HCB Chapter 325 Mech Test
Chapter 325 Mech Test
"It's nothing, don't blame yourself. You did the right thing. I only suffered a minor injury. If you don't understand where I went wrong now, when you encounter an enemy of your level, it won't be such a small injury."
Yufei gave a self-deprecating laugh.
"I know you've gone easy on me and been careful, otherwise I wouldn't be able to speak to you like this."
"No, don't underestimate yourself. You're very strong now."
If I weren't at the Innate Realm, I might not even be able to defeat you.
"I estimate that you are currently invincible among those of the same level. Even in the Innate Realm, those with slightly inferior cultivation techniques might not be able to defeat you." Cui Yu'an moved his fingers, then stopped.
"Alright~ I've already used my internal energy to heal your injuries. I'll make you some blood-activating and stasis-removing soup tomorrow, and you'll be fine. Go to bed early tonight and rest for a couple more days; it won't interfere with the mecha warrior selection in a few days."
After saying that, Cui Yu'an helped Yufei back to her room, laid her on the bed, turned off the lights, and went to sleep in his own room.
Three days later, the once-a-semester selection of mech warriors will begin at various bases in the mech world.
The Southeast Second District base was no exception; except for students in the fifth grade of elementary school, all other grade levels had to participate in the selection process.
They were all led by their homeroom teachers, entering a huge building one grade at a time.
Yufei and her classmates were also led in by their homeroom teacher. A huge mech formation, connected by countless fiber optic cables and wires, appeared before Yufei.
"We've arrived. You should all be familiar with this; this is our magnificent mech simulator. The test will now begin. Matt, Sammo,..."
Yufei's homeroom teacher didn't waste any more words and called out each student's name to let them enter.
The students whose names were called entered the machines with practiced ease, one by one. The red lights on the mechs that had been flashing turned green, and a mechanical voice announced, "Test begins. Please prepare."
Soon it was Yufei's turn. This was Yufei's second time participating in the mecha test.
Compared to the first time, the second time was much easier. Inside the mecha testing machine, seemingly sentient wires were rapidly connected to Yufei's brain.
Immediately afterwards, Yufei felt a familiar stinging pain, but it was different from the last time.
Yufei fainted from the pain last time. When she woke up, her homeroom teacher told her that she had failed the test and was eliminated.
Now she only felt a slight pain, and immediately regained consciousness.
Then she saw a scene she hadn't seen before; she felt herself floating in a dark space.
In front of me was a colorful control panel, and above the control panel was a screen that was currently displaying the outside scene.
She could also see her homeroom teacher and the students waiting to enter.
"Congratulations, student! You have now entered the world of mechs."
"Of course, you've only just taken your first step into becoming a mech warrior. The challenge now officially begins."
As they spoke, the image on the screen in front of the mech changed, revealing a dim sky, a vast expanse of yellow sand, and an overwhelming swarm of insectoids.
"Your next task is to eliminate all the Zerg in your sights. Good luck!"
The mechanical voice rang in Yufei's ears again. Was this the test to pass the trial?
Yufei first looked at the indicator buttons on the control panel. Some were for controlling the mecha with a keyboard, but Yufei also discovered that some were for controlling the mecha with mental energy.
Without the slightest hesitation, she decisively chose to control the mecha with her mind, mainly because she wasn't very familiar with keyboard-controlled mecha.
Cui Yu'an said that their mental strength was sufficient to operate the mecha, so Yufei chose to operate it with her mental strength without any hesitation.
Then came another sharp pain. Yufei could clearly feel that the transmission line was putting even more pressure on her, and her head was throbbing with pain.
At the same time, she clearly felt that her connection with the mecha had become even stronger, as if she were the mecha, and the mecha was also her.
"Congratulations! Integration rate 85%!" Just as she was savoring the feeling of becoming one with the machine, the mechanical voice came again.
She wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but she actually felt a sense of familiarity in the mechanical voice this time.
Yufei didn't delve too deeply into this; she was simply stunned by everything she was experiencing. She raised her hand and held it in front of her eyes.
She even saw a pair of metallic hands on the screen, making the same movements as her.
Yufei realized that the mecha was following her movements! To confirm her suspicions, she didn't hesitate.
She watched the Zerg army ahead, mimicking a running motion. Sure enough, the mech sped towards the Zerg, and at a considerable speed.
Then she unleashed her movement techniques and began fighting the swarm of insectoids.
Yufei discovered that although there were many insects, they were all quite clumsy and lacked intelligence, making them relatively easy to deal with.
Even without using internal energy, she could easily take on ten opponents using her martial arts techniques. It's just that she gets a little tired after a while, which explains why Cui Yu'an forged twin swords back then.
Having weapons is definitely more comfortable, Yufei thought to herself as she fought, wondering what would happen if she passed the test and qualified to become a mecha warrior.
When she buys the mech, she'll need to get a weapon too, but she needs to think carefully about what weapon to choose to make fighting these Zerg easier.
Thinking about it, Yufei punched another ugly-looking insectoid creature that was attacking her, smashing it to pieces.
"You wiped out all the Zerg on the screen in 37 minutes and 28 seconds. Congratulations on passing the Mech Warrior test! You have also broken the previous record of 35 minutes and 49 seconds. We hope you can keep it up."
After Yufei killed the last Zergling on her screen with a side kick, the mechanical voice in Yufei's ears rang again.
It was filled with surprise, as if it hadn't expected that someone else would break the previous record so quickly.
At the same time, a large display outside the mech bay where Yufei was located showed that Yufei had also been sent out by the mech bay.
Congratulations!
When Yufei came out, she was greeted with endless praise and congratulations. Her success drew envy from her classmates, but as for jealousy? Absolutely not.
Jokingly speaking, you could say that Yufei was the only one in the entire grade to pass. Ants might be jealous of other ants, and even insects might be jealous of each other, but when it comes to the bright moon in the sky, they can only admire and look up at it; they can't feel the slightest bit of jealousy.
On the contrary, they would only be happy that their era had given rise to new leaders who had created a new world for them.
However, there was still discussion, mainly due to the surprise that one student from a lower grade passed the mecha test last year, and another student from their grade passed it this year.
In previous years, students of this age group were just there to make up the numbers, but now, one after another, exceptionally talented individuals are appearing.
Is this a sign that the human race is about to rise to power?