you have to be able to communicate with him first. "
For two pilots to operate a hunter mecha together, they would need to perform a neural connection, allowing their brains to connect and share their consciousness and memories. Only then would they be able to share the burden of operating the mecha together, and also operate the mecha as if they were one person in battle.
However, not just any two people could communicate with each other. First, both parties needed to have sufficient talent and willpower. Secondly, both parties needed to have a certain level of tacit understanding and be able to open their hearts to each other.
The higher the degree of tacit understanding, the higher the coordination and synchronization, and the better the control of the mech. Naturally, the stronger the pilot's abilities would be.
Under normal circumstances, a mech warrior would need to go through a series of training and tests in the Hunter Academy before they could pilot a mech for real.
This process consisted of three stages. Even a genius would need a few years to complete it.
The first stage was basic assessment and training. It included physical fitness, reflexes, psychological qualities, and many other aspects. It was also the stage with the highest elimination rate.
The selection criteria for mech warriors were much stricter than those for fighter pilots and astronauts. Most people would not be able to meet the basic requirements no matter how hard they tried.
When one's basic abilities and qualities met the requirements, they would enter the second stage of learning skills. This included knowledge related to piloting a mech, short-term and long-term memory, physical and mental resistance training, coordination and synchronization with a partner, one-on-one combat skills, and combat simulation training.
Finally, the third stage was the simulation of the computer test.
It included combat skills and data processing related to mech combat, stress resistance training, synchronization testing of the "Drift System", hellish one-on-one combat skills training, and brutal training in combat.
Only by passing the three stages of training above and surpassing one's own limits could one become a qualified mecha warrior. However, during this process, there would always be people being eliminated. In the end, the passing rate was extremely low — out of all the students, only a few would remain until the very end to become official mecha warriors.
This was the main reason why there were not enough mech hunters in the Pacific Rim Joint Military Defense Force.
In the era of constant battles with monsters, the speed of training mech warriors could not even keep up with the speed of sacrificing themselves in battle.
Thanks to the ten years of rest and recuperation, the number of Mecha Hunters had increased significantly. The number of Mecha Hunter bases had also increased from the original eight to the current nineteen.
Previously, when Amara had joined the Hunter Academy out of nowhere, some of the students who had gone through untold hardships to join the Hunter Academy were already jealous. If they knew that Chen Mo, a person who had never received any training, could pilot a mech without any tests, they would definitely go mad with jealousy!
To be honest, Knight was not too willing to pilot the Vengeful Wanderer with Chen Mo whom he had never met before. After all, both parties would share their consciousness and memories during the synaesthesia process. There was no privacy to speak of. Jack was his old partner. Although the two often bickered, their relationship was real. On the other hand, it was their first time meeting Chen Mo. They could not even be considered friends.
However, considering that Chen Mo had saved Pockmarked Sen, and both Pockmarked Sen and General Quan had agreed, as a soldier, he had no choice but to obey.
Therefore, when Jack looked at him, Nat only pursed his lips and shrugged his shoulders, expressing his helplessness but reluctantly accepting it.
However, he did not expect that even if he accepted it, Chen Mo would not accept it!
Chen Mo's mind was filled with countless secrets that could overturn the knowledge of humans in this world. He was not sure if he could completely block out the sharing of memories and consciousness during the synaesthesia process. Moreover, it was not necessary for him to do so.
Seeing that Jack and Knight were communicating with each other through their eyes, Chen Mo said directly.
"I'm talking about piloting the Vengeful Wanderer myself!"
Everyone present was stunned when they heard this. Jack immediately turned his head to look at Chen Mo and said with a look of surprise.
"But it's impossible for a person to pilot the Vengeful Wanderer alone. The strain on the nerves of a mech is not something a person can bear!"
If a person could pilot a mech alone, the PPDC would not have to spend a lot of manpower and resources to develop the "Drift System" and allow two people to pilot the mech.
Everyone nodded in agreement when they heard Jack's words. Pockmarked Sen was the only one who looked at Chen Mo's calm face thoughtfully.
Chen Mo glanced at everyone and said calmly.
"How do you know if you don't try?"
Jack looked into Chen Mo's deep and determined eyes and was stunned for a moment before he nodded.
"If you can do it, I have no objections!"
Even though Pockmarked Sen knew that Chen Mo was much stronger than they had imagined, he was still worried about him.
"Are you sure? The Vengeful Wanderer is not the small mech you used before. The strain on the nerves of the pilot is too great. One person can't handle it. "
She was worried that Chen Mo had just "returned" from another planet and was not clear about the Hunter Mech's condition.
Chen Mo nodded at her and said with a smile.
"I know."
Seeing Chen Mo's determined face, Pockmarked Sen nodded in the end.
"I can let you try, but once you realize that you can't do it, you must stop immediately!"
"No problem."
Chen Mo nodded. He knew that Pockmarked Sen was worried about him. However, in reality, Chen Mo was very confident about piloting a mech by himself.
Normal people would not be able to handle the strain on the nerves of the Hunter Mech, but he was not a normal person!
General Quan did not say anything. He was now more and more curious about Chen Mo. He did not think that Chen Mo was trying to be brave. From his observation, Chen Mo was not an impulsive person. On the contrary, he was much calmer than anyone else present.
General Quan could not help but look forward to Chen Mo's performance.
Everyone did not waste any time. Accompanied by Pockmarked Sen, General Quan, Jack, and Knight, the two original pilots of the Vengeful Wanderer, Chen Mo arrived at the highest point of the base. It was the combat uniform assembly room hidden inside the dome.
This was the place where the mech pilots would assemble their combat uniforms, test them, and prepare for battle.
The technicians who had received the order to fight the Vengeful Wanderer were already in position and ready to work.
Some of them were testing and testing the equipment, while others had prepared their combat uniforms, armor, and transmission devices. They were standing in the assembly area, waiting for the pilots to arrive.
Although they were a little surprised by the arrival of strangers like General Quan, Pockmarked Sen, and Chen Mo, it didn't affect their work. Two technicians immediately went up and handed two sets of tight black combat suits to Jack and Knight.
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