"Old Ji sent a message; he wants us to go to the restaurant. He's treating us to a meal."Upon seeing the message notification on his wristband-like portable smart terminal, Shen Mu couldn't wait to start the navigation. Su He, who was beside him, also saw Ji Xinghe's message about the treat on his wristband.Treating guests to a meal was a tradition in Longzhou, but it was a rare luxury on an alien planet. As a war correspondent, Su He had been to alien planets multiple times, making him more aware of this than Shen Mu, who went to a research institute for further studies right after graduating from school and only came to the alien planet after acquiring a wealth of knowledge."Don't rush. Do you know how expensive it is to treat someone to a meal here?" Su He tapped on his wristband screen to send a message to Ji Xinghe while saying, "I'll try to talk him out of it. Here on the alien planet, we don't need to make a big deal out of it. We can just get a portion of food each at the c
Fortunately, Shen Mu was with them; otherwise, the four of them wouldn’t have been able to enter the mecha zone. Since it wasn’t mealtime yet, they decided to go see the mechas. However, each area within the base had its own access permissions, and those without the necessary permissions couldn't enter.Xin Xin, being too young, didn't understand why, and Ji Xinghe and Shen Mu only knew the rules without knowing the reasons. Only Su He, a war correspondent on his second visit to the alien planet, knew the details.“There used to be no access restrictions. Back then, the base wasn’t as big, and people could go wherever they wanted. The living space was so small that confining people too much would drive them crazy. But…”Su He glanced at Xin Xin, lowering his voice and speaking faster, “But people still went crazy. The pressure to survive here is immense, not just the pressure of living. Sometimes the front lines couldn't hold, and the Imperial forces could breach the base at any time.
"I really didn't cheat."Ji Xinghe, being a Glory King in the game Stellar Glory, naturally knew what cheating meant. Although he was sixty-five years old and felt somewhat out of touch with the times, he was actually able to keep up.Shen Mu's finger stopped at the profession information for a fitter. After clicking on it, there were four categories: Ordinary Fitter, Maintenance Fitter, Tool Fitter, and Fitter.The first three were normal fitter job types, and the skill levels were classified as Junior, Intermediate, Advanced, Technician, and Senior Technician. Ji Xinghe had all three fitter job types at the highest level, Senior Technician.But these three certificates, which Shen Mu thought ordinary people couldn't obtain in a lifetime, weren't what Ji Xinghe found the hardest to obtain, nor were they what shocked Shen Mu the most."Fitter? Level Eight?" Shen Mu looked at Ji Xinghe in disbelief. "Old Ji, if you didn't cheat, then you must have made this up when filling out your per
On the ground in the Mech Zone, there were clear markings, so Ji Xinghe and his group easily found Section 109. All work areas were divided into sections, with a total of 150 sections spread across a 50,000-square-meter area.As they approached, someone called out to them."What are you doing here?"Unlike the severe and official tone of the Colonel, the mech technicians' words were much more casual."Hey? This guy looks pretty old.""Stop staring and get back to work.""Oh."Only one young man reluctantly stepped forward to stop Ji Xinghe and his group, while the others continued their tasks without paying much attention. In fact, they didn't care about many things, like Ji Xinghe and Han Li's fight. No one in this mech zone had gone to watch, and it hadn’t been long enough for the news to spread. Otherwise, some people might have come out of curiosity."Hello, I saw you need a machinist." Ji Xinghe displayed his Level 8 Machinist certification on his wrist screen. "I'm here to apply
“Try?” Master Liu frowned. “Mr. Ji, mechas are not cars. You can't just 'try' fixing them. This concerns the lives of frontline soldiers, not just the mecha pilots... You've never dealt with mechas before, so I can't let you try.”The battles on the alien frontlines are not solely between the Federation and the Empire's mecha units. Although various high-tech weapons from the Federation can't be used effectively on the alien planet due to numerous reasons, ordinary soldiers have to wear spacesuits weighing up to 60kg on the surface. These suits are very bulky, but the soldiers still manage to cooperate with the mecha pilots.In short, they have to overcome many difficulties, but it's easier said than done. The difficulties they face often require them to gamble with their lives. It is their willingness to sacrifice that makes people like Master Liu value their lives even more.Shen Mu was anxious and was about to explain, but Ji Xinghe stopped him. He couldn't always rely on others to
"Stop."Ji Xinghe, holding Xinxin's hand, stood behind Shen Mu. Just as Shen Mu was about to scroll back up, Ji Xinghe spoke, "This one."Shen Mu's finger paused on the third-to-last item in the 109th Operation Area's demand list: a repair project. The system's estimated completion time was 864 hours. These hours are in Blue Star's time units, as the day-night cycle on the alien planet is completely different from Blue Star's. Although the time isn't a direct result of the base's AI program combined with advanced technologies like robotic arms and machine tools, the wait time of 864 hours mainly represents the queue, indicating the high difficulty of this repair."Old Ji, can you handle it?" Shen Mu glanced at Liu Shifu and whispered, "This goes beyond the level of an eighth-level fitter. Even if your hands don't shake, it might still be too much."Ji Xinghe noticed Liu Shifu listening in and suddenly regretted his earlier bravado. However, having already boasted, he had no choice but
The canteen at Base Six suddenly became lively because an old man came in, leading a little girl. As the two lined up to get their food, they attracted the attention of hundreds, sparking many hushed discussions."That's him, that's him. It's really him.""Who?""A peerless master.""A peerless master?""Oh, I forgot you were working and didn't see it. Let me tell you, a spaceship from Azure Star arrived today with a thousand people. As soon as they got off the spaceship, they wanted to fight.""Fight?""Yes, this old man, oh no, this peerless master fought.""Did you secretly drink? Let me smell your breath.""Get lost, I'm not joking. Even though this old man looks old, just look at his height and build; he's a human weapon.""You mean this old man can fight? At his age?""It's not just my opinion; it's a fact. Do you know who his opponent was?""Who?""Han Li.""Han Li? The name sounds familiar.""Special-grade mech warrior, Major Han Li with seventy-three golden stars on his perso
The furious Shen Mu was not actually angry, but rather extremely excited. He had been excited since running into the canteen because the testing on the other side had been completed. Ji Xinghe really had fixed the damaged component, so he had run all the way to tell Ji Xinghe the good news, leaving Su He behind.After running into the canteen and seeing what Ji Xinghe was doing, Shen Mu became even more excited. He was about to rush over and shout but suddenly stopped in his tracks, standing there dumbfounded like an idiot because he saw that the second lieutenant being examined by Ji Xinghe, who might take the chance to become Ji Xinghe's second apprentice, was a cripple.A cripple was almost impossible to come to an alien planet, let alone become a mech warrior. The brand-new mechanical prosthetic leg was spotless, indicating it was newly fitted, suggesting this mech warrior was not originally a cripple.He was originally a mech warrior with intact limbs, strong physical fitness, an