Silicon Invasion

"Please enter your account number."

"ly********"

"Please enter your password."

""

"Please confirm your password."

""

"Name."

"Luo Jianyi."

"Age."

"42."

"Please verify your identity information."

"… …"

… …

Although it is now 2025, the emergence of Maikan has skewed the technology tree of Blue Star, causing the development and popularization of some technologies to lag behind.

For example, things like facial recognition are still high-tech in spy movies.

Thanks to this, although it wasn't his own ID card, Luo Rui successfully registered after some manipulations.

With an account, there was no need to say anything, he immediately made a deposit.

He conveniently linked his dad's card, and used his own mobile phone number for verification. These things aren't connected to big data yet, so it was easily done.

Luo Rui isn't short of money now. With a wave of his hand, he deposited a thousand yuan first…

Alright, Luo Rui really hasn't adapted to the life of a rich man yet.

Fortunately, in the game, a thousand yuan still has purchasing power. A Swift Rainbow mech costs 588 yuan. For the old Luo Rui, this would naturally be a bit expensive, but now, it's nothing.

After making a purchase, Luo Rui entered the online mode of "Ace Mech Pilot". Although it was his first time, the options were easy to understand, and Luo Rui had experience with other online games through extracurricular learning, so he quickly figured it out.

"Searching for a worthy opponent for you…"

"Match successful. Please select your mech."

"Swift Rainbow."

After a simple pre-battle phase.

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Launch!

The mech detached from the fixed frame and strode forward.

Southeast wind level 2, temperature 21, clear visibility…

"Number 8, scan the opponent's mech."

As usual, he first scouted what kind of mech the opponent had. At the same time, several small thrusters on the left side of the Swift Rainbow activated, shifting the mech sideways by more than ten meters to avoid being hit by a "one-hit kill".

Unfortunately, Luo Rui misjudged the situation. Not everyone was like him, having played online for so long and improved so much in a short period of time. Therefore, as the first match for a newly registered account, his opponent was predictable.

"Warrior 7?"

Looking at the observation screen on the right, the familiar mech allowed Luo Rui to recognize it at a glance.

Unfortunately, its condition wasn't very good at the moment. Its hands and feet seemed a little uncoordinated, and it walked with a stiff feeling, typical of a newbie using the beginner operation mode.

The first battle with a new machine and a new account was uninteresting. The opponent wasn't pretending to be a newbie, but was really a newbie. Until Luo Rui controlled the Swift Rainbow to come beside it, the Warrior 7 didn't react and was directly pierced through the cockpit by the three-meter longsword.

It's estimated that this player's game experience definitely wasn't good, and it's unknown if they will quit the game because of this.

The battle ended in a very short time. Luo Rui didn't expend much energy and immediately started the second match.

The second game experience was still not very good. The opponent's level was terrible. Luo Rui had to accept a reality helplessly, that he must raise his score to a certain level before he could meet opponents who could help him improve.

Since that's the case, he couldn't continue using the Swift Rainbow. It wasn't efficient at bullying newbies, and the sprinting process would also put a certain degree of burden on the body, weakening Luo Rui's ability to fight continuously.

Rich.

Capricious.

He deposited another thousand yuan.

Purchased a mech, Azure Bird.

Everything was ready. After a short pre-battle phase, the third battle began.

Although Luo Rui had used the free Eagle V-class humanoid mech before, and had used the "one-hit kill" tactic with mechs that weren't purely ranged attackers, he hadn't played with the Azure Bird, a specialized ranged attack mech.

The configuration he chose for the Azure Bird wasn't as extreme as Guoke's, but rather a more moderate and common one, with tracking missiles mounted on the left shoulder, recoilless cannons mounted on the right shoulder, and then a magazine.

Although it was his first time operating the Azure Bird, since his opponents were all noobs, referring to the level of the previous two matches, Luo Rui felt that even if he didn't use the ranged attack system, he could easily win with the mech's own alloy short blade.

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Launch!

Southeast wind level 3, temperature 15, light fog…

"Number 8, scan the opponent's mech."

The interval between games was too short, giving Luo Rui a feeling of going through the motions, but he still didn't forget to move the mech to avoid being ambushed.

Although the Azure Bird is a lightweight ranged attack mech, it only has front and rear thrusters. Although its mobility is not as good as the Swift Rainbow, it is much stronger than mechs like the Warrior 7 that rely on walking.

So it easily moved away from the starting position.

At this time, the feedback from the observation system had already appeared on the right screen. As expected, it was still a Warrior 7.

Looking at the dazed opponent, Luo Rui didn't waste time, and directly locked on with the fire control radar. The nine-shot tracking missiles trailed smoke and flew out.

After a violent explosion, there was a prompt for victory. The entire battle process didn't exceed half a minute.

The efficiency was beyond imagination.

Soon, the fourth, fifth, and sixth matches… all ended at about the same speed.

Luo Rui also realized why so many people liked "one-hit kill" and ranged attack mechs. This kind of indiscriminate bombing, watching the opponent's mech fragments fly around, and being ravaged into a mess, does produce a strange sense of pleasure.

Moreover, this kind of operation was not difficult for him at all. The locking of the tracking missiles was all completed with the help of the auxiliary AI system. In each match, he only needed to push the mech a few steps, and then press the launch button.

Winning a match can earn 10-20 points. Luo Rui kept winning until he had more than 600 points, and finally met an opponent who could resist a little.

An Eagle V-class humanoid mech, with a configuration similar to what Fatty used to play, was obviously a "one-hit kill" configuration for quickly earning points.

But when two ranged attack mechs collide, they are competing for each other's reaction and hand speed, and in these two aspects, Luo Rui now has absolute confidence.

The Swift Rainbow's tracking missiles flew out nearly 3 seconds faster than the opponent's. When the opponent's missiles were still halfway, the game over prompt popped up.

Luo Rui shook his head, feeling bored. He once again realized what it means to be lonely at the top.

The score quickly reached 1000 points. Luo Rui stopped. Although this kind of battle put very little strain on the body, he couldn't stand dozens of consecutive matches.

Luo Rui wasn't made of steel. Coupled with not sleeping all night yesterday, the lack of stimulation from the tension of battle made him feel increasingly tired.

So he had to rest for a while. Combining work and rest can better maintain his state.

After tidying up a bit and wiping his face, Luo Rui went out.

Today, he still had to go to Laizhi County to do a show with Liu Yu. Although he wasn't short of money now, he had already promised Liu Yu to cooperate with her until school started.

Now that there were no unforeseen circumstances, Luo Rui didn't want to break his promise.

In addition, he also needed to replenish his food. Luo Ma's "raising a son poorly" method had shaped his frugal attribute deep into his bones, allowing him to still instinctively seek the most cost-effective way.