Mecha and Knife

"Xinxin, do you want to try driving Xingyue in the true sense?"

"May I?"

"Can."

"OK."

Ji Rong Xinyue cheered, and then began to try to operate according to the method learned before.

Different from all the standard mechs of the Federation, Xingyue's cockpit has two sets of driving systems, which seem to be prepared for the two seats in the cockpit. This kind of design scheme is not the first time in the history of mechas since the appearance of mechas. At the beginning, the mechas designed by the Federation were taller and had an average height of about eight meters. They used the design of two-person driving mode.

One driver is responsible for controlling the movement of the mech, and the other is responsible for controlling the fire system of the mech. In a sense, this kind of mecha is more like a war weapon such as a tank or an armed armored vehicle.

However, after many experiments, it was found that this design is not desirable. When the height of the mech reaches about eight meters, its own weight will increase, and there are additional ammunition boxes that must be carried when the firepower system is sufficient. , under the action of the core engine of the same power, the movement speed and flexibility of the mecha will be greatly reduced.

Instead of building mechas in this way, it is better to build tanks or armored vehicles directly.

"Grandpa, I'm ready."

"come on."

Ji Xinghe gave up on Xingyue's operation, and let Xingyue stand calmly under the night sky of alien stars. From the perspective of his visual window, he can clearly see all operations of Jirong Xinyue. Yue will refuse to perform the operation. If it is an operation that Xingyue's intelligent system cannot distinguish, Ji Xinghe can stop it at any time.

Jirong Xinyue is very cautious. The picture displayed by the holographic glasses she wears is almost exactly the same as what Ji Xinghe can see. Without a joystick and pedals, she has only two ways to operate Xingyue: voice interaction , Brain wave induction.

The former, as the name suggests, tells Xingyue what to do. If the relevant instructions exist in Xingyue's database, then Xingyue can make them.

The latter is actually similar to playing games, and it is different from the brain wave sensing device used by normal mech warriors. For Ji Rong Xinyue, who is still a child, she is more suitable for the virtual reality sensing device that Ji Xinghe asked someone to help her transform.

With permission, Ji Rong Xinyue cautiously started using the voice interaction system.

"Xingyue, at twelve o'clock, walk ten meters."

"yes."

When Xingyue responded, she had already started to move, and fully carried out Ji Rongxinyue's order to go. When she finally stopped, the position of her heels was exactly ten meters from the position of her toes when she started to move.

"Xingyue, turn around and maneuver at three o'clock."

"yes."

"Xingyue, turn and maneuver on the spot at five o'clock."

"yes."

With one sound after another, Xingyue executed simple maneuvers one after another. Simple voice operations can even make the mech automatically complete some non-standard tactical maneuvers, but speaking takes time, and the mecha's response is also It takes time, and this driving mode can never be used in real combat.

When Jirong Xinyue gradually got used to Xingyue's simple maneuvers, the shaking of the body's movements, and the relatively weak overload load, she finally began to try another operation mode.

The line of sight brought by the holographic eye mask has changed, and Jirong Xinyue suddenly feels that she has grown a lot taller and fatter, and her perspective has become that of Xingyue.

Ji Xinghe, who was also in the cockpit, looked at Ji Rong Xinyue. In his feeling, Ji Rong Xinyue seemed to be asleep at this moment. This feeling is not unfamiliar to him, it is similar to when he was playing virtual reality games on Azure Planet.

The biggest difference is that Star Glory is an operational competitive game. After entering the game world, players need to control their bodies in the virtual world to operate mechas and other war weapons in order to make the mechas active.

However, the virtual reality operating system that Ji Xinghe asked someone to help transform made Jirong Xinyue 'turn into' Xingyue. All her body movements in the virtual reality operating system were embodied on Xingyue's body.

The delay is very serious. The time difference between the two actions has reached three seconds. If it is an adult, there will also be a three-second delay. This is a technical problem, otherwise the Federation's mech operation mode will be replaced by this one.

A mecha that can perfectly restore human actions, and upgrade the power of human actions based on its own powerful power, can exert the maximum combat effectiveness of both humans and mechas at the same time.

The consumption of spirit is also very serious. Unlike the virtual game cabin used by Ji Xinghe on the blue star, the cockpit of the mecha must be equipped with a life support system, and it is difficult to slow down the consumption of consciousness entering the virtual world.

Also, human muscle memory will involuntarily work in the virtual reality world, so that some actions that are difficult for mechas to complete will either cause the mechas to not know how to perform them, or cause the mechas to fall directly on the ground. wait.

But these problems are not a problem for Xingyue and Jirong Xinyue. Ji Xinghe has never thought of letting the current Jirong Xinyue drive Xingyue to fight. ensure.

After half an hour, Xingyue, who was like a toddler, finally stopped, and Ji Rong Xinyue, who was sweating all over her forehead, took off her holographic blindfold. She is very tired now, but she is very happy now.

Because in her opinion, she is now fighting side by side with her grandfather.

"Shall we go back?"

"Okay." Ji Rong Xinyue hesitated: "Grandpa, can I still drive Xingyue in the future?"

"Of course, in half a month, Grandpa will be able to take you with him during Xingyue training. Every time Grandpa finishes his training, he will give you ten minutes to operate Xingyue."

"Great, thank you Grandpa, but why only ten minutes? I drove fifty-one minutes today, is it because it's my birthday?"

"Today is a test of your limits and it turns out you can only drive ten minutes a day, but don't worry, you're growing and you'll be driving longer."

During the conversation between the grandfather and grandson, Xingyue was driven back to the No. 5 living base by Ji Xinghe. Ji Rong Xinyue was very satisfied with the gift he gave to Ji Rong Xinyue, but the gift he gave to Ji Rong Xinyue was absolutely Not just this one.

When the cafeteria was about to close, Ji Xinghe brought Ji Rong Xinyue over, and he was going to take the small cake he pre-ordered. The time was completely in line with Ji Xinghe's plan, he didn't inform anyone, and there were very few people in the cafeteria at this time.

But when he came to the cafeteria, he found that a group of people had been waiting for them for a long time. They gathered around a simple dining table with a big birthday cake, a lot of snacks, fruits, and plastic flowers on the dining table.

They were Su He, Shen Mu, doctors and nurses in the medical area, representatives of soldiers in the training area, representatives of mechanics in the machine repair area, representatives of officials in the base...and twenty-three children.

"Xinxin, happy birthday."

People shouted happily, and gave the gifts they had prepared to Ji Rong Xinyue one after another. The astonished Ji Rong Xinyue subconsciously took the gifts, looked at Ji Xinghe in a panic, and found that Ji Xinghe seemed to be in a daze.

Following Ji Xinghe's line of sight, Ji Rong Xinyue's line of sight passed through the adults surrounding her, and saw her envious teammates.

"Old Ji, be happy. Everyone knows that Xinxin's birthday is today, so I made preparations a few days in advance, just to surprise Xinxin and you."

After Shen Mu delivered the presents, he came to Ji Xinghe's side, and looked at Ji Rong Xinyue surrounded by the crowd with an expression of asking for credit.

Su He was filming with a camera, and he also walked to Ji Xinghe's side.

"Why didn't you tell Xinxin to drive the mech earlier? After waiting for such a long time, the children can't wait to eat cake. Uh...Old Ji, why do I feel that you are a little unhappy?"

Ji Xinghe took a deep breath and said slowly: "This is actually very bad."

"Ah? What's wrong?" Shen Mu said in surprise: "My child's birthday, what's wrong with everyone being so lively? Even if it's wartime, we are the rear base. We always need some entertainment to relax our spirits. Every day is tense. Stretching people will cause trouble."

Su He also misunderstood: "Old Ji, you don't have to worry, everyone didn't delay for long, and didn't spend much money, it's just a wish."

"That's not what I meant." Ji Xinghe avoided the children and whispered, "It's not fair to them."

Su He was stunned, Shen Mu was stunned, and several people who could hear their conversation were also stunned.

"I can celebrate Xinxin's birthday, and you can celebrate Xinxin's birthday, but who can celebrate their birthdays? They all have birthdays." Ji Xinghe's tone was calm but full of resignation: "Fate has been very cruel to them. It's not fair, we should be fair to them."

"No wonder you ordered a very small cake. I thought you were reluctant..." Shen Mu's angle was still strange, but he knew very well that there are some things and sometimes you can't joke around, so he said seriously: " Why can't we give them a birthday? Twenty-four children, twenty-four birthdays, twenty-four cakes, what is it? Old Ji, sometimes you just think too much. Yes, you There’s not that much time to do it, and I probably don’t have it, but someone does.”

Ji Xinghe was stunned.

Su He laughed: "Leave this matter to me. Speaking of which, I am the most idle person in the base. I will write down their birthdays in a while. From now on, we will follow today's standards. As for the need Don’t worry about the resources, I can apply and say I want to shoot a new program called the twenty-fourth birthday, or the children’s birthday, and I’m sure I’ll be able to pass it.”

What Su He said was resources, not money, so no one blamed him for wanting to make a show at this time. Under normal circumstances, if you have money, you can buy the resources in the alien life base, just like the parts that Ji Xinghe needs to build Xingyue, but sometimes you can't.

Ji Xinghe's heart knot was finally untied, he nodded: "Okay, let's celebrate birthdays for each of them, and tell them now."

"Well, we'll tell them now."

The envious children finally cheered, and when they laughed happily, Ji Rong Xinyue, who was also really happy, waved his hand.

"This is our present. Let's unwrap and choose together. Each of us should have at least one gift."

The simple birthday party ended quickly. The cake was divided among the children, and no one ate it. Many of them left early after giving the presents. It was not that it was too late to go back to rest, but that they wanted Go work overtime.

Ji Xinghe sent the six children back to his residence, and returned to the machine repair area after settling them down. He also had to work overtime. In addition to the work arrangement in the task log, he had to complete the final upgrade of Xingyue alone .

He made great contributions to discovering the diamond-shaped metal body, but his military rank is still lieutenant because he chose the parts needed by Xingyue.

As time passed day by day, the war became more and more tense, and Ji Xinghe finally received a new mission.

"Lieutenant Ji Xinghe, the second orbital airborne experiment is about to begin. Your exclusive mecha has been repaired and transported to the space battleship Sanshuiyuan in advance. This time you will go to space in a single starship."

"it is good."

"that……"

"Anything else?"

"It's nothing, just... Cough, Lieutenant Ji, I heard that someone once lost only one move in your hand?"

"Huh?" Ji Xinghe frowned and thought: "If you are talking about one move, there are actually many people."

"Uh...it seems to be the same reason. If one move wins the game, it can be regarded as only one move lost. Damn, I was deceived and thought he was really a master."

"Who is it?"

"It's the pilot of the individual starship you're riding this time, a recruit."