Mecha and Knife

"Brother, is there a super mecha fighter in your machine repair area repairing mechas, the one with forty-five gold stars."

"Are you talking about the old man who wants money?"

"Why do you need money?" The soldier frowned and said, "A super mech fighter with forty-five gold stars, brother, shouldn't you show some respect."

The mecha soldier who was having dinner chuckled twice: "I'm telling the truth, why don't you respect me? Do you know that he needs money to repair a mecha."

"Want money?" The soldiers who admired the super mecha fighters suddenly felt that a certain concept was about to collapse.

"That's right, the contribution point is calculated according to the standard of the mechanic in the living base." The mechanic said dissatisfied: "He has repaired fifteen mechas in the past seven days, and he completed the repair independently. We are all shocked. Man, he still wanted to learn from a teacher, but in the end, he asked the inspector to settle the contribution points. Brother, can you imagine how we felt at that time?"

Of course I can imagine it.

Soldiers full of reverence, the feeling at this moment is no better than that of these mech repairmen at that time. A super mecha fighter with 45 gold stars can also complete the maintenance of the mecha independently. They are also shocked. So after hearing the news, I wanted to find out more.

In the end, they got a comment of 'death for money', which made them feel very bad.

"You can't say that." A soldier who knew more helped explain: "Lieutenant Ji Xinghe, I heard about it before. A comrade-in-arms went to the No. 6 living base where Lieutenant Ji Xinghe was at that time. He told us that Lieutenant Ji Xinghe He was not a serious soldier at first, but his identity was an auto mechanic in the living base. As a result, his skills were so good that he went directly to the machine repair area to repair the mecha, so he became a mechanic. "

"Auto mechanic? Mechanic?" Someone asked curiously, "Then why did he become a mecha warrior again, and got forty-five gold stars?"

"Because there was a mission at the time, and it was necessary to go from Base No. 6 to Base No. 3, but there were too few mecha fighters in Base No. One leg was missing and a mechanical leg was installed. Lieutenant Ji Xinghe applied for him to drive the mech to perform this mission. He heard that he had passed the competition and proved that Lieutenant Ji Xinghe had this ability, so he was allowed to go. The result was three In the six canyons, he encountered three imperial mechs, and then got three gold stars."

Because it was because of hearing, the soldier didn't know the details, but a general statement can make people yearn for it.

"This is too amazing. From an auto mechanic to a mechanic, and then to a mecha warrior, I got three gold stars on my first mission. No wonder I can become a special class."

"Have you forgotten Lieutenant Ji Xinghe's age? He seems to be in his sixties, and he's still so fierce."

"Sixty-five years old, sixty-six after New Year's Day in a few days."

"Fuck, it's unbelievable to be able to fight like this at the age of sixty-six."

"Not only can he fight, but he can also repair mechas. He has completed the repair of fifteen mechas by himself. Among the mecha repair soldiers in our entire camp, there are only three people who can do this."

As we talked, it became a generally accepted fact that Ji Xinghe was very powerful, and there was no dispute about this.

But the mecha soldier who said at the beginning that Ji Xinghe wanted money for his death still frowned dissatisfied: "Even if he is a mechanic in the living base, he can't use mecha repairs to make money in our barracks." , it’s about making money.”

This sentence silenced the people around them, they were all professional soldiers, including the mechanics. Professional soldiers are paid, but the meaning of salary cannot be generalized from the salary and commission of other jobs. If every professional soldier has to exchange meritorious service for money, this war will not be able to continue.

The Federation doesn't have that much money, and the people who fought for money couldn't possibly help the Federation win the war.

"Perhaps, what is his last resort? It's like he is already at this age, but he still wants us to fight for the Federation. If he really wants money, then there is no need for him to come to Alien Star. With him Isn't it easy to get a high salary on Azure Star for the technical level of mecha maintenance?"

"Is there an armor on Azure Planet for him to repair? No, I think he is here to make money. Otherwise, he would have gotten forty-five gold stars. Why is his military rank still a lieutenant? Logically speaking, he shouldn't be promoted to a captain." Well."

"Yes, under normal circumstances, a super mech warrior with forty-five gold stars can be promoted to captain. Those with more than sixty gold stars can be promoted to the rank of major, depending on the merits other than defeating mechas. "

"Could it be that he only troubled those ordinary imperial mechas on the battlefield, and ran away when he saw the noble mechas? Otherwise, how could there be so many gold stars, and so many mechas repaired, but the military rank is only lieutenant? "

"But I heard that this time he teamed up with Major Jackson to destroy an earl-level imperial mecha, and it took a long way to complete the destruction."

"That was broken by Major Jackson, but not by him. I saw his mecha when he came back, and there was no damage at all. Maybe it was pinned by the side. Major Jackson's mecha had a lot of damage. .”

"Then his forty-five gold stars have too much water."

Life in the camp is actually very boring, except for fighting and training, they can't do anything. They just ended a counterattack, occupying an imperial camp, and they haven't even fought recently.

Everyone has a gossip, and professional soldiers are no exception.

"Keep your voice down, he's coming."

"Why keep your voice down, I just want to ask him when he's here."

In the cafeteria, Ji Xinghe, who just walked in, felt a lot of eyes looking at him, and the emotions in these eyes were a bit complicated.

But he didn't care. He walked to the food outlet and took off his protective helmet. After receiving his lunch, he found a place to squat down and eat.

There are no dining tables and chairs in the canteen in the camp to save resources, so everyone eats squatting.

Ji Xinghe, who was squatting alone, was still not used to eating because he was wearing protective clothing. He didn't need to wear protective clothing when he was in the living base, but he had to wear it all the time in the camp. When he shuttled between each building, he had to be exposed to the surface environment of the alien planet. Without protective clothing, people would die of.

Generally, he would only take off his protective clothing when he was repairing the mecha in the machine repair area, or when he was resting at night, because he had to stay inside the building for a long time at such times. It doesn't take too long to come to the cafeteria to have a meal. There is time to take off the protective clothing and put on the protective clothing, and the meal has already been eaten.

The soldiers in the camp have long been accustomed to this way of life. Many of them wear protective clothing and put their helmets beside them when they sleep. So they ate very fast, but today some soldiers did not leave immediately after eating, but came to Ji Xinghe's side hesitantly.

Ji Xinghe, who was squatting on the ground eating, raised his head.

"What's up?"

"Yes." A soldier plucked up his courage and asked, "Sir, why do you need money to repair the mecha?"

Ji Xinghe frowned slightly, swallowed the food in his mouth, looked at the soldiers, machine repair soldiers and others around him, and replied softly: "Because, I need money very much."

This answer was beyond everyone's expectations, so that no one was able to respond for a while.

"Why?" The soldier who wanted to find out about Ji Xinghe because he worshiped Ji Xinghe before asked in a daze, "Is the purpose of your joining the army to make money? To make war money?"

That's a serious charge.

Ji Xinghe sighed in his heart and asked, "Corporal, what's your name?"

"Sir, my name is Yu Ren." The corporal was a little nervous when he answered, because he was facing Lieutenant Ji Xinghe.

Ji Xinghe stood up, because of his height, he could almost look down on everyone around him.

"Corporal Yu Ren, why do you want to ask me these questions?"

"Because I also want to be a mech warrior, a super mech warrior like you." Yu Ren took a deep breath, looked Ji Xinghe in the eyes and replied: "But I don't want to be like you, earning money in war people."

So it turned from love to hate because the idol's image was shattered?

Ji Xinghe had expected this before, because what he did was indeed a bit ugly, but he had a last resort.

In the message to him, Su He directly raised Tu Yuan's reminder, and also said that the breakthrough of neural link technology has been confirmed.

This also means that his previous worries will become a reality, and the federation no longer needs him, a 66-year-old super mech warrior. After some time, it will be difficult for him to obtain resources related to mechs.

Soldiers like Yu Ren who want to become mecha fighters but are unable to become mecha fighters due to the difficulty of operation may become excellent mecha fighters after a period of time. They all need to be related to mechas. H.

There are also 300,000 mecha fighters in active service in the Federation. Many of them can greatly increase their strength because of the neural link technology. If the mechas are not enough, why give him this old man who cannot use the neural link technology? Woolen cloth?

But he has to drive the mecha, because only by driving the mecha can he continue to take revenge. Today he is very aware of how ridiculous the request he made to Tu Yuan was.

Not to mention giving him a gun, even if giving him a single starship, what he can do is not as good as giving him a mecha.

It's not that firearms are useless in this war. In fact, the main force of this war is still hot weapons such as firearms and shells, and there are also snipers like Lieutenant Colonel Chen Xun who can pose a threat to mechs, but Ji Xinghe knows very well that he is not Without such a talent, his talent lies in mecha driving and melee combat.

The contribution points that he exchanged for meritorious deeds before were all used by him to complete the upgrade of Xingyue, but Xingyue can continue to upgrade, and upgrading requires resources. When driving Xingyue to fight in the future, Xingyue will be damaged, and resources will be needed to repair it.

So he needs money, and uses money to buy resources.

"Sir." Yu Ren's courage was fading, so he pressed on, "Please give us an explanation."

Do I need to give you an explanation?

Ji Xinghe wanted to say this very much, but he couldn't, because the people he faced were not his enemies, not those who suppressed him, but a group of people who respected him, who had ideals and beliefs group of people.

For the same reason, the real reason cannot be revealed. A suppressed super mecha fighter will inevitably arouse the indignation of these people, which is not conducive to unity.

The same is true for the neural link technology. If he said it, some people would think that his idea was a waste of resources. He didn't want to argue with others, and he didn't want to explain that even without the neural link technology, he was very capable of driving mechs.

Moreover, he felt that it was actually possible for him to use neural link technology, just possible.

So he has no evidence and can't convince anyone now, arguing and refuting will only waste time and energy.

"I'm old." Ji Xinghe decided to tell a lie and make an excuse: "I'm already sixty-five years old, and I'll be sixty-six in a few days. I don't know how long I can fight. Sacrifice on the battlefield at any time. But... I also have a granddaughter, she is only six years old, and I have no other relatives. I want to leave something as much as I can before I die, so that she can have a better life in the future. Yes Yes, Corporal Yu Ren, this is my explanation to you, may I ask, are you satisfied?"

Yu Ren was stunned, and the others around him were also stunned.

Ji Xinghe stood there and continued to eat, finished the rest of the food in three or five mouthfuls, then walked out through the gap between the crowd, put the plate in the recycling window, put on the helmet and left the cafeteria directly.

It wasn't until this moment that the people who surrounded him just now finally spoke out.

"I'm sorry, I forgot one thing. Lieutenant Ji Xinghe's son is also a Mech Warrior. He has died, but I really didn't know that he still had a child."

"If you say that, Lieutenant Ji Xinghe seems to be right."

"Yeah, if it were me, I would do the same."

"Hey, Yu Ren, what are you doing?"

Yu Ren who suddenly ran to the outside of the cafeteria said without looking back, "I'll go and apologize to him."

"Then you have to wear a helmet too. I don't think you are Yu Ren's Yu, but a stupid fool."

Yu Ren who hurriedly put on his helmet couldn't find Ji Xinghe to apologize, because Ji Xinghe left the camp after eating this lunch, and the transportation resources he had been waiting for for a long time finally arrived, and he could take his spoils back to five No. base.

In fact, he could leave two days earlier, but at that time there was only one seat, and he couldn't bring his spoils, so Ji Xinghe waited for another two days.

He also has to go back and apologize, because he used Ji Rong Xinyue as an excuse, which is very bad.

Ji Xinghe left as if he had never been here, but a corporal who wanted to become a mech warrior remembered that he owed Ji Xinghe an apology.

He decided to train himself harder to become a mecha warrior, and then join Ji Xinghe's Xinghe team one day in the future, and say sorry in front of Ji Xinghe.

If at that time, Ji Xinghe and the Xinghe team were still there, if he was still alive.

In this war, anyone may die at any time.

Ten days later, Yu Ren, a corporal who was using the second-generation simulation system in the camp to train the ability to drive mechs, suddenly received a mission.

"Corporal Yu Ren, do you still want to be a Mech Warrior?"

"I want to, but my operation is not good enough, and I can't pass the exam. Can you give me some more time? I'm still seventy points away."

"Your operation is really not good enough, but your physical test results meet the criteria for participating in an experiment. This experiment can also be said to be a task. Because there are certain risks, you can choose to accept or refuse. If you pass, you can become a Mech Warrior..."

"I accept."

"Don't you ask about the consequences of failure?"

"No, no matter what the consequences are, I will accept them. But, I have a request."

"Please say."

"If successful, can you let me join the Galaxy Squad?"