Chapter 128: Chapter 31: Live Broadcast Across the City
“Bang!”
A crisp sound came from a luxurious hotel suite on the top floor.
Something had been smashed.
Ming Hui stood in front of the window, staring outside, with a rather gloomy expression.
He had just received a communication from Ming Yu and his teacher.
Ming Yu had been beaten again.
Since entering the academy, he had been beaten twice.
Ming Yu had also told him the cause and effect; it was because he had insulted Lin Xi, and Xu Mo might have heard it.
Even so, Xu Mo had publicly beaten Ming Yu in the academy, and Lin Qingze unexpectedly planned to do nothing about it.
Was Lin Qingze protecting Lin Xi like this?
One billion.
He had spent a billion Federation dollars.
At the opening ceremony, Lin Qingze had embarrassed him by walking away during the certificate ceremony.
His brother was publicly beaten twice in the academy, and Lin Qingze’s reason was that Ming Yu verbally insulted a teacher and harassed female students, demonstrating improper conduct.
It was almost as if he was directly saying Ming Yu deserved the beating!
“Bitch!” Ming Hui thought of Lin Xi. Had Lin Qingze touched her?
Otherwise, he wouldn’t be protecting her like this.
“What’s wrong?” Behind him, on the big bed, a sexy woman wrapped in a sheet, her snow-white shoulders and neck extraordinarily seductive, her peaks tantalizingly visible.
“It’s nothing.” Ming Hui reined in his violent emotions and turned to walk towards the woman.
Then, a tempest followed; Ming Hui imagined the woman to be Lin Xi.
The more he couldn’t have her, the more he wanted to possess her.
The Lin family, their time is over.
It’s time to close the net.
Eventually, he wanted Lin Xi to kneel before him.
…
Xu Mo had just entered the Mechanical Building and was unaware that Lin Qingze had already dealt with Ming Yu’s issue.
In the middle of the Mechanical Building was an open space, extremely spacious, a huge field designed for actual combat.
The walls of the surrounding buildings, seemingly forged from steel, were made of special materials, extremely sturdy, able to withstand attacks of B-grade energy.
At that moment, several mechas were engaged in combat training on the huge ground.
Xu Mo saw one mecha equipped with thermal weaponry, continuously firing.
Another mecha wielded an Energy Battle Blade and was continuously dodging.
Both types of weaponry had their advantages and disadvantages.
The energy gun produced a more powerful output, but it also consumed more energy, which could be problematic in outdoor battles if the mecha ran out of power.
An Energy Battle Blade or sword, on the other hand, could save a massive amount of energy, a weapon highly effective in close combat.
It depends on the Mechanical Master’s personal expertise.
Of course, some mechas were equipped with different weapons on each arm, allowing the Mechanical Master to adjust at any time.
But this also posed higher demands on the Mechanical Master.
Leng Qiu stood by with her arms crossed in front of her chest, watching the fight between the two mechas, with quite a few students inside mechas around her, ready to join the battle at any moment.
Xu Mo couldn’t help but marvel at the sight.
Impressive!
So many students, all inside mechas.
Each high-performance mecha was bought with money.
And the regular battles also meant huge expenses, all of which required Source Power charging equipment to replenish.
Energy depletion and repair costs all required spending Federation dollars.
No wonder it was said that students from the Mechanical Department were either rich or noble; the tuition was extremely high.
Becoming a Mechanical Master indeed burned money.
However, he seemed not to have paid any tuition?
Had Dean Lin forgotten about it?
He certainly had no money if he had to pay later.
Leng Qiu noticed Xu Mo and walked over.
Xu Mo examined Leng Qiu briefly, around twenty-eight, a cold beauty, C cup, with a very standard figure.
Another sister type.
“Xu Mo?” Leng Qiu asked, looking at Xu Mo. Someone had already greeted her; there would be a transfer student coming over, and she was to provide facilitation.
“Yes, teacher,” Xu Mo nodded.
“Interested in learning about mechas?” Leng Qiu asked.
“Yes,” Xu Mo nodded.
“Have you attended any theoretical classes?” Leng Qiu asked again.
“No…” Xu Mo shook his head.
“Familiarize yourself first then. Observe how the other students handle their mechas. There are many vacant rooms with mechas inside the building; each one has instructions beside it. You can start learning by yourself. If there’s anything you don’t understand, you can ask other students to teach you,” Leng Qiu said before she walked away directly.
She wondered which influential family’s child this was again.
Driving a mecha looked impressive and was also easy to get into.
But mastering it was difficult.
The gap between different Mechanical Masters was huge.
It wasn’t as fun as it seemed.
This big guy, being able to precisely control it, was no easy task.
And on the battlefield, the slightest mistake could cost lives and destroy the mecha.
Leng Qiu always believed that being a Mechanical Master was a sacred profession, the vanguard on the battlefield, the weapon that would penetrate the heart of the enemy, not just a fancy toy for those privileged kids.
Thus, she held little regard for Xu Mo, who had been placed just to learn about mechas.
She merely gave a brief instruction before leaving him there alone.
Xu Mo didn’t mind.
Being on his own gave him more freedom.
He glanced at the mecha combat in the hall; it was dazzling, the mechas moved very fast, reacting agilely and attacking fiercely.
The students of Extraordinary Academy were indeed exceptional.
Their mecha piloting skills were no worse than his.
It seemed that he had indeed been a frog in a well, having never encountered a real challenger in the Underworld, assuming himself to be very strong.
At that moment, Xu Mo saw a mecha rushing towards him at high speed.
Xu Mo frowned, the mecha gliding swiftly towards him at an extreme speed.
Xu Mo released his senses, capturing every movement of the opponent, ready to dodge at any moment.
Just then—
“Bang—” A loud noise erupted as the incoming mecha stomped on the ground, slowing down but its Energy Battle Blade pointed at Xu Mo.
The massive mecha appeared right in front of Xu Mo, giving off a strong oppressive feeling.
Xu Mo frowned.
“Desert Hunter,” a proud voice came from the mecha, “you want to learn mecha too?”
The voice emitted from the mecha passed through a voice control system, altering the original voice; Xu Mo had no idea who it was.
He could only detect the arrogance in the opposite party’s tone, a common trait among Mechanical Masters, who often regarded their profession as noble and carried a sense of pride.
“Reynolds, what are you doing? Come back and continue,” the voice of Leng Qiu came from behind, and the mecha glanced at Xu Mo before turning and leaving.
It was then Xu Mo knew that it was Reynolds, the high A+ graded Mechanical Master.
He seemed to think quite highly of himself?
Xu Mo watched for a moment then left the actual combat arena and walked to the side.
Releasing his sense of perception, he noticed that many rooms were occupied with people studying on the side.
Among the freshmen of the Mechanical Department, not everyone had encountered mecha, but some were gifted in this area and harbored dreams of mecha, and thus had enrolled in the Mechanical Department.
Xu Mo entered a room, where several mechas were automatically charging.
Each one was different and far more advanced than the old mechas in the storage.
Next to them, there were instructional panels.
Once Xu Mo manually touched the screen, numerous lights appeared, projecting the image of a mecha with a helmet descending before him, which Xu Mo promptly wore. He immediately felt as if he was sitting inside the control cabin of the mecha.
Immersive teaching experience!
This was a Third Generation Mecha, sharing many similarities with the First Generation, but had been modified and upgraded to be more advanced.
The biggest difference was the control system; the Third Generation Mecha was controlled via brain connections.
After a while, Xu Mo removed the helmet and walked towards the other mechas.
The operations were all quite similar.
Xu Mo thought to himself, is the administration of the Mechanical Department so lax that one could freely utilize a mecha?
He didn’t know that for the past few days, the Mechanical Department was all hands on deck, constantly engaging in actual combat exercises, ready to use the mechas for combat at any moment, in preparation for the arrival of the Mechanical Building from World College.
Xu Mo opened the door of a Mecha Cabin, wanting to go inside and feel it for himself.
He connected the equipment, closed the door.
His head was equipped with a helmet that had many detectors, and the helmet automatically adjusted to perfectly fit Xu Mo’s head.
“Connection confirmed,” the system emitted a prompt sound.
Xu Mo pressed a control button and immediately entered a peculiar state, where the surroundings of the mecha were wholly imprinted into his mind.
“Immersive, holographic?”
Xu Mo felt a strong connection, as if he and the mecha had merged into one.
The body of the mecha was his own body, directly governed by the neural system.
He could control the mecha just as he would his own body.
In the talent assessment of Mechanical Masters, the speed of neural reaction was a very crucial measure.
Beyond that, adaptability and stress resistance were also critical.
All these factors were incredibly important on the battlefield.
Therefore, students of Extraordinary Academy occasionally went to the ruins for trials.
With a thought, Xu Mo made the mecha lift up its foot and take a step forward, feeling a bit unfamiliar at first.
But Xu Mo quickly got used to the sensation, operating it without any obstacles.
Just as Xu Mo was getting used to the mecha—
The campus of Noah Academy became bustling.
World College had arrived.
Accompanied by the media, they entered Noah Academy, broadcasting live throughout.
Though aware that this visit would be tough, the students of Noah Academy were still ready to watch the spectacle.
Many girls were curious.
Was Lin Jue in person as handsome as he appeared in the broadcasts?
They all wanted to meet this pride of World College, proclaimed as the top freshman among the Eight Extraordinary Colleges.
The students of Noah Academy rushed toward the direction of the Mechanical Building.
Mechanical Building.
With a megaphone in hand, Leng Qiu spoke, “World College has arrived.”
In an instant, the mechas in the Mechanical Hall all came to a stop.
They have finally arrived.
The Mechanical Department of World College, the number one among the Eight Extraordinary Colleges.
Lin Jue, with his S-grade Mechanical talent assessment.
The pressure he brought was immense.
“Do you have confidence?” Leng Qiu swept across the actual combat field, met with absolute silence, no one replied.
Confidence?
Even Leng Qiu himself lacked confidence.
“If we lose too badly, it’s not just our Mechanical Department that will be humiliated, but each and every one of you,” Leng Qiu relayed Lin Qingze’s words directly to the students.
A clamor arose, and students from Noah Academy stormed into the Mechanical Building.
Not just from the outside, students studying inside the building also walked out to the actual combat area.
Some looked down from the upper floors, others ran to the ground floor.
Outside the Mechanical Building, a grand procession approached, exuding an extraordinary air.
Leading the way, media journalists carrying cameras were running, focusing their lenses on the contingent from World College.
Live broadcast across the city!