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 final design of Xingyue didn't resemble a shooting star or a crescent moon as Shen Mu initially suggested, but rather looked like a full moon."So chubby," Shen Mu thought of the initial design of the Old Man's Joy by Ji Xinghe. Compared to that, Xingyue, without its wheels and stacked bulk, looked quite similar overall."No choice, these discarded parts are too useless to support a slimmer design. We had to make it chubbier. But being chubby has its advantages—better defense and enhanced endurance. We can carry more oxygen and nutrients needed for the pilot's survival. In short... more blessings for the chubby ones, even for mechas, hahaha..."Master Liu couldn't help but chuckle as he looked at the 3D model of Xingyue. In all his years, he had never seen such a chubby mecha design. It was widely known that larger sizes meant less agility, and agility was crucial for mechas.Beside him, Su He also examined the 3D model, struggling to make sense of it."Even though Xingyue is chub
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
"Why?"Lieutenant Colonel Chen Xun looked at Instructor Li with an expressionless face. Instructor Li widened his eyes and stared straight ahead, "I have the authority.""I know, so I'm asking why?""Because none of them are as strong as Lao Ji. Sir, you might not be able to tell because you're not a professional, but I am, and I can tell. Among the four remaining mechs, only one is a sixteenth-generation standard mech, which Lao Ji is most proficient in. He has fought three enemies at once with this type of mech and tied with Major Jackson, a top-grade mech warrior. Also... Lao Ji wants to pilot a mech. He wants to fight. He wants to kill every last Imperial ape and monkey."Lieutenant Colonel Chen Xun stared at Instructor Li in silence for a moment before turning and leaving. Only after he left did Instructor Li realize that his back was already soaked with sweat.Turning back to the standby area, Instructor Li sat down and stared at the large screen, feeling even more anxious than
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
"Old Ji? Old Ji?""I'm here.""How many?""Two.""Hang on, run towards your seven o'clock direction, 700 meters, I'm running, we're running.""No need, you can slow down.""Huh?""I've taken care of it.""Two? Both taken care of?""Yes."The shortwave communication channel within the mechs suddenly fell silent, with only inexplicable thudding sounds echoing intermittently. As the communication intermittently resumed, Command Center Six received related data transmitted by Ji Xinghe's mech, and silence pervaded the command center as well. They understood the reason for those thudding sounds: it wasn't the mech's footsteps but the sound of Ji Xinghe controlling his mech's fists, pounding one after another on the Imperial mech's cockpit."Ji Xinghe, stop the attack, immediately stop the attack," Major Chen Xun's expression turned intense as he shouted urgently, "Prisoners, we need prisoners, we need information."The thudding sounds continued unabated. On the command room's large screen,
"Where is my grandpa?"Just returning from school, Ji Rong Xinyue asked Su He, who came to pick her up, with a calm expression. It seemed as though she didn't know that Imperial mechs had appeared outside the base, but Su He knew very well that she was already aware. Everyone at Base 6 knew by now."Your grandpa went out in his mech to fight the Imperial apes," Su He replied, feeling a bit uneasy.Ji Rong Xinyue's reaction was unexpected. Her expression remained calm, but her tightly clenched fists revealed her tension."Grandpa will definitely smash those apes' heads."This time, Su He didn't correct Ji Rong Xinyue's words. Instead, he nodded seriously and then tried to take her to the command center. However, this time he failed to hold her hand. Ji Rong Xinyue walked beside him with her head down, fists still clenched and pressed against her body. Her words were mature, but her actions conveyed her inner protest.Su He sighed inwardly and could only walk slowly ahead, occasionally
In the second episode of *The Old Man and the Sea of Stars*, the questions Jixinghe asked Lame and Blind during his charge and fight in the Grand Canyon were not aired. Instead, they were muted.Ignoring and disobeying orders are major taboos, even though sometimes they can be justified after the fact, but these instances are very rare. Some can prove themselves with their strength, but such people are also rare.The Federation doesn’t want the young people who join the army because of Jixinghe to make wrong decisions at critical moments because of him. A single misstep, though seemingly small, can potentially lead to widespread turmoil.But the mecha warriors at Base 6, whether those who had already left or the newcomers, had all seen the complete mecha combat footage from the Grand Canyon. They had clearly heard the two questions Jixinghe asked.He asked Lame: Do you trust me?He asked both Lame and Blind: Do you trust me?At this moment, the two young mecha warriors in the dust sto