"Where's Ji Xinghe?"The captain, just finished with his tasks, stepped out of the Xinyuehu battleship once more and found that Ji Xinghe and his team members were nowhere to be seen."They left.""Left? Wasn't he supposed to help us repair the mechas and the battleship? How could they just leave before finishing the job?""He said his suit was running low on oxygen and that the temperature control system was about to fail.""Didn't I say we have long-endurance suits? Why didn't you give him one? He's dismantling those mechas faster than our mechanics! How could you be so stingy with a suit? What's wrong with you?""Well..."Faced with the captain's questioning, the personnel involved were at a loss for words. They could only pull up footage from the battlefield recorder on their comms and send it to the captain.The captain was stunned as soon as he saw it. It was the image of Ji Xinghe's team leaving. Aside from Ji Xinghe's mecha, the other four were all loaded with various parts, t
The convoy from Base No. 6 to Base No. 5 had safely arrived within three hours. However, many people in the convoy did not disperse to their designated positions after conducting routine checks, cleaning, and disinfection processes.By an observation porthole in a corridor, Ji Rong Xinyue occasionally stood on tiptoe to look out, as the porthole was somewhat high for her. Behind her stood more than half of the convoy’s members. After arriving at Base No. 5, they had not been assigned new tasks. Though they could have chosen to rest after the long journey, they chose instead to stay close to Ji Rong Xinyue.A six-year-old girl with no power or influence except for her grandfather was surrounded by a group of important individuals who needed to be relocated early. It seemed unusual, but because she was Ji Rong Xinyue, she was adored by everyone.“Is that… Grandpa and the others?”Ji Rong Xinyue suddenly exclaimed in surprise, her hands gripping the edge of the porthole as she tried to s
Jixinghe's mecha repair tasks, scheduled for tonight just like Shen Mu's, involved only damaged mechas that would be transported in the evening. Daytime transport convoys were likely to be detected, while at night, there was no need for headlights; drivers could use night vision goggles. The desolate surface of the alien planet had few obstacles, and the special environment made any traces of vehicle tracks disappear by dawn.If the transport distance was too long for one night, the convoy would find a place to hide and rest during the day and resume their journey when night fell again. Jixinghe’s convoy was able to travel during the day due to their small target and the presence of interference and stealth devices.Without mechas to repair, Jixinghe, who had originally planned to sort through his spoils, temporarily separated from Su He, Shen Mu, and the later-arriving Su Chuan Yun."You all go ahead. I’ll take care of sorting out your spoils," Jixinghe said.Shen Mu took Su Chuan Yu
Hearing Jixinghe's extremely selfish words, Wang Wei calmed down, as he suddenly remembered why Jixinghe had participated in the recruitment assessment and what he had done before that.This 65-year-old man originally harbored a death wish, but he was willing to agree to Tu Yuan's middle strategy because of Jixing Rongxinyue. He was already prepared to die, so what did it matter to him how the world turned out? The person who made him care about this world again was Jixing Rongxinyue.After a brief moment of contemplation, Wang Wei operated his wristband and projected some data onto the holographic screen on his desk."Take a look."Jixinghe began to read, and the more he read, the more uneasy he felt. The cold indifference he had just displayed, in which he seemed unwilling to protect this world, melted away, and he became like an ordinary 65-year-old man who had suddenly arrived on an alien planet.Wang Wei spoke softly: "The Federation banned childbirth on alien planets many years
The video ended, showing the fierce Imperial Prince finally succumbing to unconsciousness after being hit by over a dozen tranquilizer darts. Jixinghe had seen these tranquilizer guns before; the Imperial noble gorilla he had previously captured was knocked out by just one such dart and reportedly hadn't woken up even after being transported to Base Six and locked in a cell.But this Imperial Prince gorilla had not only been hit with these tranquilizer darts; it had also endured dozens of electric shock gun attacks before finally going down."Don't be afraid. This is one of the strongest Imperial gorillas. According to our intelligence, there are only about a dozen in the Empire stronger than this one. But even with its strength, we still brought it down with tranquilizer guns, didn't we?" Wang Wei tried to comfort Jixinghe, mistaking his silence for fear. "Yes, it's incredibly powerful, especially when piloting a mech, but we have mechs too, and so do you. When it comes to mech comba
In terms of internal structure, Base No. 5 is almost identical to Bases No. 6 and No. 3. Among the Federation's nine bases on the alien planet, apart from the three that were destroyed, the remaining six were nearly identical in design, which helped save on construction costs and time.On his first day at Base No. 5, Jixinghe quickly and skillfully located the mech repair bay. Since a new batch of damaged mechs hadn't yet arrived, he had some free time."Old Ji, how did it go?" Su He asked with some concern. He suspected that the conversation Jixinghe had that he wasn't allowed to film probably didn't bode well."It's fine," Jixinghe replied without elaborating. The Ace Warrior Development Plan might seem unfair to the likes of Su Chuanyun and the others, and the existence of Qi might frighten them. Considering that only a select few gorillas in the Empire had mastered this extraordinary power, it wasn't necessary to factor it into the broader context of the war.If Qi were truly that
Jixinghe's mecha was requisitioned, and naturally, the other members of the Star River Squad would also be deployed. They received their orders to head to the frontline battlefield the day after arriving at Base 5. Without any objections or farewells, they left, and the only mech warrior Jixinghe knew remaining at Base 5 was Left-Hand Brother. He was successfully assigned to the Star River Squad but was tasked with guarding Base 5.As the team leader and a top-tier mech warrior, Jixinghe also had the duty of defending Base 5.“If I had followed Old Ji at that time, I’d probably be a level-one mech warrior now and could be at the frontline too. I really regret listening to Old Ji,” Left-Hand Brother said with a tone of regret during an interview with Su He. “The mech warriors stationed at the base are usually level-three or level-two, which are almost indistinguishable except for the number of combat mechs they can pilot. Generally, level-one and top-tier mech warriors only appear on t
Mission Content: Proceed to Base No. 6 to escort the evacuation convoy. Mission time: Twelve hours from now.Has the location of Base No. 6 really been compromised?This was Ji Xinghe's first thought upon seeing the mission details. A standard evacuation mission wouldn’t normally require the presence of a special-class mecha warrior like him. When he transferred from Base No. 6 to Base No. 5 previously, the only mecha warriors assigned to escort him were himself and Zuo Shou, and back then, he wasn’t even a special-class mecha warrior. Even now, Zuo Shou remains a second-class mecha warrior.Should he accept?Ji Xinghe glanced at the mission's risk level and ultimately decided to accept, just as he had chosen to go against the flow after ensuring Ji Rong Xinyue's safety the last time. He would do what was within his power. Protecting and accompanying Ji Rong Xinyue was important, but he had never forgotten his vow of vengeance.“Lieutenant Ji Xinghe, please come to my office.”After s