cadet

Humanoid mechs have three weaknesses.

The first weak point is the abdomen. This is the power source of the humanoid mecha. The energy to drive the mecha is stored here. However, the location of the abdomen usually gets the driver's extra attention, so it is difficult to attack and sneak attack.

The second weak point is the chest. This is where the cockpit of the mecha is located. The shield on the chest of the armor is two pieces of hard and thick alloy metal, it is not advisable to attack directly here.

The third weak point is the neck. There are many energy lines that control the mech's body through the neck. As long as these lines are cut off, part of the mech's body will lose control directly!

Since Lin Yuan registered Yuanyuan's account when he was ten years old, he has been playing mecha battles online whenever he has time. Because the points are not enough and the winning rate is not high, he has been operating humanoid mechas on the online battle platform. He is most proficient in the humanoid mecha, pulling out the electromagnetic knife and slashing at the opponent's neck. This is his most common starting move in battle.

It can be said that this knife is full of fighting spirit and momentum - if the shining electromagnetic knife successfully cuts to the opponent's throat, it can definitely cut off the line at the throat directly!

Rosen glanced at the screen in front of him lightly, his face still expressionless, and quickly pressed a few commands on the console with his slender and powerful fingers, only to see that the black mech suddenly raised its arm and held Lin Yuan precisely. The cutting edge!

With a "crack", the fierce impact wiped out dazzling sparks in the air!

Lin Yuan didn't expect that the opponent would dare to block with his arms!

There is indeed a shield on the arm of the mech that is as hard as the metal on the chest, and the electromagnetic knife cannot be split at all. However, Lin Yuan's shooting speed is fast enough, and it is necessary to accurately let that part in such an emergency situation. Aiming the shield at the blade obviously requires a very precise prediction ability!

——That’s right, it’s a prediction!

At the moment he shot, he had even judged the final landing point of the electromagnetic knife!

——This is definitely a rare master!

Lin Yuan felt a chill in his heart, and immediately raised his vigilance. Taking advantage of the weakness exposed at the moment when the opponent stretched out his arms to block, he opened the light energy bomb launcher without hesitation, aimed at the opponent's abdomen, and blasted directly at the opponent's abdomen!

At such a short distance, the light energy projectile can obviously hit it...

But the amazing thing is that the opponent's driver seemed to have guessed his own style of play again. Almost at the moment he was about to activate the light energy bomb, he immediately turned sideways and jumped, and walked around behind him at the same time. He suddenly drew out the weapon on his back—raised the knife with his hand and dropped it, and with one strike, the energy circuit of the white mech was cut off by him!

A prompt "Battle is over" popped up on the screen... I lost in less than 30 seconds.

Lin Yuan sat blankly in the cockpit, completely unaware of what was going on.

He moves too fast...

And that accurate, terrifying prediction...

When you just thought of doing an action, he has already guessed what you are going to do, calculated the final landing point of the action, and planned the counterattack in advance.When you excitedly thought that you could succeed with one blow, he had already planned a strategy to avoid your attack, and immediately seized your loopholes to give a deadly counterattack!

——This is the predictive ability of the top masters to make the opponent so frightened that they lose their fighting spirit!

Lin Yuan didn't see clearly how he got around behind.

Before the light energy bombs of his mecha could be fully activated, the wires on the neck were suddenly severed.

This person is too powerful, he is not at the same level at all, and I have almost no chance of winning in front of him.

Fortunately, this is only a simulated training room, so casualties will inevitably occur during the training. The rules of the battle here are similar to those of an online platform, and a virtual environment and images will be simulated for the battle. The real mechs and drivers will not be harmed.

Otherwise, if it was on the battlefield, the knife just now... I would have died long ago, right?

Lin Yuan was stunned for a while, then he heard a cold voice next to his ear——

"Based on your level, do you still want to participate in the mech competition?"

The voice transmitted through the mech's communicator was suppressed very low, the cold tone without any emotion echoed in the empty room, and to Lin Yuan's ears it was like a taunt from Chiguoguo.

Lin Yuan took a deep breath and said unconvinced: "Come again!"

Lin Yuan swung his knife and rushed towards him again. This time, he didn't even touch the opponent's side. As soon as he got close, he was punched directly in the abdomen by the opponent. Immediately after he swept over with his leg, Lin Yuan's white mecha directly Was swept a dog to eat shit.

Lin Yuan: "..."

Fortunately, it was only a virtual image, otherwise the driver would have fallen unconscious even if he fell down like that.

"...come again!"

Unconvinced, Lin Yuan rushed up again, this time he couldn't even get close, and was shot off his head by the opponent.

"...come again!"

Lin Yuan was not discouraged, and the more he fought, the more courageous he became. The opponent was too strong, which aroused Lin Yuan's unyielding fighting spirit.Anyway, it's just a simulated battle, and it won't matter if you lose. Lin Yuan has never been afraid of losing.

Lin Yuan rushed over repeatedly with great interest, and was then decisively killed by the opponent with various means.

After losing ten times in a row, Lin Yuan is still very brave...

Caesar couldn't see it anymore.

At first I thought that the marshal would not be serious, but unexpectedly, the marshal was merciless when playing a duel with a student. Poor Lin Yuan was beaten helplessly, and he circled around the opponent, but experienced all kinds of things. The simple, neat, decisive way to die...

Being beaten to the ground again, Lin Yuan wanted to come again, but the other party suddenly said: "Stop beating, your level is too poor."

"..."

Lin Yuan's face turned red involuntarily.

He is indeed a rookie, he has absolutely no chance of winning under his command, and he should be ridiculed by the opponent for his poor level.

Lin Yuan withdrew his finger from the bridge, stretched out his hand to scratch his hair, and said seriously: "You are really strong. I don't have enough experience in actual combat. I usually practice online. I have never seen an opponent as powerful as you. .”

Lin Yuan paused, then raised his head and said with a smile: "As for the competition, I signed up to participate, just to try it out. The most important thing is to meet the masters from all walks of life. I don't want to get a ranking. The most important thing is to participate. !"

Rosen: "..."

Looking at the boy's mouth curled up and smiling on the holographic screen captured by the black dragon, a string in Rosen's heart seemed to be gently touched suddenly.

——This kid is strong and courageous.

He refuses to admit defeat and is not afraid of losing.What's even more rare is that he is always so optimistic and free-spirited. Even though he has lost more than ten times in a row, he is still full of fighting spirit.If it were someone else, he would definitely be dejected and lose confidence if he was beaten to the ground, but he frankly admitted the opponent's strengths and his own shortcomings, and was in the mood to joke around.

Facing the black and clear eyes of the boy in his memory, Luo Sen's heart suddenly softened, and he couldn't help but said: "Actually, you are very good."

Lin Yuan, who was praised by the master, was a little flattered, he was taken aback for a moment, and then said: "I... am I not bad?"

"Well." Rosen said lightly, "Although you were completely defeated in the previous match, at least you never made the same mistake a second time. You have a strong learning ability and quick reaction. There is still a lot of room for improvement if you practice a lot.”

"..." Lin Yuan blushed a little from the praise, scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "Thank you."

Seeing the cute boy scratching his hair with a blushing face, the corners of Rosen's lips could not help but rise slightly.

Sensible children are really likable.

Rosen slowed down his voice and said, "Actually, your thinking is not wrong, it's just that your operation is not precise enough. You have some bad habits before you make a shot, and it is easy for the opponent to predict your actions."

Caesar looked in the direction of the black dragon in shock—is the Marshal going to teach on the spot?

If this kind of thing gets out, no one will believe it!

The marshal with an indifferent personality always looks like a moving robot with a deadpan face. He rarely talks so much with others, let alone instructing a student himself...

It's incredible that Lin Yuan actually taught Lin Yuan on the spot today!

Caesar thought with some doubts: Could it be that the Marshal recognized Lin Yuan?That's why I put down my airs and gave some guidance?

In fact, Rosen himself didn't quite understand why today was so abnormal.

Just looking into the boy's dark eyes, a soft emotion suddenly spread from the bottom of his heart.

This child always reminded him of Ling Yu.

Like Ling Yu, he has black hair and black eyes and a delicate appearance, like Ling Yu's personality that is not afraid of defeat, just like Ling Yu, he is brave, serious and strong... and like Ling Yu, he is of Asian descent, even the pronunciation of his name is different. almost.

The young man has too many similarities with Ling Yu.

Rosen couldn't help but want to teach this child, so that he would have fewer twists and turns in his growth.

Thinking of this, Rosen continued to explain patiently: "It's not the best choice for you to take out the weapon directly. The attack power of the weapon is limited. It's better to draw a fatal blow suddenly when you are not expecting it. Otherwise, When you take out your weapon, it is easy to be highly guarded by the opponent, and a heavy weapon will become your burden... You know, the weapon hidden behind is the most dangerous."

"Also, don't just think about how to play a set of combos. During the game, the opponent will not follow your thinking. You have to be prepared for any change. When you are not absolutely sure, your mecha It’s best to put on a defensive posture, don’t attack the opponent desperately, let alone be influenced by the opponent, calm down and think about what you should do.”

Lin Yuan immediately nodded understandingly: "I see, I have been trying to attack you proactively just now, but every time I lose, you are looking for opportunities to seize my weakness while defending, and in turn kill me with a single blow. Defensive and counterattack style of play is more likely to win by surprise! Right?"

Rosen couldn't help raising the corners of his lips.

This kid is really clever, and he can understand everything.Suzaku recognized him as his master, obviously he was indeed very talented, his learning ability and comprehension ability were amazingly strong.

Rosen couldn't help admiring: "Yes, you are very smart."

Lin Yuan smiled and said: "I have written down what you said, thank you!" Lin Yuan paused, "By the way, are you the senior of the Mecha Control Department? Your level is really too strong Why don't I invite you to have a supper later? Tell me about the other mechs, okay?"

Rosen: "..."

The young man's pleading voice made Rosen so soft that he almost agreed.

It's so weird, this feeling...

This child can always feel the shadow of Ling Yu, probably because he really misses that person so much?

Rosen was silent for a moment before he opened his mouth and said, "Can I ask you a question... Who are your parents? Who taught you how to operate mechas?"

The other party's question was a bit abrupt, but Lin Yuan didn't mind, and replied calmly: "My father was a soldier and died when I was very young. I live with my mother and sister. As for the mecha..." Lin Yuan Yuan blushed in embarrassment, "No one taught me, I learned it by myself. I usually spend time practicing on the online battle platform, so my level is relatively poor."

"..." Rosen never thought that this young man would grow up in such a difficult environment. Hearing that his father passed away when he was very young, Rosen felt inexplicably distressed.

Probably because of nature, growing up in such a single-parent family honed his brave character?

Rosen suddenly realized that he actually liked this child more and more.

From the bottom of his heart, he still had some feelings of repulsion towards Suzaku's new owner. After all, Suzaku is Ling Yu's mecha, which has special meaning to Ling Yu.In Luo Sen's heart, apart from Ling Yu, no one else is qualified to own Suzaku.

However, after seeing Lin Yuan, Luo Sen found that the rejection in his heart gradually decreased unconsciously.

At this moment, seeing Lin Yuan blushing and smiling, Luo Sen easily recognized this boy in his heart.

——Since he is Suzaku's recognized master, he naturally has his unique features.Perhaps it would be a good choice to entrust Suzaku to this hard-working young man?

——If Ling Yu is still there, he should also like this child very much, right?

Thinking of this, Rosen finally took a deep breath, and said calmly: "Forget about supper, I still have some things to do today, I have to go first. At this time tomorrow night, I will wait for you in the training room."

... Does this master mean to continue to guide himself?

Lin Yuan immediately nodded excitedly and said, "Great! Then you go to work first, see you tomorrow night!"

The mysterious master quickly drove the mecha out of the training room.

It was already very late, Lin Yuan didn't practice anymore, and went back to the dormitory with Caesar directly.

Walking on the road, Lin Yuan finally couldn't help but asked in doubt: "Caesar, where did you find this person? He is so powerful, even more powerful than the master I recognized on the Internet."

Caesar: "..."

I really don't know how to explain it.

In order not to make Lin Yuan feel pressured, Marshal Rosen deliberately concealed his identity, and disguised the black dragon as a C-level mecha to fight against him, just to see Lin Yuan's level.Caesar didn't tell Lin Yuan about Suzaku. He wanted to give Lin Yuan a surprise, but now it turned out that he didn't know how to make up the lie.

Caesar was silent for a moment, and could only cough, pretending to be calm and said: "That expert... ahem, he is a third-year senior in the mecha control department. His level of mecha operation is definitely one of the best in our school."

Even in the entire empire is one of the best.

That was Rosen, the commander in chief of the armed forces, even if he was himself, he might not be his opponent.

Lin Yuan nodded thoughtfully, "Oh, so it's the senior of the Mecha Control Department."

No wonder it is so powerful, the Department of Mecha Control specializes in learning mecha control, and its level is naturally much higher than that of amateurs like Lin Yuan.However, what puzzled Lin Yuan was...

That voice, if it's a senior, doesn't it seem a little too mature?

It seemed to be the voice of an adult man, and the deep voice sounded particularly nice.

——Also, where did that voice seem to be heard?

When the Pearl spaceship was hijacked by the Strand Federation enemy forces, the voice of Marshal Rosen, the leader of the Honor Legion who appeared in time and rescued the entire spaceship people, seemed to be a bit similar to that person just now?

--impossible?Why did the marshal come here and personally instruct him to operate the mecha?

——That's right, I must be hallucinating myself!

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After Rosen left the training room, he went directly to the residential area of ​​the San Romia Military Academy.

After going through the security verification at the door, I went to room C017, rang the doorbell, and soon someone opened the door. It was a young girl with two lovely dimples on her face when she smiled.

The girl looked at the man in front of her suspiciously, "Hi, who are you looking for?"

Before Rosen could answer, Irene who heard the voice hurried over and said to the girl, "Bosha, you go back to your room. This guest is here to find your father."

"Oh." Bertha smiled at Rosen, then obediently turned and went back to her room.

Then Irene said embarrassingly: "Marshal, I'm sorry, I was preparing supper in the kitchen just now, and I didn't hear the doorbell. She doesn't know you, Bosha, don't mind, please come in."

Rosen said calmly, "It's okay."

Walking into the room with Irene, and sat down on the sofa in the living room, Rosen glanced at the door that the girl turned and closed, and asked, "The child who opened the door just now is your daughter with Knox? Did you have it today?" "

Irene smiled and said, "Yes, her name is Bosha. Her birthday was just a few days ago."

After the Night Legion was disbanded, Rosen invited Knox and Irene to serve in the Legion of Glory, but Knox declined. The couple came to San Romia Military Academy together and became two ordinary instructors.

Time passed too fast, and in a blink of an eye, their children were all dead.

If Ling Yu hadn't escaped from Cepheus back then, his and Ling Yu's children should be the same age as Bosha, which happened to be.It's a pity that before that child was born,...

Thinking of this, I couldn't help feeling a little pain in my heart. Rosen calmed down, looked at Irene and said, "Where's Knox?"

Irene hurriedly said, "He's gone shopping, he'll be right back."

As soon as the words fell, there was a sound of opening the door. Knox walked in with a midnight snack and handed it to his wife. Irene immediately turned and went to the kitchen to prepare food.

"Marshal." Knox came over and sat down on the sofa, his face still as serious as he remembered.

Rosen looked at this familiar face, was silent for a while, and then said: "There is no need to prepare a special supper, I came to see you, just want to chat casually."

Knox quickly said: "Marshal is too polite, I haven't seen you for a long time, so we should treat you well when you come here."

The two fell silent at the same time.

Suddenly seeing an old friend whom I haven't seen for many years, I don't know what to say.Especially Knox, always felt that he violated General Ling Yu's order and let Rosen go to the cell to mark him. He had failed the general's trust. Always a little uncomfortable.

After a moment of silence, Rosen opened his mouth and said, "You will be in charge of the first month's military training of the command department this year, right?"

Knox nodded, "Yes."

Rosen asked, "Is there a student named Lin Yuan in Class [-] of the Conducting Department?"

Knox said in surprise, "How do you know? Lin Yuan is the monitor of Class One."

Rosen said indifferently: "I saw Prince Caesar today, and I heard him mention it. That Lin Yuan... what do you think?"

Knox hurriedly said: "Lin Yuan is a very serious and hard-working student, and he scored [-] points in the entrance examination. As a Beta, he managed the entire class in an orderly manner during the past few days as the class monitor. He has a cheerful personality and a good temper. Many Alphas were still unconvinced at first, but now, all the students in the class have recognized this class leader."

Knox paused for a moment, then asked doubtfully, "Why did the Marshal suddenly ask about Lin Yuan?"

Rosen was silent for a moment before whispering, "That kid... looks a bit like him."

Of course Knox knew who "he" was referring to, and he couldn't help asking in surprise, "Have you met Lin Yuan?"

Rosen nodded, and looked back at Knox, "You also noticed it, right? Lin Yuan is very similar to Ling Yu from back then, especially his eyes, which are very similar to him... probably because they are of Asian descent."

"..." Knox didn't know what to say.

Indeed, when he saw Lin Yuan for the first time, he almost thought he saw Ling Yu.

In fact, their appearances are not very similar, but they look very similar. They seem to have a lot in common, especially those clear and bright black eyes.

Rosen continued: "I like Lin Yuan very much. During the three years he was in school, I asked Erin to take care of him more. If you have any questions, remember to respond to me in time."

Knox asked in surprise, "Could it be... the Marshal means..."

Rosen nodded: "I want to let him join the Guards Battalion of the Legion of Glory after he graduates."

The Guards Battalion, equivalent to the personal guard of the regiment commander, is the unit closest to the supreme commander of the regiment.

Luo Sen obviously wanted to transfer Lin Yuan directly to his side.

There are many large and small legions in the empire. Every year after the military students graduate, the military department will assign them to serve in different legions. Students with powerful families will naturally be assigned to good legions, while those who have no backing and background Students are often assigned to that kind of desolate planet as a soldier, or sent directly to the front line.

Rosen's words almost gave Lin Yuan a ticket to the best legion in the empire.

This man has a reticent and indifferent personality, and he rarely takes the initiative to care about others, let alone a military student... Now, he actually came here for Lin Yuan...

It can be seen how much he attaches importance to this child Lin Yuan.

Knox was shocked for a moment, and immediately said: "I know what to do, don't worry, Marshal!"

Rosen just nodded.

Lin Yuan is a Beta. It is a good thing to be excellent in all aspects, but his family background is too ordinary. In a place like San Romia Military Academy where there are too many high-ranking and aristocratic children, children from poor backgrounds are easily bullied.

This was the case with Ling Yu back then, because he was a Beta with no background, and his road to joining the Legion was full of twists and turns. After graduation, he was directly assigned to the Vanguard Battalion Reserve Regiment of the Night Legion, and he went to the front line within a year. If he was not strong His ability, maybe he had died in battle like many young soldiers before he had time to shine.

The military department is actually a very complicated place.

This young man named Lin Yuan has a personality and background similar to Ling Yu's.

Back then, I couldn't protect Ling Yu well, but now, with my ability, being able to protect such a young man who looks like Ling Yu well may be regarded as fulfilling one of my wishes.

Thinking of the cute boy scratching his hair with a blushing face, Rosen couldn't help feeling soft in his heart.

Lin Yuan's family was poor, he had no backer, and he had a simple personality. It was too easy for such a child to suffer in the military.A large part of the promotion system for military officials depends on the inheritance of blood. It is difficult for Betas like Lin Yuan who come from an ordinary background to be reused in the military. .

Lin Yuan is only a first-year student now, and the road ahead is still long.

——It’s okay, I’m still here.

——From today onwards, I will be your strongest backer.