Chapter 73

Chapter 73

The Supervision Department system for substitute workers is very strict.

The mecha meticulously took over the monitoring, turned the sea of consciousness to a quiet warm yellow, and temporarily confiscated Yu Tang's game controller.

Yu Tang couldn't help but close his eyes as the handle was taken away with a gentle but unquestionable force and put away temporarily.

… He’s been playing this game for a long time.

It was too difficult to save one billion points. After accidentally smashing the iron shell of the big mecha, he delayed for several months, trying hard to put the wreckage back together.

He couldn't put it together, so he reluctantly built a nest out of rusty iron blocks and slept in it.

He never went back to that room with soft pillows, a small blanket and a lamp.

The remains of the mecha were so cold and hard that no sound could be heard. He hid himself inside and played games, only going out when the game console ran out of power.

When he was caught by a crab and sprayed with ink on his face by a caught squid, Yu Tang occasionally couldn't help but wonder if the hidden treasure box with one billion points was the one who came to coax him.

But he still wants to save up to one billion.

He wanted that person back.

Yu Tang closed his eyes, rolled himself into the blanket, and said softly: "Good night——"

The next moment, inside the shell of the mecha, a very steady heartbeat suddenly sounded softly.

…

The quiet and steady heartbeat sounded continuously and steadily in his ears, wrapping his entire consciousness as gently as the ocean tide.

Yu Tang did not continue.

He suddenly pulled off the blanket and put it on the hard and cold metal shell of the mecha.

He knocked twice, paused, then knocked again.

After two seconds, the mecha raised its hand and covered it with the furry ball of light.

The soft warm light flowed delicately between his fingers.

"Good night." Mecha said softly, "Little light ball, see you when you wake up."

Yu Tang slept for a long time.

It was a rare opportunity, so he took the time to have a good dream, and when he woke up, he still seemed to be able to hear the clear jingle of wind chimes shaking in the wind.

As soon as he woke up, he heard the mecha's voice: "Mr. Yu."

Yu Tang flashed in response.

He slept so comfortably that he was reluctant to restore the data for the time being. He stretched out in the arms of the mecha and leaned out a little to look down.

In line with his frequency, the mecha also flashed its taillights time and time again.

The mechanical sound of the replacement system sounded, and there was a faint smile: "Want to eat something? I just baked some bread."

Yu Tang couldn't help but be curious: "Is this considered punishment?"

"That's right." The mecha said, "I just learned it from S7. The roasting was not very successful. I couldn't fully concentrate. S7 also sent back two roasted snakes, a bowl of wild mushroom soup, and a roasted snake.Rabbit legs.”

Yu Tang: "..."

"Don't worry, S7 is in good condition." The mecha said, "It's night outside now, and he's still about 5 kilometers away from the Dolphin's position."

Yu Tang also heard that S7 was probably in good condition.

Not only was I in the mood for a picnic, I even had time to come back and hold a small bread-making class.

Yu Tang jumped down, switched back to the normal data mode, and moved his newly replaced body twice: "Is it okay to light a fire outside?"

He had briefly read the original exercise plan. As a special operations team member of the Blue Army, he would "hunt" the trainees. Once the fire was lit, he would almost put an eye on the thermal imaging camera for the Blue Army.

In order to avoid being used as a target, trainees participating in the exercise were prepared with nutritional ointments and electrolyte drinks.Although the taste is difficult to describe, it is convenient after all. It can not only replenish the required energy in time, but also minimize the radiation of heat energy to avoid being discovered by the Blue Army at a glance.

The military academy also prepared nutritional ointment for the students. Out of curiosity, Yu Tang tasted some of it with Shi Ji, and he can still clearly recall the almost weird taste and texture.

"It's okay." The mecha said.

The mecha turned on the light screen, synchronized with the Blue Army headquarters, and projected the current real-time statistical data.

"It has now been nine hours since the exercise started."

Mecha: "More than seventy eliminated people who were originally unable to get a spot, and more than ten mechas and wingmen chose to enter the battlefield."

This number cannot be too much, but it is not too small either.

Everyone has their own considerations.

Be fully prepared and wait until the last 12 hours before entering the battlefield. You can get stuck at the point where these trainees are most tired and their combat power is most severely weakened.

Now enter the battlefield immediately. Of course, you will face the elites in peak condition, but the trainees have not yet been able to get their own wingmen and mechas. With bare hands, it is also the best opportunity to start.

"These combat machines are powered by energy, and the thermal energy radiation they emit is far greater than flames in terms of intensity, range, and duration."

The mecha said: "As long as you choose the right location, even if you light a campfire and sleep, it will not be detected by the thermal imaging camera."

However, it is undoubtedly difficult for students who have no battlefield experience and are participating in exercises for the first time to realize this.

While Yu Tang was catching up on his sleep, the substitute system helped him fish while at the same time invading the Blue Army headquarters and using surveillance to check on the performance of others.

The exercise area they were in was located in the northwest of the alliance, with a huge temperature difference between day and night. It was already very cold late at night in autumn, and there was a light rain in the evening.

Many students were shivering from the cold. One of the observers, who was separated from the operator and looking for his wingman alone, was affected by hypothermia and was ambushed by several eliminations, snatching the locator of the representative spot.

Zhuang Yu did not tell the truth to the dean of the Mecha Academy.

He did receive an urgent top-secret communication from the military only half an hour before the exercise started, but he was personally responsible for the modification and rearrangement of the rules of the entire exercise.

Only those who have experienced the battlefield can understand the battlefield.

What Zhuang Yu plans to do is to do his best before the insect wave completely sweeps the entire alliance, so that more recruits who have not had time to grow up will understand what kind of cruel war they are about to face.

The more you suffer in the exercise, the more likely you are to survive on the battlefield.

Yu Tang sipped the hot and fragrant mushroom soup and looked at the changing real-time data on the light screen.

At this point, the cruel battlefield has only shown a little fangs.

In reality.

Shi Ji did not choose to find a secluded place to sleep for a few hours like other trainees.

He just took a short rest to replenish the energy his body needed, completely extinguished the fire, and neatly erased all traces.

Even the most elite investigators would not be able to tell whether anyone has stayed here before.

"Mr. Yu, there are still two kilometers ahead."

Shi Ji reported to Yu Tang in the sea of consciousness: "There is a lake before the finish line, with ambush terrain on both sides. I need to swim across it."

Yu Tang nodded.

He brought up the control panel, opened Shi Ji's body data, and checked it from beginning to end: "I will resume the projection of the sea of consciousness in five minutes."

Shi Ji hesitated: "Mr. Yu——"

"Okay." Yu Tang said, "This is non-negotiable."

He knew Shi Ji's worries.

Once the sea of consciousness is cut off, it means that the perception of the body is infinitely close to zero.Swimming in this kind of weather will cause serious hypothermia. Shi Ji has received relevant training, but Yu Tang is different.

If the projection of the sea of consciousness is restored, Yu Tang will also synchronize all the physical sensations of Shi Ji.

"If you don't restore projection, you won't be able to feel anything either." Yu Tang said.

The last time he went to the confidential archives of the military department, Yu Tang took the opportunity to read all the war records in recent years. He also followed Shi Ji's habit and made a summary: "You know why you can't do it no matter how hard you train.Is Sheng Tiancheng satisfied?"

Shi Ji was startled.

Yu Tang never mentioned this past in front of him. There had been so many changes recently that he had almost forgotten the name.

But when he was mentioned again, the traces left in his consciousness still made him flutter slightly.

Shi Ji slowed down slightly and answered seriously: "I don't know."

"Because they were wrong from the beginning."

Yu Tang said: "The military view of Sheng Tiancheng and his group believes that pain, fatigue and negative emotions are the key to affecting combat effectiveness."

Yu Tang: "But you should have realized that it's not like this."

Shi Ji: "...Yes."

He had indeed realized something was wrong a long time ago.

Only by knowing when you are tired can you adjust your physical strength distribution in time. Only by learning to be afraid can you maintain a high degree of caution at all times and ensure the continuous secretion of adrenaline.

Only by clearly feeling pain can he know the limits of his body.

The reason why people are stronger than machines and AI is precisely because of these parts that seem to be extremely obstructive.

He had long realized that something was wrong, but as soon as these thoughts occurred, they would be swallowed up and obliterated by the program, without even a chance to stop and think about them.

"Before, I just walked through the jungle, and you can judge and adjust your physical condition just by relying on experience."

"Next, you have to ensure absolutely clear pain and temperature perception," Yu Tang said.

Shi Ji had already understood what Yu Tang meant. He quickly passed through a tangle of trees and stopped to judge the direction: "But -"

"Don't worry about me." Yu Tang said, "You know that my system is on vacation and a temporary system has come to take over, right?"

Shi Ji nodded honestly: "I know."

Yu Tang: “My temporary system is very powerful.”

Yu Tang: "If I'm too cold, he will wrap me in a small blanket and get into the pillows to play games with me."

Shi Ji: "..."

Yu Tang: "If I was still cold, he would put me in a bathtub with a massage function, fill it with hot water, and put a little yellow duck on my head."

Shi Ji: "..."

Yu Tang: "Are you still worried?"

Shi Ji: "...don't worry anymore."

Yu Tang successfully comforted the young interstellar commander, and worked with the temporary replacement system in the mecha to restore the complete projection of the sea of consciousness.

…

Shi Ji regained his concentration and moved covertly and quickly through the jungle.

Yu Tang checked the interception net of the anti-OOC system, took the game controller aside again, and turned it into a fishing rod in the holographic image.

The mecha looked at him for a while and then stood up.

Yu Tang was about to set the hook when he noticed his movements from the corner of his eye: "Is something wrong?"

"I'm going to move the jacuzzi."

The mecha reminded him: "Hook, there is a pearl clam there."

Yu Tang: "..."

Yu Tang put down the fishing hook in time, picked off the pearl clam, coughed lightly and turned on the screen: "I'm coaxing little S7."

System went shopping at street stalls when he had nothing to do. He always yearned for his colleagues who were assigned to work in the mall. He had talked to Yu Tang more than once about the generous benefits of mall employees.

But even staff with internal privileges only have one in-app purchase opportunity a month.

The Supervision Department has always been strict in supervising employees. Even the person in charge of the mall cannot just dump things out of the mall for free.

The temporary leader of the system stopped, imitating what he said, and the mechanical voice smiled slightly: "Who said I came from the mall?"

Yu Tang was slightly startled.

"I also have someone I met before... Xiao Guangtuan." The temporary system said, "I promised him many things, but I didn't do them."

"For example, I promised to make him a book-turning robot, make him a mecha toy, buy him a most high-end luxury game console that can really fish, and buy him a bathtub that can massage."

Temporary system: "I also promised him that if he knocks on me, I will touch his head."

Yu Tang slowly held the fishing rod.

He said nothing, looking at the expressionless mask of the mecha.

Temporary system: "I actually want to touch him now, but the size difference is too big. No matter how I operate, it will be a little strange."

"I was a bit negligent at the time and did not take this situation into consideration." The interim system said, "Even if we are making model toys, we should make them bigger... so we have to make do with it."

The temporary system controlled the mecha and opened its arms towards Yu Tang: "Mr. Yu, please do me a favor."

Yu Tang unconsciously raised the corners of his mouth.

Yu Tang walked to the sofa, squatted down, placed the small mecha model on the highest point of the pillow fortress, and lowered his head slightly in response.

The robotic hand pressed lightly on the top of his hair, and after a while, added a little more force.

…

The mecha sat down on the top of the pillow.

There was something beyond his plans, too.

He was not originally planning to OOC here - after all, the OOC staff had to hand out 10,000 leaflets at a time. Although handing out leaflets also had its meaning, it would be a waste of time to punish the person after he had already found the person.

But just now, he suddenly understood how Yu Tang would rather be punished than say what he said.

He also clearly remembered what Yu Tang said.

Electronic storms can indeed swallow all kinds of things, but sometimes, there will be some small accidents.

Like devouring all the ice cream in the refrigerator in one go.

He returned to the room and saw the small ball of light that had fallen to the ground and was frozen into ice. It took a lot of effort to suppress his smile, wrapped the ball of light in a blanket, and played with him for half the night among the pillows.game.

The light group was so close to him that it unconsciously absorbed most of the heat from his body, but it was still so cold that it would drop snowflakes when it touched it.

He put hot water in the bathtub again, and after patiently persuading him for a long time, he used a little yellow duck in exchange to successfully coax Electronic Storm, who had never touched water, into it.

…

When Yu Tang talked about this just now in order to persuade Shi Ji, he was very different from usual.

It is not the cold data after rapid evolution, nor is it the "host" who has recovered the lost core particles in these books and gradually became mature and rational.

Yu Tang was so happy that he even couldn't help but show off a little childishly.

Just like the light ball he coaxed into the bathtub.

From the movie, I learned that war is never tiring of deceit, and I sank to the bottom of the water dying, bubbling.

And when he was worried and anxious and couldn't help but reach out to fish, he suddenly pounced out, holding the little yellow duck on his head, carrying hot water vapor, and happily splashed water all over him.

...This was once a dream that he tried his best to preserve.

After integrating with AI, his self-awareness was gradually blocked and he slowly turned into a machine that only knew how to obey orders.

Whenever his consciousness was about to be swallowed up completely, he would dig out this small piece of hidden data and review it as quickly as possible before the strangulation program could react.

The hot ball of light, with the little yellow duck on its head, threw itself into his arms and rubbed it in an orderly manner.

Warm yellow, bright to dazzling light.

…

"I came earlier than you, Mr. Yu."

The tone of the temporary system is particularly serious: "There is one in-app purchase opportunity every month, twelve times a year, and one hundred and twenty times in ten years."

Temporary system: "I saved a lot of things for him and am waiting to take him home."

When Shi Ji met another group of partners, Yu Tang had just gotten his new jacuzzi in the sea of consciousness.

This time the opponent is from the active military and is a formal partner of a group of wingmen and mechas.

Yu Tang looked at the light screen and couldn't help but frown: "Is it a special arrangement?"

If not, their young commander's luck would be too bad.

The biggest dangers that other trainees encountered on the way to rendezvous with the mecha were a mechanical insect and several eliminateers who hunted in groups.

On Shi Ji's path, he encountered seven mechanical bugs and a swarm of venomous snakes. He defeated two mechas one after another, and now he faced a group of mechas and wingmen who were officially in service.

"It's a special arrangement."

The temporary system said: "Zhuang Yu wants to test Shi Ji's limits."

Yu Tang pointed to the ten cannon microwave electromagnetic guns on the mecha: "This is too extreme."

Temporary system: "..."

The temporary system came to him and sat down together to look at the light screen: "Yes, Zhuang Yu was cruel this time and was not prepared to let Shi Ji escape unscathed."

Shi Ji's talent is too strong, which is a good thing, but it is also worrying to a certain extent.

Especially in the current state.

Only when people are oppressed to the extreme can they break through themselves.Compared to facing the desperate situation of life and death on the battlefield, Zhuang Yu would rather do it himself and exert the strongest pressure on these geniuses under the premise of control.

If it were just the S7 that disappeared that year, Zhuang Yu would still know where his weaknesses and shortcomings were.

But now Shi Ji has survived the strangulation and suppression of the anti-OOC system again and again, and has quietly completed his self-evolution.

Freed from the compulsory constraints of the system, even Zhuang Yu was vaguely unsure of where Shi Ji's limit would be.

Shi Ji took out the remains of the mecha that he had collected previously from his backpack.

His movements were so swift and neat that he could barely see the movements, and he had already put the parts together to form a strange-looking gun.

The gun tip is the laser transmitter on the scrapped mecha.

In the dark night, the mecha on the opposite side first gave an attack warning.

Shi Ji rolled on the spot and dodged the electromagnetic gun's attack. The trees behind him were quickly burned to charcoal by billions of ultrashort waves.

"Leave the locator, we don't want to start a war!"

The wingman hovered above and turned on the speaker: "You can also grab other locators. There are already three places in the hands of newcomers. You still have a chance..."

Shi Ji didn't seem to hear it. The laser shot out from the muzzle and accurately hit the mecha's communication antenna.

The mecha operator's expression suddenly darkened.

Communication antennas are only used when emergency contact is needed. In this kind of close combat, the operation of setting up the antenna has almost no substantive meaning.

...This is even a move that has been agreed upon and has a strong provocative meaning.

The huge body of the mecha suddenly became fierce, and it quickly slid in with the thrusters, and the warning light of the electromagnetic gun turned red all the way.

Shi Ji was no longer at his original position.

It is impossible for humans to have a propulsion capability comparable to that of a mecha. As early as when he was repairing it, he simply modified the scrapped propeller that was removed from the mecha and equipped it on his body.

Pulling away, Shi Ji went straight to the bushes by the lake not far away.

"Nine o'clock direction!" The observer has already determined his target, "He wants to swim forcefully!"

The mecha's feet pressed against the ground, making a sharp scream as it pushed forward like lightning.

Shi Ji dodged a round of ultra-high frequency electromagnetic wave attacks, turned over and fell down, letting the electromagnetic waves sink silently into the lake.

Shi Ji reported in his mind: "Mr. Yu."

Yu Tang: "...here."

Shi Ji: "What you said before gave me new inspiration."

Yu Tang asked: "What words...the importance of pain and negative emotions?"

"This is also very important." Shi Ji said, "But the other part is more important."

Shi Ji: "If it's too cold, you can fill the bathtub with hot water and put a little yellow duck in it."

Yu Tang: "?"

Shi Ji grabbed the branch with one hand and slid out the temporarily modified laser gun with the other hand, accurately sweeping off the communication antenna on the other side of the mecha.

The anger of the mecha on the other side was almost gone.

This ultra-high-frequency electromagnetic wave is extremely lethal and can completely dry out animals and plants in a few seconds. However, its penetrating power on metal is almost zero. It can be completely intercepted by the trainee's defense device, so it is no longer prohibited as a weapon.in the list.

As long as that arrogant boy is swept away - even just once, the defense device on his body will automatically pop up.

According to the rules, it will be judged as out.

Shi Ji was undoubtedly aware of this, and his speed had reached its peak with the help of the propeller. He kept changing his cover and took the mecha for more than half a circle around the lake.

The autumn wind was cold, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his chest rose and fell slightly.

Shi Ji's footsteps came to a halt in front of a forest, he rolled on the spot and disappeared into another bush.

Yu Tang had already recognized the woods.

This was Shi Ji's previous analysis, and he had said that the terrain was most suitable for setting up ambushes and placing automatic attack weapons in advance.

The wingman was not aware of it and was still keeping a close eye on Shi Ji at high altitude, reporting the location to the mecha.

According to the traditional wingman-mecha combination, the wingman is responsible for aerial observation, and the mecha is responsible for ground surveillance, which can cover all observation ranges.The mecha noticed something was wrong on the ground and sent a warning to its wingman, but received no response.

The mecha operator called several times, and finally realized something was wrong, and his expression suddenly changed.

...Shi Ji only interrupted the transmission antenna!

In the long-term battle with humans, the Zerg have learned to simulate the insect buzz of radio frequencies. In order to ensure that communication is not interfered with to the maximum extent, all transmitting and receiving antennas are separated and only responsible for individual functions.

Because he could always hear the position reported by his wingman, he didn't even notice that the mecha had lost one-way communication with his wingman.

The observer piloting the wingman was unable to judge the terrain below. When he heard the siren, it was too late and he was instantly covered by artillery fire triggered from the ground.

The mecha operator's forehead was sweating.

He ignored Shi Ji and rushed to pick up his wingman, controlling the mecha to slide into the lake.

The next moment, the seemingly calm lake water suddenly boiled.

The mecha's precision instruments were tightly protected during design and could cope with most harsh environments, but no one thought of designing to be caught off guard by the extreme temperature difference from cold to hot.

There was a small explosion inside the mecha, and the dashboard quickly went out, leaving only an unmoved gray.

Before the operator could react, the entire mecha had stopped running and stopped motionless in the lake.

Ultra-high frequency electromagnetic short waves achieve attack effects by rapidly changing high-frequency electromagnetic fields and heating water molecules in the medium.

...Those electromagnetic attacks that failed to hit Shi Ji were all swallowed up by the lake.

"The principle is the same as that of a microwave oven." Shi Ji said, "The principle of an oven is not the same. The oven works by a heater."

Shi Ji added: "So food hot out of the oven tastes better."

Yu Tang felt a little complicated and applauded him in the sea of consciousness.

Shi Ji squatted by the lake, hung one hand above the lake water, and tested the water temperature.

"We have to wait a little longer."

Shi Ji said: "When the water is not so hot, you can swim over."