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Chapter 316
2025, April 3.

Dome base.

A group of the latest students who joined the Hunter Academy are visiting the Broken Dome base under the guidance of instructors.

Everyone looked up and down at the vast Hunter Bay, at the majestic mech hunters standing in front of them, and at the thirty-story-high gate standing in the ocean that released these mechs to go out to fight.

The vast majority of hunter students have certainly never seen the inside of the Broken Dome. Of course, they may have seen pictures and videos, but only when a person stands at the feet of the Mech Hunter at a height of more than 100 meters can he truly appreciate the scale of the Broken Dome It is so huge - such a huge Shattered Dome base can only accommodate six Mech Hunters.

In front of the mecha hunter, all human beings are so small, even the tall back of Marshal Panticost seems not so stalwart, and the difference in size between adults and children seems not worth mentioning.

thought Dizard.

He is a mixed-race black boy from Chile. His parents used to be the pilots of the mecha hunter "Dark Interceptor". Sacrificial at the time, of course, Dizard chose to join PPDC's Hunter Academy when he grew up.

Everyone, including Dizard, is a mech hunter student.They are about the same age, about 17 years old, and they share a common dream - one day they can drive these metal giants to save the world.

Most of the students arrived at the Shattered Dome a day earlier, but there was one person who arrived late—the girl named "Zofia", who was said to be from North America.

I have to say, she is really beautiful, she is also tall, with fair skin, cute freckles, and a head of crisp flaxen short hair, standing out among a group of students, the eyes of several male students are almost glued to it up.

Just in time to start introducing the dome, before the official start, they first entered a conference room, turned in all personal electronics, got the PPDC license badge, and then listened to the administrators reiterate all about the PPDC troops and Mech Hunter Academy Rules and requirements, although all cadets and their parents have signed to agree to these rules.

After going through all the procedures, two active duty drivers will take you to visit the Broken Dome Base.

"Don't expect to be as leisurely as you are now."

One driver said to them:
"You have to go through many trials and challenges before you can pilot these mecha hunters. Some people will never have the chance. After today, we will start the basic training-fighting synchronization training, and evaluate your synchronization fitness through basic Pons training ——In the end, you will have a virtual battle in the simulation test. If it goes well, you will have the opportunity to drive the 'Eden Assassin', of course only in the base."

Hunter's Bay is a huge circular structure, and all the mechs stand in huge wall holes. "Eden Assassin" is the third-generation mecha, which belongs to Russia. Although it has performed well in guard work, it still faces the problem of decommissioning in today's budget cuts. Based on the principle of waste utilization, PPDC broke it from Vladivostok. The dome was relocated here as a training mech.

"As you can see, the 'Eden Assassin' head is not attached yet."

Another driver said:

"There it is, look up."

He pointed to the top of a hole in the wall, very close to the ceiling of the dome, where there was a jumble of crane racks, walkways, mounting scaffolding, head restraints, etc., so dark that no one could see "Eden" Assassin's control cabin, only a shadow can be seen.

His companion took up the conversation:

"Now we take the elevator to the control cabin of the "Eden Assassin". Still can't mess with any switch buttons."

"Mechas are not toys, and this is not a kindergarten. The purpose of taking you into the control cabin is to let you experience the feeling of entering the interior of a mech hunter, to ensure that you are fully prepared and can fight with all your strength no matter what the situation is. .Hunter training is very difficult, and you will definitely have the idea of ​​​​giving up from time to time. But I hope that when you want to give up, this experience can support you to continue."

The group of them took the elevator to the highest point of the dome, where a mecha head restraint was installed, which could release the head control cabin of the "Eden Assassin", allowing it to fall vertically and connect to the torso.

A group of students waited in place and took turns to enter.

Dizard approached Zofia and asked:
"Hey, don't you wonder what it's like inside?"

Zofia gave the black boy a strange look:
"Isn't this coming in soon?"

Dizard smiled mysteriously and said:
"I know what it's like inside. My parents used to fly the 'Dark Interceptor' and they described to me the interior of the head cockpit. Of course, the special model 'Cherno Alpha' with the cockpit on the chest may be Not quite the same, but all the other mechs are pretty much the same."

There was something ostentatious in his tone.

Was it a second-generation driver?

Zofia twitched the corner of her mouth and said perfunctorily:

"Well, you seem very proud."

Look at the disapproving look on the girl's face.

Dizard felt as if he had said the wrong thing.

……

"Personnel Files of the Pacific Rim Joint Military Defense Force"

Name: Zofia Boleslaw

Formation: Hunter Academy
ID number: R-RBEC 122.21-B
Enlistment date: March 2025, 3

Current Service Status: Trained
Personal profile:
Born on December 2008, 12, aged 11, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the second of three siblings. In 17, the monster "Shanlan" invaded Los Angeles, and was successfully wiped out by the mecha "Dangerous Wanderer". Zofia's parents, siblings and siblings all died in the monster invasion.

Evaluate:

Strong-willed, seasoned in fighting skills, and skilled in driving skills, but has not found a suitable synesthesia synchronization partner for the time being.

Remarks:

Shaw Industries recommended students.

Additional notes:

Whether to obtain the driver's qualification is yet to be further considered.

— September 2025, 9.

……

Fight training today.

The driver took them to the fighting training room, and spent an hour leading them through simple exercises, and then paired them up.

What Dizard didn't expect was that the person he matched for the first time turned out to be Zofia.

The cadets had never been in a combat training room before, but heard a lot of stories about it, it was like a gym, or a Japanese dojo, where the cadets and pilots perfected their fighting skills.

After all, a mech can't fight better than its pilot, and if the pilot can't throw a good uppercut or pull off a perfect overhand throw, the mech can't either.

"Today I'm going to test you guys."

The driver said:

"Of course, I have seen your test results, but I want to examine you for myself. You can use any fighting moves or free combination moves starting from unarmed combat. I want to see brilliant, practical moves, and at the same time I also To see your self-control. I don't want to see someone with a painted nose, lost teeth, or broken bones. Do you understand?"

"Understood, sir," they replied in unison.

"Very good. Huo Yaqi and Doris, let's start with you two. I..." The driver suddenly clapped his hands and reminded the students to pay attention, "Marshal, good morning."

"Good morning, pilot. Good morning, cadets."

A dignified voice sounded.

Everyone stood in silence, no one spoke.

Everyone just stared at the Marshal.

That was Marshal Stark Pantecost, the current commander of PPDC, who once drove the second-level mech "Tango Wolf" alone in Tokyo, Japan, and single-handedly killed the third-level monster "Demon Witch".

Dizard's parents had made outstanding achievements in the monster war, even so, when he saw Pantecost with his own eyes, he still had a feeling of seeing a star.

"Why did you come here in person?"

asked the driver.

"I'm just here to see," said Marshal Pantecost, "please go ahead and pretend that I'm not here."

How is this possible?
The two students picked up by the driver started to fight—at first they were in a stalemate. After the boy won his first victory, the girl also began to show her skills. The girl saw that the other party had learned a little Shoto-ryu karate and boxing, and was a little bit fighting foundation.So when the opponent made a high kick, she immediately grabbed his foot with one arm, and punched him in the face with the other hand—of course she didn't hit him, but it almost stuck to him. face off.

Then another group of students fought against each other.

Finally it was Dizard's turn.

Zofia came fiercely, and Dizard cried out secretly. He blocked several punches one after another, but he had no time to care about her legs. She stepped on his front feet, causing him to lose his balance, and then took the opportunity to He grabbed his neck.

The driver yells to stop.

The two returned to their original positions for another round.

Dizard stood on tiptoe and jumped forward in a small way, narrowing the distance with Zofia, but she still stood still, he punched, it was just a feint attack, but he was caught, Zofia took advantage of the situation He twisted his arm and slapped him on the other side of the face, a slap that made Dizard stare.

"Tough strikes," thought Dizard.

"Stop," said Panticost.

His voice is not loud, but everyone can hear it.

Pantecost looked at Zofia.

"Your name is Zofia Boleslaw, isn't it?"

"Yes, Commander."

Zofia replied with her chest raised.

Pantecost held out his hand.

"Attack me," he said. "Full speed, but don't touch me, just let me feel the air flow."

Zofia stared at Pantecost for a while, took a good pose, and then shot.

She moved extremely quickly, and as Pantecost had instructed, she did not touch him.

"very good."

Pentecost said:
"Now do it again, hit my hand hard, with all my strength, I want to feel it hit my heart."

Zofia hesitated:

"command……"

"Just do it."

Zofia leaned down, took a good posture, gathered enough strength, and then punched Senpanticost's palm, making a "bang", which felt very painful.

The Marshal, however, did not blink at all.

"So you know the difference between the two."

Panticost said lightly.

Zofia lowered her head, blushing.

"Remember, when I asked you to take control..."

Pantecost said word by word:
"You're about to show control, get it?"

"Understood, Commander!"

Zofia exclaimed.

"I think you've heard those words before."

Pantecoste's tone softened slightly.

Several other students covered their mouths and laughed secretly.

"Yes, sir."

Zofia admitted.

"sit down."

The marshal said casually. After all the students and the driver sat down, he turned around and said to all the students:

"Training in a fight room serves two purposes. The first is to make sure you have what it takes to win a fight. It's also important to learn how to fit in with someone else—someone who might later sync up with you. —Whether you have the opportunity to synchronize or not. You will learn fighting skills, and you will conduct relevant training. But when you fight with other students, don’t treat them as opponents, but as partners.”

Zofia fully understood what Pantecost meant, and readily accepted it - the existing "Kung Fu Gym" training system and evaluation methods, as well as other effective Mech Hunter training models, were created by Pantecost .

If you want to get ahead in the PPDC evaluation system, you have to follow the training mode of Pantecost.

At this time, Dizard also understood what the commander wanted to express, but some students seemed a little confused.

The hunter students spent the rest of the day in the combat training room, training for more than seven hours.

The fighting training was finally over, Dizard was numb, tired and sleepy, and could hardly walk back to the dormitory by himself.

A group of students, wearing training suits, drooped their heads, exhausted, and listlessly walked towards the dormitory of the Hunter Academy in the Broken Dome. At the same time, in the same passage, another team of scientific researchers in white coats hurried towards them.

Then Dizard saw a scene that made him... and many male students feel mixed emotions:
Zofia, who was also exhausted at first, saw a man in the team of scientific researchers in front of him, suddenly jumped up as if he had been injected with chicken blood, walked quickly to the man, took his arm, and chirped Tell about today's training process.

Like a happy little sparrow.

……

"Personnel Files of the Pacific Rim Joint Military Defense Force"

Name: Fu Shan (Ph.D.)

Department: K-Science Department

ID number: S-NGEI_100.11-Y
Enlistment date: March 2025, 3

Current Service Status: Active Duty
Personal profile:
Born in Toronto, Canada on January 1998, 1, he is an only child and his parents are both workers.Graduated from Stanford University, as of 19, has obtained six doctorates. From 2022 to 2022, he taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and later worked at Shaw Industries.Leadership personality, excellent interpersonal skills, good communication skills.Proficient in materials science, energy dynamics, biochemistry, mechanical engineering and many other disciplines.

Remarks:

The file has been transferred from Shaw Industries to PPDC.

……

After a period of training, the students of the Hunter Academy have gradually become familiar with the Xiangjiang Broken Dome base.

In addition to Hunter Academy, Dizard also visited other departments of the Broken Dome—

Lawrence Command Center:
Also known as the command center. It is here that the high-level personnel of PPDC issue operational instructions and strategic guidelines to the pilots.This is also the location of the mecha terminal system. After the debugging, the technicians activate the "synthetic system" to connect the driver and the mecha, and monitor the actions of the mecha and the physical and mental conditions of the drivers in real time.Cai Tiantong, a well-known technical expert, is a member of Lawson's command center.

K-Science Lab:
Biochemical Research Laboratory.After the monster was wiped out, the body fragments were transported here under layers of protection for scientists to dissect and study.Newton Gessler and Herman Gottlieb are the supervisors here, and they deciphered the biological information of the monsters based on their toxicity and radioactivity.Newton is responsible for studying the structure and attributes of monsters, while Herman is devoted to discovering the attack rules and genetic information of monsters.The research of the two doctors is to speculate on the frequency and location of the monster's attack on the one hand, and to find out the weakness of the monster on the other hand.

Here, Dizard also met Dr. Fu Shan.

To be honest, Dr. Fu Shan is really handsome, with black-rimmed glasses, white shirt, and printed tie. He looks refined and refined in a white coat.

But his tall and burly figure, as well as his explosive muscles that cannot be concealed by suits and white coats, always give people an illusion... He is really not a super soldier, a murderous maniac, or something terrible something?
Dizard thought brokenly in his heart.

A qualified mecha hunter must not only learn fighting skills and driving skills, but also learn knowledge about monsters and mechs. It seems to be an arms race between the earth and the "other world" planets - this sentence is said by Dr. Fu Shan.

But that's not a reason to give up studying, is it?
Today, Cai Tiantong came to teach the students.

About the core technology of Mecha Hunter——

"sense."

Cai Tiantong said:
"What is synaesthesia?"

Without waiting for anyone to answer, he went on to say:
"Connecting the nervous systems of all mecha pilots to achieve 'combining two into one' is synaesthesia. The mecha was originally set to be driven by a single person, but the experiment found that the mental load of one person driving the mecha was too heavy. The ideal mode of operation, so the current synaesthesia system was born."

"Next, let's talk about the synaesthesia synchronization process."

"This is a kind of technology similar to mind fusion, where two drivers share memories, feelings, emotions and even instincts with each other. In layman's terms, it is a real 'merge', two people 'into one'. The two Among the drivers, one acts as the left hemisphere and the other acts as the right hemisphere. All thoughts, movements and action instructions are completed simultaneously."

"It is not easy for two drivers to achieve synchronization. Not any two people can be partners. There must be a high degree of tacit understanding between the drivers, that is, the synchronization rate. The optional range of driver partners is as follows."

"First of all, blood relationship."

"This is the best choice, and the difficulty of synchronization is the least. The partners can be father and son, siblings, or close relatives. The closer the blood relationship, the higher the synchronization rate. If they are twins, the telepathic ability between them can greatly improve the synaesthesia. Success rate."

"Secondly, a long-term tacit understanding."

"The difficulty of synchronization is slightly higher than that of blood-related partners, but the range of choices is wider, such as harmonious couples and friends with a good relationship. After long-term running-in, this kind of partners have very similar tempers, temperaments, thinking, and interests, and the synchronization rate is also high. very high."

"Finally, volunteer together."

"This kind of partner has the smallest range of choices, but if there are no above two, it is still an option. The 'common will' of the two must be large enough to surpass their respective personalities and instincts, such as two people who do not know each other There is a feud with the same person to kill the father. This common desire must be very strong in order to increase the synchronization rate, but due to various unpredictable reasons, this kind of cooperation is very prone to danger."

"It should be noted that no matter which of the above methods is used to select a partner, the selected drivers must achieve coordination in terms of body and mind. Physical and mental qualities can be cultivated through acquired, which is also the purpose of the 'fighting training room' Content, can enable partners to cultivate similar physical and mental attributes."

Cai Tiantong's lecture method is simple and straightforward.

Unlike many ignorant students, Dizard has a very early understanding of the technology of synaesthesia.

His parents got acquainted because of synaesthesia and finally came together. The tacit understanding between the two of them made Dizard feel that he was superfluous and a dispensable existence in this family, similar to There are countless husband and wife partners - the Kaidanovsky couple driving "Cherno Alpha", and the Ouyang couple driving "Shaolin Ranger".

At the same time, this situation can also occur between twins or brothers. The Beckett brothers who drive the "Dangerous Wanderer" will still maintain a strange "mind connection" state after they get out of the synaesthesia state: a person's heart Thinking of something, the other person can guess right away - the two used this trick to pick up girls in bars, the staff at the Shattered Dome base said.

Thinking of this, Dizard couldn't help turning his eyes to Zofia. The girl leaned on the back of the chair with her arms folded and listened carefully to Cai Tiantong's introduction.

Her profile is so beautiful.

But, is she willing to be my partner?
Dizard was in distress.

What surprised Dizard was that Dr. Fu Shan was also in the classroom, sitting in the last row, holding a notebook and a ballpoint pen in his hand, crossing his legs and bowing his head to take notes.

He also seems interested in synaesthesia.

But hasn't he already learned how to be rich and talented?

…………

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(End of this chapter)