Mecha and Knife

"Instructor, I want to pilot the armor."

Instructor Li heard this sentence for the second time today. In fact, he didn't hear it for the first time, but saw it, because the first time was a text message sent to him by a blind man. He was shocked at the time, because the blind man is blind, how can he send text messages?

This time he was equally shocked, because the person who said this to him was a sixty-five-year-old man.

"Old Ji, are you serious?"

Instructor Li knew that Ji Xinghe wanted to take the mecha driving license test, but he did not expect that Ji Xinghe would take the test so soon, and he chose to take the test at this time.

"Yes, I mean it."

Ji Xinghe answered with a resolute voice, as if he was a different person compared to his lethargy in the medical area an hour ago.

Instructor Li frowned. Reasonably, he had no reason to stop Ji Xinghe, and he had said before that he would help and take care of Ji Xinghe, and now he has a lot of time. Due to the tense battle, there are very few mecha fighters in the training area, no new recruits have joined, and all the mecha fighters who have completed adaptive training or rehabilitation training have left for the barracks.

"But..." Instructor Li hesitated before saying, "Old Ji, I don't suggest you take the exam now."

"why?"

"Because I know what you want to do."

The blind man knows the thorny problem Ji Xinghe is facing now, let alone Instructor Li?

Ji Xinghe's old face was not red at all, and he stared at Instructor Li without squinting: "Instructor, I don't know what you are talking about. I checked it. Lieutenant Colonel Chen Xun also said that I can apply for the exam at any time. This is my right." and obligations."

Instructor Li was helpless, and looked at Su He, who was following along the same way: "Reporter Su, it's not me who said, it's not a big deal for you to watch the fun, can you take Xinxin aside to play first? Ah, Xinxin, don't misunderstand , Uncle has something trivial to discuss with your grandpa."

Su He and Xinxin nodded at the same time, looked at Ji Xinghe worriedly at the same time, and then left, but Su He's drone stayed behind, which made Instructor Li very helpless: This old Ji, there are 300 million people behind me every now and then. People look at it, if it is not for the sake of your ability to fight, they will definitely not play with you...

"Old Ji, I think the relationship between the two of us is not bad, so you don't have to lie to me, and you don't have to cheat me." Instructor Li said earnestly: "Do you want to drive the mecha directly to the third party after applying for the exam?" No. base to get medicine for Xinxin? Don’t deny it. I saw your resume and applied for special allowances for you, so I know that you once stole individual starships. I have to say that you are more courageous than your age big."

Ji Xinghe was speechless, because he really thought so, and it was meaningless to deny it again. Although his old face was thick, he still had face. shameless.

Instructor Li's tone became earnest again.

"Old Ji, you should know that there are 300,000 mecha fighters in our federation. Needless to say, super mecha fighters and ace mecha fighters, do you know why there are only more than a thousand first-class mecha fighters?"

"Because first-level mecha fighters are not obtained through exams, they need actual combat, and they need to kill orangutans for stars."

"Yes, the third-level and second-level mecha fighters can pass the exam, but the first-level mecha fighters can't. But in essence, the difference between the third-level, second-level, and first-level mech fighters in the test operation is actually not that big. It is nothing more than the difference in the number of drivable rack models and the difference in how many non-standard tactical actions can be performed. However, in real battles, it is not necessary to master so many non-standard tactical actions, because there is no time to use them. , there is no chance to use them, and there are not so many mechas for them to choose from. So, is this because we lack opportunities for actual combat? No, but because we don’t have so many mechas for 300,000 mecha fighters to use, This point, I think you should be very clear, and now you are deeply touched, right?"

As a mechanic, Ji Xinghe is of course deeply touched. Parts such as energy transmission boards must follow the standard of repairing and not replacing. Robotic arms and machine tools need to be lined up. The Federation is actually very short on resources for manufacturing mechas.

"50,000 mechas, we only have 50,000 mechas in service now, but we still have 300,000 mecha fighters." Instructor Li sighed: "If a mecha is broken, it can be repaired, but if a person dies, it can be repaired." Can't be resurrected. And people are broken... It's not impossible to repair, but just like Wang Gui and others, they basically lose the possibility of driving mechs. I know you are pouring chicken soup for their souls, and I hope you too Keep doing it, because without this chicken soup for the soul they lose their will to fight and even the will to live."

"I didn't give them chicken soup for the soul." Ji Xinghe said this sentence very seriously, and corrected: "They are not broken, but injured. They should be treated instead of repaired."

"Okay, okay, you didn't, right, right, you were right, I was wrong." Instructor Li didn't want to argue with Ji Xinghe, and continued to talk about the topic: "You can take the test, I think you can pass the third-level mecha pilot exam Qualification certificate, however, I will not hand over the mecha that I am in charge of to you, and let you go to base No. 3 to get medicine. I also don’t want to see you in the actual machine test, or in the field operation test during the test, Escape directly in the mecha. If you do that, it will be very difficult for everyone.”

Ji Xinghe, whose thoughts were exposed, still didn't feel ashamed when facing Instructor Li, because he was just preparing to do these things, not already done.

"I asked." Ji Xinghe said firmly: "There is a canyon between us and the No. 3 base. It is not a war zone, and it just crosses the war zone. It's just that vehicles can't pass through, but mechs can. Training area and mechs There are a total of twelve mechas in the mecha area with the endurance to support me to cross that canyon."

Instructor Li was clearly prepared, and corrected: "There are only ten mechas, and eight of them will be transported to the theater as soon as possible."

"Twelve, I can fix two of them, so there are four more." Ji Xinghe also corrected again.

"Old Ji, are you stubborn with me?" Instructor Li did not expect that Ji Xinghe's calculations were so accurate, and he was so confident when he said that the two mechas were repaired, and he was a little angry: "It is impossible for me to give you my mechas." It’s not that I don’t want to help you, but that there are rules and regulations. Well, so what if you can repair the two mechas in a hurry? You know very well that they will be released as soon as the real machine test passes. To be transported because the fighters on the front lines need them."

I need them too, and so does my granddaughter.

But Ji Xinghe couldn't say this, because his granddaughter's medicine and the lives of the frontline soldiers couldn't compare which one was more important.

Xinxin is his granddaughter, the only blood relative he has in this world, but those mecha fighters fighting on the front line, and ordinary soldiers who need mecha protection, who are not their sons, daughters, grandsons, granddaughters? ? They could also be husbands, wives, fathers, siblings...

Seeing that Ji Xinghe was silent, Instructor Li once again said earnestly: "Old Ji, I asked, Xinxin will be fine if she stops taking the medicine temporarily, the treatment will indeed be delayed, but it will not cause..."

Not lethal?

Ji Xinghe saw that Instructor Li didn't speak, so Instructor Li couldn't say the last word, because neither Instructor Li nor the doctors in the medical area could guarantee whether stopping the drug suddenly would lead to more dangerous consequences. Xinxin's illness is not a disease that people are familiar with, nor is it a disease that the Federation has a lot of medical experience. Over the years of all the bases in Alien, there are only a few hundred children like Xinxin.

And this matter is not only affected by Xinxin, there are other children like Xinxin in the No. 6 base. They really shouldn't appear on Alien, but this shouldn't have nothing to do with them, only with their irresponsible parents related.

"Old Ji."

Instructor Li took a deep breath, and earnestly asked: "You promise me not to steal the mecha, I will let you take the test, and I will help you find a mecha warrior to go to the No. 3 base to get medicine."

Ji Xinghe was so surprised that he couldn't believe it. This is definitely the most beneficial for him, but he didn't agree immediately. After hesitating for a while, he said: "No, I can't let others take risks for me. And You said they had more important things to do."

Instructor Li's expression suddenly became unbelievable. He never thought that his plan, which took a lot of risks, would be rejected by Ji Xinghe who needed it the most. But looking at Ji Xinghe's sincere and candid eyes, he understood Why.

"This plan was proposed by him, and he has nothing important to do, because he is..."

Instructor Li didn't answer, but looked to the other side and shouted. The same group of people had been staying there for the past month, the remnant company of the No. 6 base.

"Li Lin."

"arrive."

"Do you want to continue driving the mecha?"

"think."

"Come on, take the exam and show Lao Ji."

"good."

Ji Xinghe was stunned, because Li Lin who stood up was the blind man of the Remnant Soldiers Company. The two of them had never spoken to each other, but Li Lin wanted to help him now.