Alien Relic Hunter

"Valkyrie? The Valkyrie in Norse mythology who is in charge of the Valhalla Temple and collects the heroes who died in battle?" Layton was slightly startled and said immediately, "This is a good name. It makes you feel good when you hear it. A champion should be like this. name!"

"Stop dreaming, you are still the champion..." Chi Hanfeng struck coldly, "People like you who have only watched the competition and never participated in it have no real understanding of the strength of the contestants. ... In my opinion, as long as we can make it to the semifinals, we will be lucky."

"Hey, Lao Chi, aren't you trying to embolden other people's ambitions and destroy your own prestige? How can you say that? As a coach, you should encourage the players more..."

"I don't want Valentina to be carried off the field with serious injuries because of her bravery..." Chi Hanfeng sighed and turned to Valentina, "Since I can't sleep, why not try this one first? Body?"

"Yeah." Valentina nodded, took off her jacket, and got into the cockpit of the "Valkyrie" in her underwear.

"This is the latest 'Phoenix Type I' skeleton launched by the Yip Consortium... No, this is not Type I yet. Only the model that will be officially released after the competition can be considered Type I. This frame should be called Type Zero. Yes." Chi Hanfeng's rough palm gently caressed Valkyrie's outer armor, as gently as if he were caressing his lover's skin. "This one is considered an engineering prototype, although there are still many design flaws. It has been solved, but the materials used are much more solid than mass-produced products.”

Not to mention anything else, the full-circle projection cockpit is much better than the limited-angle monitoring screen of the old-fashioned aircraft. When the aircraft was activated, Valentina felt that her field of vision was completely consistent with that of the aircraft. The mecha was synchronized, and there was no feeling of being enclosed in a small cockpit at all.

"Pay attention to the limbs. The Phoenix skeleton has twenty-two more main movable joints than the old antiques like the Raider. Although it is a humanoid mecha, its mobility is not limited to what the human body can do. Action. In addition, the weapon system and the power system no longer use the same energy supply device. You can use the maximum output gear of the energy weapon while moving at high speed. The same is true for the shield. There is no need to worry about conflicts and coordination issues. ." Chi Hanfeng continued to explain to Valentina.

Valentina nodded silently, put her bare feet on the pedals, stretched out her hands and grabbed the horizontal joysticks on both sides of the seat.

At this time, a tiny current suddenly passed through her body. With a soft "beep" sound, a holographic heads-up display screen unfolded in front of her, and a mechanical arm protruded from the back of the seat. , put a pair of goggles emitting light fluorescence on Valentina's head.

The goggles are ring-shaped, with a bundle of thick cables connected to the back. Valentina tried shaking her head. Although the robotic arm would make corresponding adjustments according to her movements, it would still happen. Put some restrictions on her.

"What is this? Can it be removed?" she asked aloud.

"The 'Visual Tracking Assist System', a standard feature of the next-generation machine, can correct and fine-tune your operation specifications based on the focus of your eyes and eyeball movements through AI calculations, making the body's movements more coordinated and also storing A large number of preset actions can minimize the pilot's operational burden," Leighton said.

Valentina glanced at the fighting dagger hanging on the waist of the machine, and lightly pushed the joystick with her right hand. Her fingers even hovered over the buttons, and the right arm of the machine had already turned. , holding the hilt of the dagger.

"I don't like this. Can it be changed to full manual?" Valentina frowned and shook her head slightly.

Although this auxiliary system is very convenient, in her eyes, this thing will reduce the reliability of the body - no matter how much AI evolves, it is impossible to fully understand human thinking patterns. For a rookie, this thing is indeed It can play an obvious role, but for masters who often perform unconventional operations, this thing is a superfluous existence. Not only cannot it help, but it will also interfere with the pilot's own judgment.

"Of course it can be turned off, just press the orange button with the eye on the top of the cockpit." Layton replied, "Ha... I've heard people say before that real masters like full manual operation. Now this is an insight. arrive."

The railings on the maintenance stand slowly opened toward both sides, and the one-eyed monitor on Valkyrie's head flashed a red light, and he stood up from the base.

"Pay attention to the switching between maneuver modes. Don't use the high-power thrusters of the legs indoors. It will cook Layton and me!" Chi Hanfeng stepped back while instructing Valentina loudly.

"I'm going to prepare the target drone!" Layton only said one sentence, and then hurriedly ran towards the hangar - Valentina was not a new recruit who had just come into contact with mechas, and she didn't need that kind of acceleration forward, backward, left and right. The basic operation tutorial of deceleration, if you want her to get familiar with this machine as quickly as possible, then naturally the only way is to fight.

With the ground shaking slightly, a military green-painted aircraft came out of the hangar - this was the "Raider III" that Chi Hanfeng had modified before, but with additional Foam metal armor specially used as a target was hung.

"This guy doesn't care at all about waking up the people sleeping upstairs..." Chi Hanfeng shook his head helplessly and entered a series of instructions on the console nearby. Thick soundproof walls It rose from the ground and enveloped the entire underground workshop.

However, even if there is a soundproof wall, it cannot completely isolate the vibration caused by the mecha stepping on the ground... Not long after, those who were awakened came to the underground workshop, but when they saw two bodies confronting each other When I saw the mecha, all the complaints disappeared - these people were retired soldiers, and there was nothing more enjoyable than being able to see two giant steel beasts fighting each other at such a close distance.

"Just click as far as you can, be gentle, don't collapse the house!" Chi Hanfeng shouted loudly to the two people sitting in the mecha.

"Come on, little girl, let me see the performance of the new skeleton." The Striker III's right leg took a step back, pressed hard against the ground, and then stretched out his right arm, facing Valkyrie quite provocatively. Waved.

Valentina didn't speak, but Chi Hanfeng, who was watching the battle from a distance, spoke up: "Compared to the performance of the new machine, I think this child's manipulation talent will surprise you more."

"Really? I haven't fought against an ace pilot yet, don't hold back, show your abilities to your heart's content!" Layton's voice was trembling, but it was not because of fear, but because of excitement... ...The kind of excitement that comes from mecha fanatics, he felt his adrenaline rushing, and every cell in that part of the body seemed to be restless... Although Layton knew that he would definitely lose, he could Having such an opportunity to fight with the best pilots riding the best mechas is a feeling that simply cannot be described in words.

The engine of the Striker III began to roar in a low voice. Before the battle even started, Layton had already pushed the output of the mecha to the point where it was close to the upper limit - he drew out the unedged heavy training sword behind him. He pointed the flattened sword tip at Valkyrie who was driving thirty meters away.

The onlookers remained silent and stared intently at the two mechas - although they were all infantry and had never flown a mecha, they had heard many stories about ace pilots circulated among the field troops. Any character who can be called an ace has terrifying power that can change the direction of a small-scale battle.

But at this time, Chi Hanfeng's expression changed and he shouted sternly: "Didn't I say it's time to stop? You pushed the output to the maximum before you even moved. When the fight comes, are you not afraid of the power furnace exploding? That one The machine body was specially modified by me for Valentina, and there is no safety limit valve at all!"

For an ordinary pilot, the power furnace exceeding the limit is an extremely dangerous thing. It is no different from dancing on a tightrope. There may be a danger of self-destruction at any time; but for an ace pilot, by lifting the restriction valve, Squeezing the performance of the machine body to the maximum is just like a commonplace thing... However, it is precisely for this reason that the ace pilot's exclusive maintenance class can almost be regarded as the group of people in the logistics force who curse the mother most frequently every day. …

"Don't worry, it won't explode - I admit that I'm far worse than the ace, but I won't be underestimated by you!" Layton's unconvinced voice came from inside the machine.

"You...Valentina, calm down this reckless man!" Seeing that he couldn't persuade Layton, Chi Hanfeng simply put his hope in Valentina.

"clear."

As soon as he finished speaking, Valkyrie transformed into an orange stream of light. In the blink of an eye, he crossed the distance of more than thirty meters between the two machines. First, he punched and shattered the head monitor of the Striker III. At the same time, her knees pushed up hard, causing the entire Striker III to lose its balance. Then, she pulled out the fighting dagger, inserted it along the armor gap on the waist of the Striker III, and cut it off accurately. Main power supply cable on one side.

The Striker III suddenly turned into a hemiplegic disabled person, and during this entire process, Layton had not even completed the action of retracting the heavy sword to block.

"So... so fast!" Layton, who was sitting in the tilted cockpit, said in astonishment. He pulled the joystick on one side hard, trying to fight back with the side of his body that was still moving, but his fist had just been thrown out. Valkyrie had already grabbed his wrist, and then, the entire forearm of the Striker III was torn off abruptly.

"Stop! Stop! I give up! Don't dismantle it! This drone is still usable, don't rush to send it to the scrapyard -" Leighton shouted repeatedly.

"4.6 seconds, you lasted 4.6 seconds... Do you know the difference now?" Chi Hanfeng walked over, climbed on the fallen Raider III, and reached out to pull Layton out of the cockpit.

"It's so fast...and there is almost no error in the operation. If I hadn't modified this mecha myself, I would have thought it was a neural link machine..." Layton said with a grin on his face. There were bruises all over his body - he was so excited just now that he sat in the mecha without even wearing a helmet...

As for the neural link machine mentioned by Layton, it is a thing that is still in the experimental stage. Just like the literal meaning, it is to control the mecha directly through nerve signals by connecting the human nervous system to the body - just like the literal meaning. Just like the "blasphemer mecha" that Ke Lan rode on.

According to the progress announced by the institute, a small number of prototypes of this special machine may have been equipped for the secret forces on the Ark, but there are still a lot of flaws and limitations. If you want to install it into the entire army, there are still many ways to go. A long way to go.

If Ke Lan had not thrown the Blasphemer mecha into the abyss, perhaps this "road" could be shortened by a lot in an instant, but in this way, the secret of Experimental Subject No. 1197 would naturally not be concealed. If someone really tried to take advantage of that big lizard, it would probably lead to a catastrophe for humans...

"Tsk..." Layton rubbed his lower back, looked at Valkyrie standing next to the attacker, and couldn't help but sigh, "Ace... is really strong..."

He was very aware of the gap between himself and the opponent, which had nothing to do with the performance of the mecha. Before he could even block the opponent's first punch, the opponent had already made a series of quick and precise operations. You must know that she uses a purely manual operating system. If this is converted into the APM value in the video game, Valentina's effective number of operations per minute may have exceeded 300 times!

Moreover, among these three hundred micro-operations, not one was redundant or unnecessary, nor was there any error or deviation in the operation. What an amazing control ability this is!

"This little girl...is really a genius..." Leiton held it in for a long time before finally spitting out these few words.

"Her talent is indeed amazing." Chi Hanfeng nodded, "Let alone an amateur pilot like you who became a monk halfway, even the veterans in the Strangler Squadron who had more than a thousand hours of actual driving time were all He was often defeated at her hands...and she was only sixteen years old at that time, and her actual driving time had not reached fifty hours."

As he spoke, Chi Hanfeng suddenly sighed: "She had a chance to become a real ace, but it's a pity... Oh, but this is good, at least she doesn't have to go to the battlefield anymore... That's never a good thing place."

[P.S. Thanks to "Don't miss me all the time, you are me" for the 9,100 starting coins, and thanks to "Mike Bao" for the 5,000 starting coins. 】