nebula story

His blond hair was just the right length, neat hair was exposed under the military cap, and he was smiling and bowing to Professor Saar.

"Dear Professor Saar, according to the royal rules for further study of children, Lance Cromwell came to apprentice, and asked the teacher to teach me strictly like the emperor brother who taught me a few years ago, and to teach him To impart knowledge." Respectfully following the royal etiquette, he bowed again and performed an apprentice ceremony before he raised his head and looked at Professor Saar, who was grey-haired and disheveled in front of him, his bright eyes glowed warmly and pleasantly.

Professor Saar seemed to have completely ignored the honorable status of the young man in front of him, and looked him up and down: "Ah, it turns out that the third prince of the empire is about to graduate from the Royal Military Academy. Time flies so fast."

Scratching his disheveled hair, he said casually, "Why is this still the rule now? In the last semester of your military academy, you princes have to spend three months as an intern at the Engineering Academy to consolidate and further study theoretical knowledge? ——Really? You don't know how to bend the rules!"

Bowing and nodding, the handsome and gentle Third Prince Lance Cromwell replied with a smile: "Yes, I have completed three and a half years of military school studies, and it is imperative to change schools for further studies."

"Oh, I'm never worried about the IQ and patience of your Cromwell children." With a casual wave of his hand, Professor Saar thought of something, "Your brother Fern came here a few years ago, and he got an eighth grade when he graduated. All A's—but then I seem to hear that he actually hates most classes."

Couldn't help smiling, His Royal Highness the third prince showed his white and neat teeth: "It should be true, brother, his interest seems to be more focused on the actual combat and tactical deduction courses in the military academy. But please rest assured, teacher, about me, but for me. The study of theory is not exclusive, and I will ask the teacher to give me some advice in the future.”

Suddenly remembered something, the old professor tilted his head and looked hesitantly at the distinguished third prince of the empire, "Uh, it is said that the eighteenth floor will be cleared at night during these three months, so how much do you study every night?"

A little surprised by this tiny question, His Royal Highness still answered seriously: "My schedule is to leave before twelve o'clock every night."

At that moment, His Royal Highness Lance subtly felt that behind the reading glasses of the royal professor in front of him, there seemed to be a sense of relief.

"Oh, okay. Then you can talk to my teaching assistant about the direction you want to study and research during these few months."

Shaking his head, the gentle smile on the face of the young man wrapped in military uniform disappeared, showing another extremely serious look: "Teacher, actually I came this time and brought an official letter from the principal of the Royal Military Academy And a top-secret document."

He cautiously took out a bag of encrypted official letters covered with fiery red seals from the bag of his entourage, handed it to the most respected professor of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and gestured to his entourage.

A capable entourage next to him immediately took out the three-layer encryption technology storage disk from the password box and put it into the reading interface of the demonstration device in the laboratory. When the power was turned on, an image with a three-dimensional drawing of a new mecha It clearly appears on the display light curtain that is lit up in front of you.

"Teacher, you should also know that the research and development of the latest two-person combat mech at the Royal Military Academy has been going on for three years. Now the basic structure has been formed and satisfactory progress has been made." He spoke slowly and clearly, His Highness the Third Prince's brows were extremely serious, "There are still some technical problems that cannot be solved for a long time. The research and development capabilities of the Royal Military Academy are strong, but..."

Glaring at him, Professor Saar interrupted him unconvinced: "When it comes to the research level of mechanics and electronics, his Royal Military Academy can still surpass our Engineering Academy!?"

The third prince smiled slightly, remembering the exhortation from the headmaster of the military academy before he left, and began to obey the old professor: "Yes, it is also because of this that our headmaster carefully entrusted me to pack up the problems encountered in the development of the latest mecha. Here it is, I must ask you to lead a group of outstanding technical forces from the Engineering College to work together to solve the problem. I have come here for three months, and my personal training is second. The military academy entrusted me to come over and be in charge of the coordination of this new two-person mecha. work, I hope to cooperate with the progress of your work, teacher."

His complexion improved a little, and Professor Saar waved his hand: "No problem, I have about 20 senior researchers and students with me, and I have several types of high-end talents commonly used in mecha design and research and development."

The mecha model on the light curtain gradually rotated, and the third prince nodded to signal the attendant beside him to start explaining. With his skilled operation, the majestic and still standing mecha was obviously 50.00% larger than ordinary combat mechas. It began to disintegrate on the screen, and the three-dimensional image gradually clearly showed the internal structure of the open cockpit, and the two seat cabins side by side were impressively visible.

"It is very different from a single-pilot mecha. The idea of ​​this new type of mecha is to equip two mecha pilots. Generally speaking, only one person can concentrate on all kinds of attacks and defenses during combat. Even Jia can't tolerate two excellent fighters commanding and issuing orders together, but this time, the idea is to carry out operations and maintenance at the same time."

Clear and orderly instructions echoed in the research room. The display pattern on the light curtain was replaced by the console in front of the cockpit, and two separate areas were clearly defined. Look carefully, the distribution of keys and the instrument buttons, It is definitely not simply the same.

"As we all know, the main purpose of combat personnel is to fight. Whether it is a flying mecha in the air or a field mecha on the ground, when encountering mechas and combatants of the same level, it is difficult to avoid damage. At this time, once the damage Injury to the combat effectiveness, then the only way is to retreat, to keep the mecha back for repairs and then return to the battlefield, but because the mechas are often severely damaged at that time, many combatants not only cannot withdraw safely, but also bring military mechas with them. Completely destroyed by the enemy. This simultaneous loss of elite fighters and expensive mechs is the greatest attrition on the battlefield. But—”

Pointing to the mecha cockpit and the corresponding two-zone control console on the screen, his eyes lit up: "If an excellent mechanic can be randomly assigned during combat, and the mecha damage can be repaired in real time at any time during the battle, then It greatly reduces the casualties of combatants, and can create super combat effectiveness. Look, this is the command input area for combatants, and this is the command input area for mechanics. They are independent of each other and occupy the memory and resources allocated by the system. Combat and maintenance going on at the same time."

Skillfully inputting commands in the keyboard area in front of the light curtain, the mecha on the screen showed a simulated battle scene. In the fierce battle scene, the left arm of the mecha was hit by the particle cannon and a big crack appeared, while Almost at the same time, an extremely fast approach, avoid, and escape command began to be input in the left area of ​​the cockpit. After a few tenths of a second, the mech had already retreated abruptly, and the maintenance command area on the other side was followed by the input of self-inspection and maintenance commands. The mecha's maintenance arm began to extend to perform some extremely simple self-repair.

Remove the damaged parts, replace them with spare parts, simply spray high-strength metal adhesive, and wait for instant atomization—but in less than 2 minutes, the damaged mech with one arm has been repaired, and at the same time, the left The area representing the combatants is also constantly doing tactical evasion, dodging the blows and bombings that the enemy keeps chasing and killing. The moment the simple repair is completed, the mecha that has recovered its combat power has quickly turned around and returned to the battlefield. The enemy's mechs with the same damage degree restarted the battle.

In less than a few seconds, our mecha, whose combat power was no longer at a level, opened fire brazenly, and a precise hot-line laser beam penetrated the enemy's simulated mecha.In the dark universe, the starlight gradually brightened, leaving only the proud two-person mecha floating in the air, looking down on the empty battlefield.

Frowning and looking at the picture, Professor Saar dismissed it: "Well, the renderings are very nice."

"Is it just a good demonstration? Our military academy principal's expectations are much more than that." The question appeared on the third prince's face, and a faint dissatisfaction appeared on the faces of the entourage in front of him.

"Instructions are all sent to the central processing unit, which is a computer, not a human being. How does it judge which is the priority of the maintenance instructions and combat instructions sent to him at the same time? You must know that there is only one mecha that executes the action instructions! Instantly The instructions come first, then the judgments made by the combatants and the maintenance technicians are completely irreconcilable with each other, and conflicts and fights are inevitable!" Professor Saar asked decisively.

The third prince smiled lightly, with a kind of firm pride: "You don't have to pay too much attention to this, teacher. Of course, the military's plan is not to just arrange for an ordinary mechanic to be dragged into a dangerous battlefield. The person in the mechanic seat will naturally be the mechanic with the best grades in the Imperial Military Academy, or the student with the best grades in practical courses in the Engineering Academy!"

His bright eyes gleamed, and the royal family's natural sea-like deep blue pupils were clear and deep: "Actually, the requirements for a mechanic are even higher than that of a combatant. Although he does not need to fight directly, he must always pay attention to everything in the battle ahead." It is necessary to judge the partner’s intentions in a timely manner, make reasonable use of the gaps between combatants for maintenance, and even take the responsibility of driving the mecha and bringing the partner back safely when the partner is injured. In other words, he does not need to be the best fighter , but it must be an excellent mechanic who understands certain combat skills!—and for this, our military will naturally shoulder the responsibility of cultivating and training. Professor, you need to be responsible for the logic of the central processing unit Computing enhancements and difficult mechanical problems will be solved."

After thinking for a while, Professor Saar finally nodded: "Continue the demonstration, focusing on the existing problems that need to be solved by the engineering department."

The conversations and demonstrations in the room continued until the evening when the lights came on and finally came to an end.

After discussing in front of the light screen for a whole afternoon, the young Third Prince did not show fatigue at all, stood up energetically, and bowed to Professor Saar with a smile: "I am very sorry for delaying your meal time, I don't know if it is okay Is it an honor to invite my royal professor to have dinner with you?"

"Oh, no need, no need." Waved his hand casually, the old professor looked at the dark night outside, and muttered: "I still have to stay here for a while, Your Highness, please go ahead and call your entourage Hurry up and get out, the school, it looks like you are facing a big enemy."

Raising his eyebrows slightly, the young Third Highness showed a helpless smile on his lips: "Teacher, I really hope that there won't be so many people around me every day."

Looking sideways at the plump and handsome young prince in a handsome military uniform, Professor Saar suddenly remembered something and grinned: "Okay, ask your entourage to bring some chestnut cakes here to fill my stomach, remember to order For two."

"It is my great honor to serve the teacher." With a smile, he politely withdrew, and His Highness the Third Prince signaled to the guards beside him.

...The building that was empty all afternoon began to have students coming in and out again, and as time went by, it gradually became rare again, but the lights in the research room where Professor Saar was alone remained on.It wasn't until after midnight that a thin figure of a young boy slipped in quietly, familiar with the way.

"Professor." With a soft call, Chesu put down the small backpack and ran to Professor Saar's workbench: "Has anyone important in the building been here today?"

"Hey, how do you know?" Professor Saar looked at him curiously. Could it be that the news of His Highness the Third Prince's arrival has spread to the students' ears so quickly?

"When I entered the door, the access control data changed." Sitting on the chair with a smile, Chesu said casually, "Although it looks the same as usual, the internal chip information of the password card in everyone's hands has actually changed. It was replaced remotely once. The fake card I copied almost couldn't get in."