Xia Chujian looked at her desk. She hadn't prepared in advance, and there were only two chairs, so she didn't ask them to sit down.
She had to maintain a serious expression and nodded, asking, "Can you pilot a Starry Sky Fighter? An Aurora-class?"
The five captains were taken aback.
Then Sun Jiahao quickly said, "Reporting, Captain, no!"
Following that, the other four captains also indicated that they couldn't.
Xia Chujian: "..."
If they couldn't, they didn't have to shout so loudly.
Xia Chujian grumbled inwardly, thought for a moment, and tentatively asked, "...Then, can you operate a Mecha?"
Starry Sky Fighters and regular Mechas could switch freely.
Therefore, pilots who could fly Starry Sky Fighters could also operate regular Mechas.
However, those who could operate Mechas might not be able to fly Starry Sky Fighters.
These were two different things.
As a result, the five captains said dejectedly, "Reporting, Captain, no."
Xia Chujian was a little disappointed and politely asked again, "Then what can you do?"
"We never had the opportunity to use Mechas before, we only used the primitive version of Mechas—Military Exoskeletons." Several people said embarrassedly.
Xia Chujian was slightly stunned: "...Military Exoskeletons? What's that?"
The others began to explain to her all at once.
Xia Chujian understood and said in realization, "That's not much different from a Mecha... It's just smaller and has fewer functions. No problem, let's practice directly on the Mecha! You'll master it quickly!"
The captains looked at each other, their faces filled with undisguised joy.
It was clear that they were also very happy to be able to learn Mecha operation.
Xia Chujian thought that as long as they were willing to learn, it shouldn't be too difficult.
Didn't Aunt say that interest was the best teacher?
Xia Chujian suppressed her uneasy mood and said calmly, "How many of your team members have used Military Exoskeletons?"
Sun Jiahao still answered, "All of them."
Xia Chujian: "..."
She nodded, "All of them? Are all Starry Sky Marines equipped with Military Exoskeletons?"
Li Dali said, "Captain, not every Starry Sky Marine is equipped with Military Exoskeletons, only the outstanding Marines in the grand competition have them."
"We were transferred from the Fifth Interstellar Fleet. These five hundred of us are also the best of the Marines in the Fifth Interstellar Fleet, all of whom have previously owned Military Exoskeletons."
Xia Chujian thought about it and felt it made sense.
They were the people who survived that brutal battle, the survivors out of five hundred thousand.
Ordinary people like them whose Genes had not undergone Gene Evolution, surviving in that kind of Starry Sky Battlefield was not just luck.
Xia Chujian suddenly felt full of confidence.
She stood up and said, "Okay, follow me to the fifth floor now, I'll show you how to use the Mecha."
The captains looked at each other, seeming to think that Xia Chujian was a bit unreliable.
They were here for rescue, why were they testing Mechas?
Xia Chujian noticed their doubts and said lightly, "It will take another seven hours to reach the destination, and we're just idle anyway. Let me see your combat power, maybe I'll know how to distribute the military merits."
When Xia Chujian said this, the captains suddenly understood.
The captain whose chest badge read "Wang Hu" said excitedly, "Does the Captain mean that the search and rescue operation has already been planned?"
Xia Chujian smiled confidently, "Of course."
She didn't explain further, worried someone might leak her plans.
In that instant, she understood why Huo Yushen was sometimes so economical with words.
Could it be that the more you say, the more mistakes you make?
Especially on a battlefield where life and death hang in the balance every minute.
...
Xia Chujian took the elevator directly to the lowest level of the Starry Sky Cruiser, the fifth floor.
The five captains returned to the fourth floor first, bringing all the Starry Sky Marines to the fifth floor.
Here, Xia Chujian had already found the restroom on this floor and switched out the Shao Siming Mecha.
Of course, it was switched to the regular mecha style, only three meters tall.
The helmet and goggles were the original Shao Siming Mecha helmet and goggles, just without the flashy butterfly wings.
Xia Chujian stood in the spacious hall and first demonstrated the mecha's excellent performance to everyone.
Taking off, high-altitude maneuvers, weapon deployment, shooting, and then slowly landing in front of everyone.
"Did you all see that? The basic usage is not much different from the Military Exoskeleton. They both use external machinery to enhance the body's basic abilities. For example, the anti-gravity system allows you to fly in the air with the mecha."
"The bulletproof function surpasses all bulletproof vests, and even artillery shells can't penetrate it. Of course, more powerful shells are an exception, but those shells require time to charge and lock on. If you have a mecha, you can also dodge them if your speed bursts to supersonic."
"So don't be afraid. A mecha is just a more complex Military Exoskeleton."
After Xia Chujian finished speaking, she randomly pointed to the mechas in the mecha room and said, "Divide into five groups, pilot the ordinary mechas, familiarize yourselves for half an hour, and then attack me."
The five hundred Starry Sky Marines couldn't believe their ears.
"...Us? A hundred against you alone?!"
"Captain, you may be very good at piloting Starry Sky Fighters, but are you... a Gene Evolver?"
"Stop it! Don't be reckless, little girl!"
Cautious probing, incredulous questioning, and even a little bit of well-intentioned reminders.
Xia Chujian wasn't angry, and said with a smile, "Stop it, all of you! Come on, hurry up! If you can hit me, I'll admit defeat! If you can't hit me, you lose!"
As Xia Chujian spoke, she casually sat on the high platform to the side, even crossing her legs.
Watching a three-meter-tall steel mecha sitting with its legs crossed was truly an eyesore.
But this dismissive attitude also ignited the fighting spirit of those Starry Sky Marines.
Without saying a word, they immediately entered the mecha room, and according to the instructions there, began to put on the mechas and familiarize themselves with how to use them.
Xia Chujian was right.
A mecha really was just a more complex Military Exoskeleton.
These Starry Sky Marines, with their rich experience in using Military Exoskeletons, familiarized themselves with the operation of the mechas in less than ten minutes.
"This is too awesome! It can fly like this!"
"I was wondering why those mecha warriors have such strong attack power. So this is the root of it!"
"Isn't that obvious?! The attack power of mecha warriors is strong, of course, because of the mechas! Idiot!"
"Hehehehe! This is the first time I've touched a mecha, I'm so excited that I misspoke!"
"I've dreamed of being a mecha warrior since I was a kid! But I couldn't achieve Gene Evolution when I grew up, so I could only be a Starry Sky Marine... I never thought I'd really have the opportunity to come into contact with a mecha!"
"Actually, mechas don't necessarily have to be operated by Gene Evolvers. I've seen some Nobles who aren't Gene Evolvers, and they can still be mecha warriors!"
"But they are Nobles, what are we? Aren't you ashamed to compare us to them?!"
Xia Chujian sat on the high platform, watching two hundred mechas rise into the air, practicing their operations here, and also hearing everyone's loud voices, all broadcast from the loudspeakers through the mecha's sound system.
It was noisy and had become a din.
So Xia Chujian spoke up, "Connect to my mecha channel, and I'll teach you some tips."
Mainly the skills of how to communicate with the mecha's Mechanical Intelligence, so that they can master the use of the mecha more quickly.
The Mechanical Intelligence in this batch of Mechas isn't high-level; it can only understand simple instructions.
But for these Starry Sky Marines, it already far exceeds their expectations.
In just ten minutes, these people have initially mastered the various basic functions of the Mecha. The next step is to comprehend the Mecha's attack functions in actual combat.
Xia Chujian said, "Alright, you can start attacking me first. A group of one hundred, go all out."
As she spoke, she had already started her Mecha and soared into the sky!
The hundreds of Starry Sky Marines standing on the floor looked up at her, suddenly feeling that this little girl seemed to have some skill!
Li Dali was eager to try: "Team 3, follow me!"
The Mecha they used was a medium-sized Mecha transformed from an Aurora-class Warplane.
The medium-sized Mecha is six meters tall, twice as tall as Xia Chujian's current form.
But Xia Chujian wasn't afraid at all.
She raised her Mecha arm in mid-air and said, "My bullets have been replaced with Marking Bullets. Anyone who is hit in a vital area by my Marking Bullets is out. Each match lasts half an hour. Of course, if I lose, we don't need to continue the competition. How about it?"
The rules of the competition are very simple.
Xia Chujian didn't really want to kill them, nor was she trying to win, but to sharpen their skills at the last minute and train them.
While speaking, Li Dali had already led his Team 3 of one hundred members out in their Mechas.
The six-meter-tall steel giants didn't feel cramped or confined in this fifth level at all.
Xia Chujian was also amazed.
But this is the scale of a Starry Sky Cruiser.
Soon, Li Dali waved his hand and was the first to fly into the air.
He raised his Mechanical arm and, under the cover of dozens of team members, fired at Xia Chujian.
Xia Chujian didn't strike first either. She sensed the direction of the Sniper Bullet and raised her hand to fire a shot, easily colliding with the opponent's Sniper Bullet!
Both were Marking Bullets, and a small cloud of white mist immediately rose.
Before the white mist dissipated, Xia Chujian lightly shook the Mechanical arm of her left hand, loading a semi-automatic Submachine Gun.
She raised her arm and fired rapidly towards the rear of Li Dali.
Da da da da!
Li Dali quickly turned around to save his team members.
Xia Chujian's right arm raised the Sniper Rifle at the right time, and with a bang, she hit the back of Li Dali's head.
If she had been using real Sniper Bullets, Li Dali would have been blasted with his brains splattered all over the place...
"Captain!"
Li Dali's team members hurriedly gathered around to save him.
Li Dali quickly said, "I'm out, but you're not! Hold on for me!"
He looked at the time, and less than a minute had passed...
Li Dali, who had landed on the floor, came out of the Mecha in frustration, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said, "I haven't fought in years, I've become rusty..."
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