Ji Xinghe's safe return with three golden stars became the most talked-about news at Base Six in recent days. But what really mattered to Ji Xinghe was that he brought back enough special medicine.Not only for Xin Xin but also for other children. The total amount was sufficient for all children at Base Six who needed it for six months. Initially, Ji Xinghe only got a three-month supply, but thanks to Jackson's payment of 100,000 contribution points, he had enough to buy an additional three-month supply before leaving.He wanted to give it for free, but the medical area at Base Six refused to take it without compensation. The contribution points were non-negotiable. Some parents came to thank him and brought gifts."Thank you, but I can't accept these.""This is a gift for the children, and I should be the one thanking you."After some polite exchanges, the woman who brought the gifts didn't leave. She watched her daughter and Xin Xin carry trays to the cafeteria's dish return area. A

Ji Xinghe also watched his documentary.“There are failures, victories, talent, hard work, learning, and growth...” Su He explained beside him, “The government doesn't want everyone to join the military. They can't afford to support so many soldiers, and they don't want people to become overly arrogant, thinking Imperial mechs are easy to defeat. They showcased your talent and hard work to emphasize that failure is due to these factors. That's why your battles with Major Han Li and Major Jackson were not shown, especially Han Li’s words before your disarming fight, which were edited out. It's actually beneficial…”Ji Xinghe remained silent. Su He continued, “They also want you to record an additional interview about martial arts.”“What should I say?”“Just tell everyone not to overly believe in martial arts. Spending decades practicing martial arts is less beneficial than learning knowledge and honing mech piloting skills. Not everyone has your talent to balance martial arts with oth

Saying they were going to build a mech was one thing, but it wasn’t easy to get started. Jixinghe couldn’t build a non-Federation-standard mech on his own.While waiting for Shen Mu, Master Liu, and the others to finish their work, Jixinghe didn’t rest. He continued to do what he could in the mech area and used the gaps in time to refine the design of Xing Yue. Compared to when he designed Old Man’s Joy, Jixinghe’s understanding of mechs had vastly improved. Many of his previous design insistences now seemed to affirm what Shen Mu had said during their argument on the spaceship.“You really think your amateur methods are better than the Federation’s top mech designers? You think one person’s ideas can be more comprehensive than the collective efforts of a million professionals? You think you, who have never piloted a real mech, understand our needs better than the mech warriors?”Now, Jixinghe wasn’t just an amateur. He had acquired formal theoretical knowledge from Shen Mu and Master

The original plan to complete Xingyue in two days is now impossible. The initial plan had Ji Xinghe personally constructing the mech, but due to various reasons, he found himself in the combat zone of Base Six and then idled away due to further reasons.Like him, there were 62 other mech warriors, but Base Six currently had only 31 operational mechs. Just now there were 33; during the process of Ji Xinghe moving from the mech repair zone to the combat zone, another mech was damaged and towed away for repairs, and one was currently missing.Sitting next to Ji Xinghe was Instructor Li, sitting upright and staring intently at a corner of the large screen. This was the standby zone in Base Six's combat area. The holographic screen displayed the command center and observable scenes of the base’s perimeter, but the current dust storm made the outside view indistinguishable.Instructor Li was focused on a radar-like image in the screen’s corner. In the circular region, there were 21 green do

The battle erupted because there was no retreat.The rapid fire of machine guns suddenly resounded, coming from the shoulder of the Imperial mech. The charging Imperial mech used its long-range weapons first. If not for the short distance and the high speed of the charge, it would have certainly chosen to launch missiles instead.Compared to the previous encounter, this Imperial mech treated Ji Xinghe with much more caution because this time, his mech bore three golden stars.The sound of bullets clattering against the outer armor was like rain on a tank, only sparking countless tiny flames. Ji Xinghe, shielding his mech's head with one hand, did not slow his charge. The sixty-meter distance quickly vanished as both mechs charged at each other.A six-meter-long spear seemed poised to strike Ji Xinghe's mech, but Ji Xinghe suddenly maneuvered his mech to sidestep. The mech's metallic feet moved with agility, allowing the towering mech to pivot and sidestep the spear.Completing this ma