Mecha and Knife

"It won't be affected, because the arm of the mecha can be lifted." Ji Xinghe looked at Xingyue and replied: "If it is a person of the same height, it will definitely not work with a sword of the same length. It can’t be used anymore, because the blade is too long and it’s difficult to retract the blade in time. If you can’t retract the blade, you can’t use it again. But the mecha is different. First of all, the mecha has unlimited physical strength when the energy is sufficient, and it won’t feel Tired. Secondly, the explosion of the mecha depends on the core of the engine. Although the power of the knife is definitely stronger after closing the knife, but in many cases it is not necessary to completely close the knife to launch the second attack. Finally, the battle of the mecha does not need Too complicated knife skills, from my experience, only eight strokes are enough."

Su He asked: "Which eight moves?"

"Not the specific eight moves, but eight methods, um...can you write the word yong? Forever yong."

"Yes."

"Have you heard of the Yongzi Bafa?"

"I've heard that those who practice calligraphy generally practice Yongzi Bafa."

"That's it. Generally, people who are good at calligraphy will be described as using the brush like a knife. The reverse is the same. The knife is like a brush, and the calligraphy is permanent."

Su He seemed to understand, but it was not important to him, it was just for recording related materials.

"Then, old Ji, do you know how to use this kind of knife? Aren't you good at the eight-cut knife?" Su He asked again: "How about we get in touch and replace this battle knife with two eight-cut knives? Your Bazhan Dao is very short, only one meter long, so you can still make money at the base."

Ji Xinghe was not amused by Su He's words, but explained seriously: "This is not only a matter of the material of the blade body, but also the most important energy core and related parts, otherwise the sword would not have high-frequency oscillation. I can't exchange it for its characteristics, so I'll use it first."

Su He gave Ji Xinghe a wink, indicating that he actually knew this, and he was only asking this question to educate the audience.After that, there were some questions and answers, which allowed Su He to accumulate a lot of material, let alone the third issue of "The Old Man and the Stars and the Sea", the fourth issue is enough.

Just finished here, Shen Mu walked over with an indignant face.

"Old Ji, they won't replace the twelfth-generation engine, they say they can only replace the eleventh-generation engine."

Chapter 092 Absolute Defense Mode

Although there are as many as 36 generations of standard mechas in the Federation, the core engine is only twelve generations. The No.12 generation engine is the latest and strongest core engine in the Federation. Currently, there are only exclusive mechas for ace mecha drivers. , and the mechas of some super mech fighters can complete the replacement.

When Ji Xinghe designed Old Man Music before, because of its transformation function, Shen Mu said at that time that if there is no No.12 generation core engine, Old Man Music will never be truly built.

The most important part of the mecha is the core engine, and the worst part of Xingyue is also the core engine. It comes from an abandoned core engine of an imperial mech. After repairs, its performance parameters are only equivalent to the fifth generation that the Federation has long eliminated. core engine.

"Why not change it?" Su He was one step ahead of Ji Xinghe and said dissatisfiedly: "Single-handedly defeated nine imperial mechs, if there is no Lao Ji, I don't know that I will die... Cough, and Lao Ji is already dead now. He is a first-level mech fighter, and combined with the strength shown by Lao Ji and his capture on the battlefield, it is enough to replace it with a [-]th-generation engine."

Shen Mu kicked the console next to him, and looked at the drone that automatically followed and flew beside Su He with a bang sound.

"Su He, I smashed your thing, and they replaced it."

"What's the matter with my drone, yes, I'm shooting a documentary for Lao Ji, and I know they don't want Lao Ji to participate in the war, but the problem is that this engine is going to be installed on the Xingyue. Lao Ji really wants It’s impossible to drive Xingyue when you go out to fight.”

Su He accidentally spoke the truth. In his and many people's opinion, even if Xingyue replaced the most advanced core engine, it would be difficult to display the true power of the engine.It's like installing the engine of a Formula 1 car on a van. A van is still a van, and it will never become a Formula car. At most, it just runs faster.

"That's what they said, and they also said that under such circumstances, giving Xingyue the twelfth-generation core engine to Lao Ji is a waste of resources, so they won't change it." Shen Mu looked at Ji Xinghe and said with some guilt: "Old Ji, my eloquence is not very good and I couldn't convince them. Wait for me for a while. I will bring Su He to discuss with them. Su Hekou is the best."

Su He was quite moved after hearing this sentence. His eloquence is actually very average, but he has a powerful sword. The eyes of [-] million people are focused on the camera equipment in his hand. Who would not give him a little bit of face.

"No need." Ji Xinghe stopped him: "The eleventh generation is the eleventh generation. What they said is actually quite right. The mechas of the super mecha fighters have not yet completed their refitting. It's a waste of resources. The performance of the eleventh-generation core engine is far beyond Xingyue."

As a mechanic, Shen Mu, who personally participated in the creation of Xingyue, did not agree with this reason: "Yes, Xingyue itself really cannot exert the performance of the core engine of the [-]th generation, or even the [-]th generation. But it also has an overclocking mode. Ah, without the [-]th generation core engine, its overclocking mode can't get the most out of it."

"Let's choose the eleventh generation, and there are still some contribution points left to exchange for other parts." Ji Xinghe glanced at the sword and thought of Major Jackson, who had fought against him before: "I'm used to using two-handed swords. In the case of only one knife, I would like to add a shield, which is the alloy shield used by Jackson, do you think it is enough?"

Shen Mu thought for a while: "That's enough, I know Major Jackson's shield. The material of the shield itself is actually not expensive. What is more expensive is the micro-engine and vector injection device on it. In terms of what you captured on the battlefield this time, That's enough, there's more."

"Okay, then I'll trouble you to run again."

"This is what I said, you are my master, if you have something to do, I should do it." Shen Mu who agreed with his mouth did not leave, but asked with some credit: "Master, do you want to do it?" Try Xingyue first, I didn’t find anyone to test the real machine after I worked overtime, so I’ll definitely leave it to you for the first time.”

"Okay, let's try."

Ji Xinghe nodded, and walked slowly behind Xingyue.

Su He dissuaded him from the side: "Do you want to wait a little longer, Lao Ji? It's the same if you try again in a few days, and it's not about replacing the main engine, just change it and try again."

Only then did Shen Mu remember that Ji Xinghe's body hadn't recovered yet, and he regretted a bit: "Then try again later, Master, I'll go to the logistics department first, you wait for me, don't do the real machine test, wait for me Come back."

While talking, Shen Mu turned around and ran away, as if he was afraid that Ji Xinghe would start the real machine test directly.This made Ji Xinghe a little ashamed, because his body had really recovered completely, and he hadn't lost his strength to the point where Shen Mu and Su He needed to help him up.

Lying is not good, but Ji Xinghe has reasons why he has to lie, and there are more than one.There was one reason that made him very anxious: Why did the Empire appear near Base No. [-] in the dust storm?With only thirty mechas, how did they cross multiple blockade lines unscathed?

Because of the dust storm, the communications of the No. [-] base were affected, almost losing contact with the outside world. However, the occasionally restored communication allowed the No. [-] base to confirm that the blockade did not find this complete formation of imperial mechs.

"Wait, old Ji, don't worry, haven't those imperial mechas been dealt with?" Su He said again: "It's been a day since you came back, and none of the mecha fighters who were investigating outside have been able to find the imperial mechs. , All the detection eyes have been repaired, and there is no discovery, we are very safe."

"kindness."

After Ji Xinghe responded, he turned around and came to the console, and then started to operate on the keyboard, and soon connected to Xingyue's built-in host through the cloud, and directly entered the background of Xingyue's intelligent assistance system.

Su He, who was watching beside him, was a little shocked when he saw the code like a scripture displayed on the holographic screen: "Old Ji, you can program."

"Yes." Ji Xinghe added: "I was born in 2022, not 2002 or 1992. I was born in an era when computers and smart devices had already spread to thousands of households. When I was in middle school, I took programming classes. It has become a compulsory subject, and the scores are counted in the high school entrance examination and the college entrance examination, why, did you not have programming classes when you were in school?"

"Um... Yes." Su He explained with some embarrassment: "But I am a liberal arts student. We have already divided arts and sciences in junior high school, so we have never learned programming."

Ji Xinghe nodded, and continued to operate on the keyboard. His programming level is actually not high, and his grades in the learning process are no different from those in Chinese, mathematics, chemistry, physics, eagle language and other subjects. Chinese is not biased.

Under normal circumstances, this knowledge will be forgotten bit by bit with the growth of age and the reasons that it will not be used in life, until you exclaim why the questions of primary school students are so difficult?

But Ji Xinghe can use it, and he is very good at intelligent assistance systems, because he is the best auto mechanic in Xinfengcheng. Cars in this era have intelligent driving systems, and they can only repair car hardware and do not understand related software. Teacher, not a qualified mech warrior...

Su He looked at Ji Xinghe whose fingers were typing afterimages on the projection keyboard, and really didn't understand why Ji Xinghe could know so many things, but he actually knew the answer.If someone can sleep only four or five hours a day for more than 50 years like Ji Xinghe, and can maintain a mental state and never stop learning, then he can also be as knowledgeable as Ji Xinghe.

Even if he is playing games, Ji Xinghe is not doing it for relaxation and entertainment, but for learning the relevant knowledge and experience of mech driving through games, and for having common topics with his son.What Su He really doesn't understand is: What is the reason that has created Ji Xinghe's character, and made Ji Xinghe have a self-control that is as strong as a machine. For more than 50 years, the daily things except breathing, eating, and drinking water , Going to the toilet, and sleeping, how many people can persist?

After some operations, Ji Xinghe stopped, then walked behind Xingyue, and said softly, "Xingyue, open the cockpit."

With a clicking sound, Xingyue's cockpit opened automatically, revealing a slightly different structure from other mech cockpits. In addition to the necessary chair for sitting operation, which was complained by many people, there was a small chair beside it.

"Xingyue." Ji Xinghe said again: "Turn on the absolute defense mode."

The small chair that shouldn't appear in the cockpit was suddenly completely covered by the metal toy that started to change. Looking at its outline, it could just accommodate a six-year-old girl.

Su He suddenly understood why Ji Xinghe, who was good at using two knives, chose a shield.In a daze, he also understood the question he couldn't understand just now, why Ji Xinghe's self-control ability is so strong?At the beginning, it was because of personality and interest, and then because of responsibility.

It was the responsibility of being a father before, but now it is the responsibility of being a grandfather.

Chapter 093

Although Shen Mu looks like a joker at some times, his professional level is unquestionable, otherwise it would be impossible for him to have an independent operation area when he first came to Alien, and he was awarded the rank of second lieutenant, and according to him The highest special talent allowance that he said.

Therefore, Xingyue, which was finally assembled by Shen Mu himself, even Ji Xinghe inspected it himself could not find any problems.After running to help Ji Xinghe apply for the No.11 core mecha engine of the Federation and the alloy shield with its own shock function, Shen Mu returned to the machine repair area, and carefully asked Su He beside him in a low voice.

"Did Lao Ji take the hammer?"

"Take a hammer?"

"Yeah, I just took a hammer and beat Xingyue's body."

"No."

"That's fine, that's fine."

With a long sigh of relief, Shen Mu sighed helplessly: "Old Su, you said that I am a professional mechanic with a serious background, why would you think that my ability to repair mecha parts and my ability to assemble mechas Ability, will it not be as good as Lao Ji's wild way?"

Su He laughed: "Don't you have the same mentality as those serious mech fighters who think they can't beat Lao Ji? It's normal, because Lao Ji has created miracles."

"Yes, Lao Ji has created miracles more than once."

What Shen Mu first thought of was not the battle where Ji Xinghe defeated three mechas in the canyon, nor was it that he almost swept across the machine repair area and repaired many parts that needed to wait in line for the robotic arms and machine tools, but Ji Xinghe The ten-kilometer run I participated in.

At that time, Shen Mu was also in Azure Star, and he saw the whole process through the Internet. For a young man like him, running ten kilometers is not a problem, but his physical fitness is already very good, but he can barely run in 34 minutes. After running ten kilometers in less time, I wanted to collapse on the ground and remain motionless after the run.However, Ji Xinghe, who ran ten kilometers at that time, walked slowly but very firmly, which made many people suspect that Ji Xinghe was not 65 years old.

"Don't think too much." Su He patted Shen Mu's shoulder, and said in a relaxed tone: "Xiao Shen, there are some amazing and brilliant people in every era. They rise from Qingping like the wind. At the end of the day, it was achieved in the grass and grass, shaping the extraordinary present with the ordinary past, and writing the legend about the future."

Shen Mu stared: "Are you adding drama to yourself again? Why can't you just say it bluntly when there are so many polite words every day? Do you know that you make me look very uneducated like this? The image in front of hundreds of millions of viewers, if I can't find a wife in the future, can you bear this responsibility?"

"Uh... well, I'll cut this part." Su He lied casually and said, "To be blunt, Lao Ji's family conditions are actually pretty good, and his living standard has always been good, otherwise He is also less than 1.9 meters long. He has received a very good level of education, you have always said that he is Ye Luzi, but the mechanical engineering major he attended can be ranked high in Longzhou, right?"

"Seventh." Shen Mu said: "I've checked, and the mechanical engineering major that Lao Ji went to university is ranked seventh in Longzhou."

"Yes, the seventh is already very good. After all, our mechanical engineering major in Longzhou is the best in Azure Star, so Lao Ji is not Ye Luzi, he is only Ye Luzi in terms of mechs." Su He looked Looking at Ji Xinghe who led Ji Rong Xinyue over from a distance, he spoke faster: "But it can't be blamed on Lao Ji. When he went to college, there were no mechas in the whole world. He had no place to learn if he wanted to. Self-taught."

Shen Mu watched Ji Xinghe getting closer, and said impatiently: "What do you want to say, the main point, the main point."

Su He smiled, and asked, "Think about it, someone who started with a broken bowl, but was able to win the handed down empire, what kind of miracle is that? In comparison, isn't Lao Ji's starting point much, much higher?"

Shen Mu finally understood, nodded in agreement and then asked: "What about age? What about physical strength?"

"Old age means that Lao Ji has spent more time studying than other people, and his physical strength has declined... So Lao Ji needs to use a machine armor. No matter how good his physical fitness is, he can't compare with a mecha."

"Makes sense."

The two suddenly squatted down at the same time to welcome Ji Rong Xinyue who came trotting over. After Ji Xinghe came back, Ji Rong Xinyue, who was unwilling to let other people hold hands, became cheerful again, and would let go of Ji Xinghe's hand and run towards Xingyue.

Yes, Ji Rong Xinyue ran towards Xingyue, bypassing Su He and Shen Mu who were a little embarrassed, but fortunately there was a voice of greeting, so it would not be too embarrassing.

"Hello, Uncle Su He, and Uncle Shen Mu."

"Hi Xinxin."

"Xinxin, slow down."

When Ji Rong Xinyue looked at Xingyue, Su He stood beside Ji Xinghe and whispered: "Some people I have contacted these days have agreed to sell you the contribution points, and some of them have agreed to transfer the money to you first. , When the dust storm is over and the communication is restored, I will contact Pei Jing and ask her to transfer your money to the relatives of these people."

"Okay, thank you Xiao Su." Ji Xinghe didn't forget that he still has a sum of money in Azure Star, which is all the wealth he has saved in his life, including the advance pension.

Shen Mu next to him asked curiously: "How much is it? Lao Ji, you should have saved a lot of money over the years."

Looking at the happy Ji Rong Xinyue, Ji Xinghe was also in a good mood, so he replied patiently: "It's not much, there are 330 million in total, and most of them are the money from selling houses and pensions. I don't actually save much. .”

Shen Mu was stunned for a moment: "It's only 330 million? Your car repair skills are so good, the salary must be very high, is your boss deducting your salary?"

"There is no deduction. My salary is really high. It is about [-] to [-] a month. It was a little lower when I first started working. It was only [-] a month, but after working for three months, it will increase It's twenty-three thousand."

"Then including the house and pension, why is it only 330 million? I remember that the house price in Xinfeng City is not low, the average price is more than 2 per square meter, right?"

Su He frowned and said, "Why do you ask so clearly?"

Shen Mu replied straightforwardly: "I'll use Lao Ji to calculate how much money I can save in the future."

"It's more than 2 yuan, so it's almost 300 million." Ji Xinghe didn't mind, and explained: "The money is less because I spend more money, and because of martial arts, I only ate beef since I was in junior high school. , I eat it every day, and I will make some medicinal wine after get off work. In addition, I will also take some paid online courses when I am off work. Saved so much money."

Shen Mu wanted to ask, but was interrupted by Su He's eyes, because if he continued to ask, he would definitely ask about things that Ji Xinghe didn't want to mention, such as his parents' inheritance, Ji Chenxing's upbringing expenses, etc...

Putting aside the issue of money, Ji Xinghe will have a lot of contribution points, not only from the trade, but also from his military exploits this time.It has been determined that the contribution points for replacing the eleventh-generation engine and alloy shield are the gains captured on the battlefield, not real military exploits.

"My body is really fine, let's start Xingyue's actual machine test now." Ji Xinghe looked at Xingyue standing solemnly, and said full of expectation: "If everything is fine, it proves that this design is feasible. , then you can start upgrading it.”

The so-called upgrade is to replace parts, and gradually replace those parts made of discarded parts with new parts with better performance. Every replacement can be called an upgrade.

Why not replace them all at once?Because the cost of the mecha is too high, the Federation's latest No.30 sixth-generation standard mecha costs an average of 6700 million yuan per machine, and this is still a mass-produced model.The cost of Xingyue's independently designed and built mechs will inevitably increase a lot, so Ji Xinghe's money is far from enough.

"It's okay, I don't have any tasks anymore anyway, I'll help this matter to the end. Let's not worry, upgrade Xingyue little by little, and one day it will be able to exert its full performance." Shen Mu's voice was impassioned , but he no longer had much confidence in his heart. He just asked Ji Xinghe why he only had so little money, because he knew that Xingyue needed a lot of money to complete all upgrades.

Su He finally understood, hesitantly asked: "Old Ji, how about I contact our TV station after the dust storm is over, and help you accept some commercial endorsements?"

Ji Xinghe froze for a moment.

"is it okay?"

"You can try it, it's easier than going to the battlefield to seize supplies." Su He looked at Ji Xinghe with an expression of seeing through you, and said, "Old Ji, I know you are going to do this, but it really can't."

Ji Xinghe was silent. As the mascot of the conscription, he really did not have the freedom to go to the battlefield casually, and his granddaughter still needs to be taken care of.

Shen Mu has a different opinion: "Actually, there is another way to complete Xingyue faster."

Su He asked curiously: "What way?"

"Old Ji has become an ace mecha fighter. As long as he becomes an ace, even if Lao Ji wants two Xingyue, he will have a spare mecha."

"If Lao Ji can become an ace mecha fighter, his seizures will definitely be enough to build two Xingyue. Are you talking nonsense?"

"You just ask whether Lao Ji has the strength to become an ace, and you say that if Lao Ji becomes an ace, can he have two exclusive Xingyue?"

"Uh... yes, yes."

"Then am I talking nonsense?"

"No."

"Ha ha."

Chapter 094 Our superiors are not only soldiers

There is no twelfth-generation core engine in the No. 20 base, which is one of the reasons why Ji Xinghe was not able to replace it, but there is an eleventh-generation core engine.Since the No.20 seventh-generation federal-standard mechas, all mechas have been equipped with this engine as standard, and among the [-] mechas currently in service on alien planets, more than [-] of them include No. [-] A new type of mecha from the seventh generation of standard mecha.

The previous 26th-generation standard mechas are no longer produced, but they are still in use, just like many discontinued cars can still run around on the road.Lack of performance is a problem, but the bigger problem is that you can't afford to replace it, you can use it if you can, and you have to use it.

Some first-class mech fighters and super mecha fighters who are good at using the previous generation of mechas will also do some similar upgrades, such as replacing more advanced engines and supporting parts and so on.Only non-professional mecha fighters like Ji Xinghe who don't have their own mechas, or mecha fighters without their own mechas, can use their mechas every time they need to use them.

"I'm really a genius."