#644Chapter 644 My Lieyang, My GroupAI Model: gemini-2.5-flash
Chapter 644: My Blazing Sun, My Legion
The progression speed of this main storyline dungeon was almost second only to the beginner's trial mission. It barely took half a day, and not many proper BOSSes were defeated, nor were there many drops.
However, the gains were unprecedented.
Just this one cosmic battle fortress was worth an unknown number of treasure chests, not to mention the entire Martian faction that was brought under control.
Of course, Cheng Tian wouldn't waste the remaining 24 hours of stay time. There was still a lot of value to be extracted from the Metal Slug dungeon, such as combat vehicles from the Rebel Army faction.
Even if they weren't used for combat, they were fine for increasing the number of collectibles.
Although Cheng Tian's mission was not to rescue General Morden, his presence clearly played a major role in this rescue operation. Coupled with the strong bond brought by his underwear-style friend, Cheng Tian's currently unnamed independent faction could achieve a non-aggression alliance with the Rebel Army.
At least, for now, that was the case.
And as the undisputed soul and absolute leader of the entire Rebel Army, the supreme commander who could make the entire army so fanatical that they would pilot cosmic coffins into space to fight, he was truly willing to pay any price.
In other words, Cheng Tian and the players who participated in the rescue could directly receive additional rescue rewards from General Morden. Based on contribution, Cheng Tian was clearly in a position to ask for a lot.
However, his request did touch upon a relatively sensitive area for the Rebel Army.
"Jupiter King."
This was Cheng Tian's demand.
When Cheng Tian first arrived in the world of Metal Slug 3, he successively dealt with regional problems corresponding to two different stages. At the same time, there were two other areas handled by other two player teams.
One was the island problem corresponding to the Rebel Army's biological research lab, and the other was a secret weapon factory located at sea.
And the "Jupiter King" that Cheng Tian mentioned was the boss unit guarding this secret factory.
This was a large combat vehicle with an appearance very similar to the stereotypical humanoid clockwork toy. Although it had the exaggerated design typical of the Metal Slug series, it also possessed combat power befitting its role as a guardian BOSS.
However, what Cheng Tian valued about it was not its combat power.
Perhaps the Jupiter King was indeed decent in terms of firepower output, but in terms of mobility, it was just a super low-spec version of a Guntank. It could be used as a turret, but if it encountered a few agile veterans, disassembling it by hand wouldn't be too difficult a problem.
What Cheng Tian valued was that this vehicle, named Jupiter King, was actually designed as an ugly version of "Mazinger Z" in its initial design. For example, its brain-shaped cockpit located directly above its head, and the V-shaped structure corresponding to the human clavicle and chest, were all highly similar to Mazinger Z.
Moreover, if he remembered correctly, in the subsequent mobile game called "Metal Slug Attack Reloaded," which was both grindy and pay-to-win, a later model of the machine called "Perfect Jupiter King" explicitly appeared.
This model of the Jupiter King had its caterpillar tracks, retractable laser arms, and missile launch arms removed, and instead added corresponding humanoid arms and legs, with rocket wings attached to its back. One could say it didn't even try to hide it, directly showcasing the ambition of its initial design.
As a pay-to-win mobile game that was not an orthodox single-player sequel, the pay-to-win units in this game did not actually appear in any official game process, but they indirectly filled in some missing settings from the original work and provided many future development routes for unit types and machines.
In someone else's hands, perhaps this Jupiter King could only ever be the Jupiter King, and it would even be difficult for it to become the Perfect Jupiter King from the mobile game. But with Cheng Tian, it truly held countless possibilities.
With Cheng Tian's rapidly increasing personal reputation with the Rebel Army, he had reached a level where he could purchase their ordinary combat vehicles. Common tanks, bombers, and even LV mechs were all purchasable options. However, when it came to vehicles of the mid-boss or guardian boss level, such as the land cruiser "Yamato," the helicopter bomber "Hyde," the giant fighter "Hybastrelbits," etc., they were difficult to acquire even with money.
Not to mention a vehicle as special as the Jupiter King.
But precisely because he knew it was difficult to obtain through normal channels, Cheng Tian made his request at this time.
Face? Friendship? Good faction relations?
Getting the item in hand was more important than anything else!
Moreover, Cheng Tian actually knew an unspoken secret shared by both the Regular Army and the Rebel Army: although the mission of the Peregrine 003 squad and the Sparrow squad to "destroy the Rebel Army's offshore weapon factory" had completely failed, before their official escape, the three unfortunate players who perished had caused a considerable amount of damage to the Jupiter King.
Although nearly half a year had passed in the real world, it had not been that long within the Metal Slug world. For the Rebel Army, which was constantly at war, it was more practical to directly replace the guard force than to painstakingly repair it.
So, the current Jupiter King was actually still in a state where it could only be barely controlled, its combat power was greatly reduced, it was severely damaged overall, and it was just sitting in a warehouse collecting dust.
If it were a perfectly intact Jupiter King, the Rebel Army would definitely have a hard time accepting it, but a severely damaged Jupiter King seemed a lot less difficult to accept.
Of course, being able to accept it was one thing; haggling was still necessary. General Morden did not expand the Rebel Army to its current scale simply by knowing the faces and names of seventy to eighty percent of the lower-ranking soldiers.
Cheng Tian was not skilled at haggling and negotiation, so he had already handed the matter over to Bazett.
When Bazett entered work mode, her elite demeanor was truly intimidating. Moreover, she would stubbornly prioritize Cheng Tian's demands, not retreating a single step.
As for Cheng Tian himself, he had more important things to do.
One was to fully understand the Martian mothership's internal functions, including but not limited to annihilation lasers, tractor beams, vehicle deployment, interior decoration, and so on.
The other was to come up with a sufficiently resonant and easily spread name for his faction.
With the idea of brainstorming, Cheng Tian gathered the players who had already joined his command and posed the question.
"How about 'Giant Ship Alliance'?" Irene suggested.
"...I always feel like I've heard that term somewhere before." Cheng shook his head, indicating disapproval.
With Irene's start, a group of people began to offer their opinions, but in the end, they simplified it and chose the simplest and easiest name to remember—the Blazing Sun Legion.
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