Mecha and Knife

Everything went well, and Ji Rong Xinyue, who directed the children to take turns to experience driving the mecha, didn't seem to be unhappy at all.

But, is this really Ji Rong Xinyue's birthday present?

is she really happy

Ji Xinghe, who was doing machine repair work, did not disturb his work rhythm because of these thoughts. His hands were very stable, and his work efficiency was still very high. He also made a decision.

As time passed, the children finally took turns to experience the feeling of 'driving' the mecha, which made them very emotional.

Ji Rong Xinyue took a look at Ji Xinghe's work progress, and made another decision. She asked these children to take turns driving the mecha again.

"Disband."

After taking turns twice, it was already dinner time, and the children went to the cafeteria to eat with some reluctance, but Ji Rong Xinyue didn't go, she wanted to wait for her grandpa to eat together.

Ji Xinghe stopped what he was doing, and then walked to Ji Rong Xinyue who was standing beside Xingyue.

"Want to go up and try?"

"No need, Grandpa, I can drive Xingyue every day. Go to work, let's go have dinner together after work."

"When I say go up, I mean go up there."

"what?"

Ji Rong Xinyue was stunned, she knew that the living base was underground, so going up means...

"Want to go?"

"think."

Ji Rong Xinyue laughed happily, followed Ji Xinghe into Xingyue's cockpit, and sat in her exclusive seat.This is still her exclusive seat, because Xingyue has a real driver only when she is sitting here.

Ji Xinghe, the designer and builder of Xingyue, is only a temporary driver, a driver.

When Xingyue left the base with her grandfather and grandson and appeared on the surface of the alien planet, Shen Mu, Su He and others who had prepared a birthday cake in the cafeteria of base No. [-] did not know.

"Su He, don't you follow Lao Ji every day? Tell me, what are Lao Ji and Xinxin doing? Why don't you come to eat?"

"Isn't it because you asked me to come and help you prepare the birthday party, or else I don't know what Lao Ji and Xinxin are doing."

"I asked you to help? It's because I don't have time to prepare due to heavy work tasks. What do you think you prepared?"

"You mean I'm free, so I'll go?"

Chapter 147 It's Not Fair To Them

"Xinxin, do you want to try driving Xingyue in the true sense?"

"is it okay?"

"can."

"Okay."

Ji Rong Xinyue cheered, and then began to try to operate according to the method learned before.

Different from all the standard mechs of the Federation, Xingyue's cockpit has two sets of driving systems, which seem to be prepared for the two seats in the cockpit.This kind of design scheme is not the first time in the history of mechas since the appearance of mechas. At the beginning, the mechas designed by the Federation were taller and had an average height of about eight meters. They used the design of two-person driving mode.

One driver is responsible for controlling the movement of the mech, and the other is responsible for controlling the fire system of the mech. In a sense, this kind of mecha is more like a war weapon such as a tank or an armed armored vehicle.

However, after many experiments, it was found that this design is not desirable. When the height of the mech reaches about eight meters, its own weight will increase, and there are additional ammunition boxes that must be carried when the firepower system is sufficient. , under the action of the core engine of the same power, the movement speed and flexibility of the mecha will be greatly reduced.

Instead of building mechas in this way, it is better to build tanks or armored vehicles directly.

"Grandpa, I'm ready."

"come on."

Ji Xinghe gave up on Xingyue's operation, and let Xingyue stand calmly under the night sky of alien stars. From the perspective of his visual window, he can clearly see all operations of Jirong Xinyue. Yue will refuse to perform the operation. If it is an operation that Xingyue's intelligent system cannot distinguish, Ji Xinghe can stop it at any time.

Jirong Xinyue is very cautious. The picture displayed by the holographic glasses she wears is almost exactly the same as what Ji Xinghe can see. Without a joystick and pedals, she has only two ways to operate Xingyue: voice interaction , Brain wave induction.

The former, as the name suggests, tells Xingyue what to do. If the relevant instructions exist in Xingyue's database, then Xingyue can make them.

The latter is actually similar to playing games, and it is different from the brain wave sensing device used by normal mech warriors. For Ji Rong Xinyue, who is still a child, she is more suitable for the virtual reality sensing device that Ji Xinghe asked someone to help her transform.

With permission, Ji Rong Xinyue cautiously started using the voice interaction system.

"Xingyue, at twelve o'clock, walk ten meters."

"Yes."

When Xingyue responded, she had already started to move, and fully carried out Ji Rongxinyue's order to go. When she finally stopped, the position of her heels was exactly ten meters from the position of her toes when she started to move.

"Xingyue, turn around and maneuver at three o'clock."

"Yes."

"Xingyue, turn and maneuver on the spot at five o'clock."

"Yes."

With one sound after another, Xingyue executed simple maneuvers one after another. Simple voice operations can even make the mech automatically complete some non-standard tactical maneuvers, but speaking takes time, and the mecha's response is also It takes time, and this driving mode can never be used in real combat.

When Jirong Xinyue gradually got used to Xingyue's simple maneuvers, the shaking of the body's movements, and the relatively weak overload load, she finally began to try another operation mode.

The line of sight brought by the holographic eye mask has changed, and Jirong Xinyue suddenly feels that she has grown a lot taller and fatter, and her perspective has become that of Xingyue.

Ji Xinghe, who was also in the cockpit, looked at Ji Rong Xinyue. In his feeling, Ji Rong Xinyue seemed to be asleep at this moment.This feeling is not unfamiliar to him, it is similar to when he was playing virtual reality games on Azure Planet.

The biggest difference is that Star Glory is an operational competitive game. After entering the game world, players need to control their bodies in the virtual world to operate mechas and other war weapons in order to make the mechas active.

However, the virtual reality operating system that Ji Xinghe asked someone to help transform made Jirong Xinyue 'turn into' Xingyue. All her body movements in the virtual reality operating system were embodied on Xingyue's body.

The delay is very serious. The time difference between the two actions has reached three seconds. If it is an adult, there will also be a three-second delay. This is a technical problem, otherwise the Federation's mech operation mode will be replaced by this one.

A mecha that can perfectly restore human actions, and upgrade the power of human actions based on its own powerful power, can exert the maximum combat effectiveness of both humans and mechas at the same time.

The consumption of spirit is also very serious. Unlike the virtual game cabin used by Ji Xinghe on the blue star, the cockpit of the mecha must be equipped with a life support system, and it is difficult to slow down the consumption of consciousness entering the virtual world.

Also, human muscle memory will involuntarily work in the virtual reality world, so that some actions that are difficult for mechas to complete will either cause the mechas to not know how to perform them, or cause the mechas to fall directly on the ground. wait.

But these problems are not a problem for Xingyue and Jirong Xinyue. Ji Xinghe has never thought of letting the current Jirong Xinyue drive Xingyue to fight. ensure.

After half an hour, Xingyue, who was like a toddler, finally stopped, and Ji Rong Xinyue, who was sweating all over her forehead, took off her holographic blindfold. She is very tired now, but she is very happy now.

Because in her opinion, she is now fighting side by side with her grandfather.

"Shall we go back?"

"Okay." Ji Rong Xinyue hesitated: "Grandpa, can I still drive Xingyue in the future?"

"Of course, in half a month, grandpa can take you with him during Xingyue training. Every time grandpa finishes his training, he will give you 10 minutes to operate Xingyue."

"Great, thank you Grandpa, but why only 10 minutes? I drove 51 minutes today, is it because it's my birthday?"

"Today is a test of your limits and it turns out you can only drive 10 minutes a day, but don't worry, you're growing and you'll be driving longer."

During the conversation between the grandfather and grandson, Xingyue was driven back to the No. [-] living base by Ji Xinghe. Ji Rong Xinyue was very satisfied with the gift he gave to Ji Rong Xinyue, but the gift he gave to Ji Rong Xinyue was absolutely Not just this one.

When the cafeteria was about to close, Ji Xinghe brought Ji Rong Xinyue over, and he was going to take the small cake he pre-ordered.The time was completely in line with Ji Xinghe's plan, he didn't inform anyone, and there were very few people in the cafeteria at this time.

But when he came to the cafeteria, he found that a group of people had been waiting for them for a long time.They gathered around a simple dining table with a big birthday cake, a lot of snacks, fruits, and plastic flowers on the dining table.

They are Suhe, Shenmu, doctors and nurses in the medical area, representatives of soldiers in the training area, representatives of mechanics in the machine repair area, representatives of officials in the base...and 23 children.

"Xinxin, happy birthday."

People shouted happily, and gave the gifts they had prepared to Ji Rong Xinyue one after another. The astonished Ji Rong Xinyue subconsciously took the gifts, looked at Ji Xinghe in a panic, and found that Ji Xinghe seemed to be in a daze.

Following Ji Xinghe's line of sight, Ji Rong Xinyue's line of sight passed through the adults surrounding her, and saw her envious teammates.

"Old Ji, be happy. Everyone knows that Xinxin's birthday is today, so I made preparations a few days in advance, just to surprise Xinxin and you."

After Shen Mu delivered the presents, he came to Ji Xinghe's side, and looked at Ji Rong Xinyue surrounded by the crowd with an expression of asking for credit.

Su He was filming with a camera, and he also walked to Ji Xinghe's side.

"Why didn't you tell Xinxin to drive the mech earlier? After waiting for such a long time, the children can't wait to eat cake. Uh...Old Ji, why do I feel that you are a little unhappy?"

Ji Xinghe took a deep breath and said slowly: "This is actually very bad."

"Ah? What's wrong?" Shen Mu said in surprise: "My child's birthday, what's wrong with everyone being so lively? Even if it's wartime, we are the rear base. We always need some entertainment to relax our spirits. Every day is tense. Stretching people will cause trouble."

Su He also misunderstood: "Old Ji, you don't have to worry, everyone didn't delay for long, and didn't spend much money, it's just a wish."

"That's not what I meant." Ji Xinghe avoided the children and whispered, "It's not fair to them."

Su He was stunned, Shen Mu was stunned, and several people who could hear their conversation were also stunned.

"I can celebrate Xinxin's birthday, and you can celebrate Xinxin's birthday, but who can celebrate their birthdays? They all have birthdays." Ji Xinghe's tone was calm but full of resignation: "Fate has been very cruel to them. It's not fair, we should be fair to them."

"No wonder you ordered a very small cake. I thought you were reluctant..." Shen Mu's angle was still strange, but he knew very well that there are some things and sometimes you can't joke around, so he said seriously: " Why can't we give them birthdays? 24 kids, 24 birthdays, 24 cakes, what's the point? Guy, sometimes, you just think too much. Yeah, you don't have that much time, I may not have either, but someone does.”

Ji Xinghe was stunned.

Su He laughed: "Leave this matter to me. Speaking of which, I am the most idle person in the base. I will write down their birthdays in a while. From now on, we will follow today's standards. As for the need Don’t worry about the resources, I can apply and say I want to shoot a new program called 24 birthdays, or the children’s birthdays, and it will definitely pass.”

What Su He said was resources, not money, so no one blamed him for wanting to make a show at this time.Under normal circumstances, if you have money, you can buy the resources in the alien life base, just like the parts that Ji Xinghe needs to build Xingyue, but sometimes you can't.

Ji Xinghe's heart knot was finally untied, he nodded: "Okay, let's celebrate birthdays for each of them, and tell them now."

"Well, we'll tell them now."

The envious children finally cheered, and when they laughed happily, Ji Rong Xinyue, who was also really happy, waved his hand.

"This is our present. Let's unwrap and choose together. Each of us should have at least one gift."

The simple birthday party ended quickly. The cake was divided among the children, and no adults ate it. Many of them left early after giving the presents. It was not that it was too late to go back to rest, but that they wanted to Go work overtime.

Ji Xinghe sent the six children back to his residence, and returned to the machine repair area after settling them down. He also had to work overtime. In addition to the work arrangement in the task log, he had to complete the final upgrade of Xingyue alone .

He made great contributions to discovering the diamond-shaped metal body, but his military rank is still lieutenant because he chose the parts needed by Xingyue.

As time passed day by day, the war became more and more tense, and Ji Xinghe finally received a new mission.

"Lieutenant Ji Xinghe, the second orbital airborne experiment is about to begin. Your exclusive mecha has been repaired and transported to the space battleship Sanshuiyuan in advance. This time you will go to space in a single starship."

"it is good."

"that……"

"Is there anything else?"

"It's nothing, just... Cough, Lieutenant Ji, I heard that someone once lost only one move in your hand?"

"Huh?" Ji Xinghe frowned and thought: "If you're talking about one move, there are actually many people."

"Um...it seems to be the same reason. One move can be regarded as losing only one move. Damn, I was deceived and thought he was really a master."

"Who?"

"It's the pilot of the individual starship you're riding this time, a recruit."

Chapter 148 The Earl of the Empire

In the hangar of Base No. [-], next to an individual starship ready to go, stood a somewhat nervous recruit.Just because he was wearing protective clothing and a helmet, no one could see his nervous expression.

"Huang Shisan, I have worked so hard to win this mission for you. If you embarrass me, I will kill you when you come back."

The voice in his ear made Huang Shisan's nervousness dissipate a bit: "Boss, don't worry, I will definitely not embarrass you. Besides, you asked me to come over to carry out this task because of me. Is your training result the best? If I embarrass you, then no one under you will be able to save face for you. "

"Call me instructor."

"Yes, boss instructor."

There was no new sound coming from his ears. After Huang Shisan laughed a few times, his expression became serious again, because his passenger this time had already appeared in the hangar, and he recognized it at a glance.

Unlike the last ride on a spaceship, Ji Xinghe didn’t wear a space suit this time, but a protective suit for mech fighters, and there was no helmet on his head. The induction/protective helmets used by mechs are generally Put it in the cockpit of the mecha.

When the tall man walked out of the metal door, he naturally attracted some attention. His neat short hair and muscular figure made him look very energetic, which complemented his identity as a mech warrior. His gray temples People will be a little surprised.

Huang Shisan became nervous the moment he saw Ji Xinghe, but when Ji Xinghe approached, he was stunned when he saw the two wisps of white hair clearly. The Ji Xinghe he saw nine months ago was covered in black hair. The hair volume is also very thick, which makes him, a young man, envious, and wonders whether Ji Xinghe is 65 years old.

But now...

No, the New Year's Day in the federal calendar has passed, and he is already 66 years old. Isn't it normal to have some gray hair when he is one year older?

"Hello."

"Hello. Ah, that's not right." Huang Shisan stood at attention and saluted: "Reporting sir, Huang Zhengli, the individual starship pilot of the Transport Aviation Brigade of the First Orbital Airborne Corps of the Federal Longzhou Space Fleet, is here to report."

"Take a break."