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"Report! The statistical results have been completed. In the latest challenge, we destroyed 23 targets, including three medium-sized warships. The number destroyed was [-], all of which were pioneer drones, and there were no casualties. "

Just as Cheng Zhen and the others stepped into the command cabin, they heard a full-bodied male voice report in this way.

The white-haired man standing on the bridge didn't have any special expression, and waved away his subordinates casually.At this time, the deputy captain who was standing beside him took a step forward and asked respectfully.

"Please Commander-in-Chief to evaluate this battle."

"..."

The slender fingers wearing white gloves lightly rubbed the side of the eyes, and the commander-in-chief Arthur von Claudim replied after thinking for a few seconds. "B and so on."

For a moment, although no one made a sound, Cheng Zhen could clearly see that the other non-commissioned officers present showed disappointment and self-blame.Just because of this white-haired man's words, the non-commissioned officers who were originally full of joy and anticipation suddenly dropped a few levels.Regret for not being recognized appeared on his face.

The deputy captain lowered his head slightly. "Thank you for your advice, and my subordinates will definitely make persistent efforts."

"The biggest mistake this time..." The white-haired commander, who was about to say something, stopped the original topic as if he suddenly noticed Cheng Zhen and the others.

With a mask-like smile on his face, Arthur turned and said to several human participants.

"It turns out that some of you have already arrived, so the first combat preparation meeting can finally begin." Your Excellency the commander-in-chief instructed the subordinates behind him, and then walked towards the participants.

"I'm very happy that there are so many excellent human students participating in this battle of Klein." Arthur said with a slight arc at the corner of his mouth. "You will all be the pride of mankind."

"This sentence is really shameful, Your Excellency." Sean nodded in return with the same smile. "As the younger generation who are still receiving training in the academy, we should learn from all the outstanding soldiers. In the conversation you accidentally heard just now, the human army seems to have won another outstanding victory. It is to make us students who have not yet achieved combat achievements admire."

"It was just a little game, not a fight."

After a casual sentence, looking at several human participants with puzzled faces, Arthur rarely explained with intention. "As is the custom in the Battle of Klein, before the official battle begins, the allied troops stationed there will conduct some innocuous small discussions. Of course, this is done under the condition of ensuring that the combat power of the allied troops will not be lost. range test."

It turns out that this is the tradition of the Battle of Klein that Lieutenant Yang Qi mentioned a few days ago. Cheng Zhen finally understood it when he remembered the wreckage of the warships he saw in the "dead zone".

It is almost impossible for the troops of various races to get together and not cause trouble.Under such circumstances, proper venting can actually reduce the occurrence of major disputes. Perhaps the general council acquiesced to these "small" competitions, and this is also the reason.

However, Cheng Zhen couldn't help being a little surprised that the human army won with such a large advantage.

In previous experiences, whether it was within the Human Alliance or other interstellar races.The evaluation of the human army seems to be weak.When, with such an absolute advantage to win, can only get a "B grade" evaluation?

Cheng Zhen once again felt that he had miscalculated, perhaps the human army was not as vulnerable as the outside world said.This is welcome news for all of humanity.But why, within the Human Alliance, there was no news at all?

The bloody red eyes suddenly swept towards Cheng Zhen, which slightly surprised the black-haired boy.

Looking at Cheng Zhen who had just recovered from his contemplation, the Commander-in-Chief spoke slowly. "I think you all have some doubts in your mind now."

The red eyes turned to several other people, glancing past them one by one, Arthur said in a low voice. "Do you think this kind of strength does not conform to the image of the human army? Then, let me ask you. What has StarCraft always used to measure the strength of a race?"

"...the strength of the battle mech, and the number of mecha pilots we have." Cheng Zhen hesitated for a moment before speaking. He was just thinking, is it appropriate to judge the strength of a race simply by the battle mech?

Especially after seeing the strength of the human warship strategy today, it made him even more suspicious of the original evaluation method.

Arthur turned to look at Cheng Zhen. "Indeed, that's all. After the name Victor became an interstellar myth, battle mechs began to become the main factor to measure the strength of a race. Moreover, there are no large-scale wars in interstellar, so the practical value of battleships and fleet strategy is also It can’t be shown.”

"The next thing is just as you know. Human beings lag behind the average level of the interstellar in terms of battle mechs, and they are nothing more than being looked down upon by the outside world. Besides, on the real battlefield, excellent fighter mech pilots are indeed It plays a vital role, and our human army lacks talents in this area, so it is understandable that it is considered a vulnerable army." Speaking of this, the commander-in-chief Arthur showed a slightly ghostly and dangerous smile .

"However, if you underestimate the human army's fleet and ship-to-ship strategy because of this, there will be no good end. On the real battlefield, there are not only battle mechs."

All the participants looked at each other in blank dismay, speechless for a moment, they all faintly felt that the commander-in-chief's words seemed to mean something.As participants of the academic school, their biggest bargaining chip is the operation of the battle mech.Of course, except for the special department of Eminem.

"Of course, it is very important to have an excellent fighter mech pilot." Arthur seemed to sense that the atmosphere had become a little heavy, and smiled. "I asked you to come here for a combat preparation meeting today. The first thing I want to know is how many of you are able to ensure that you can fly the battle mech in the Battle of Klein."

"In other words, how many of the human trainees participated in the battle as mech pilots?"

When he said this, whether it was intentional or unintentional, Cheng Zhen felt the gaze of the white-haired commander linger on him for a few seconds.But before he came back to his senses, he heard a person's voice.

"As far as I know, there will only be three battle mechas."

The person who said this was Sean, the captain of the Extreme East.

"The combatants from Amulai are undoubtedly intelligence talents, but I am not a combatant. If you count Cheng Zhen, we only have three battle mechs that can go to battle."

"Three?" Arthur repeated meaningfully, looking at the other four people in the far east. "Are there only two mech pilots from the Far East Academy?"

"No, the four of them are mech pilots." Sean denied it unexpectedly, and then said even more surprising words. "But they can only drive two mechs. Because as far as my four companions are concerned, each of them is only half a pilot."

"Two-person fighter mech?" Looking at the human trainees in the far east with a slightly deep look, the white-haired commander smiled unexpectedly. "It's really surprising. This Klein battle always seems to be full of surprises."

It is indeed surprising that this year's Klein battle always seems to be full of surprises.Cheng Zhen looked at the commander-in-chief with white hair and red eyes and Sean beside him, and felt that these two people and the power behind them were the most surprising to him.However, the black-haired boy subconsciously ignored that if his identity as a potential person was exposed, it would be the biggest surprise of this Klein battle.

After stating their respective combat capabilities, the trainees and the commander-in-chief started a formal combat preparation meeting.As the two major elements of the Battle of Klein, the Battle Mech and the Cooperative Fleet.During the discussion between the trainees and the Commander-in-Chief, there will inevitably be some small conflicts.

But at least in the general direction, the goals of both parties are still the same.It's just that this kind of small friction that always causes conflicts accumulates more and more, which will inevitably affect the relationship between the students and the co-op troops.

And just when the atmosphere became a little tense, the human army received instructions from the main attacking force, the Golden Clan.The instruction indicated that the Human Army and the other two races' co-op troops would attack as the left wing forces.

The trainees who were negotiating and the commander-in-chief had to temporarily stop the discussion.According to the instructions of the Bertutans, they must rush to the target star field to ambush before tomorrow.Among them, the human army is the main force of the left wing.This not only made everyone a little surprised, but felt that it was already expected.

In the Battle of Klein that year, the human army also acted as the main force of the left wing to carry out latent attacks.It's just that the Human Cooperative Force hasn't participated in the Battle of Klein for too long, and neither humans nor other races are used to it.

"Unfortunately, it seems that today's combat preparation meeting can only end here." Lightly tapping on the desktop, the huge holographic star field map was instantly put away.Arthur raised his eyes and said to the students participating in the battle. "The Dragon Wing Army will set off for the target immediately. Before the battle officially begins, everyone, you'd better take a rest and refresh yourself."

"Then, let's leave first, Your Excellency." Cheng Zhen and other students exited the command room together with a slight salute to the white-haired commander.

The participants who walked out of the command room all seemed a little silent.For a moment, no one spoke.It wasn't until there was a sufficient distance from the command room that someone sighed softly.

"I didn't expect that I was generalized as soon as I came."

Cheng Zhen looked at Sean who was speaking. "The strength of the human army is not weak, which is also good news for us."

"Yeah, that should be something to be thankful for." Sean smiled wryly. "But the commander-in-chief is also using this to warn us. Let us recognize our position and not be too presumptuous. Isn't that what he meant by the metaphor just now?"

"Although I originally planned to cooperate with the assisted troops sincerely, and did not intend to interfere with the other party. But I still feel a little uncomfortable after hearing that Your Excellency said so."

Cheng Zhen thought about it and said. "In any case, in the Battle of Klein, the combat capability of the battle mech cannot be ignored. I think Your Excellency the commander-in-chief is also very clear about this. All we have to do is to cooperate with them as much as possible."

Sean looked up at the black-haired boy. "Sometimes I really don't know if you are sincere or on purpose. Cheng Zhen, don't you feel reconciled to being treated like this like a pawn by him?"

The scene where the white-haired commander specially performed in front of the students also had the meaning of the participants of the Megatron Academy.The allied forces and the participants, which side will take the lead in the battle of Klein.I am afraid that in the heart of the commander-in-chief, he only intends to use these students participating in the war as useful pawns, as long as they fully obey his mobilization.

That's why they took the opportunity to show the extraordinary strength of the human warships and make a warning.

"As long as we can win this battle of Klein."

After saying a word without beginning and end, Cheng Zhen took the lead to leave the crowd and walk towards the rest area.However, Cheng Zhen, who left with his back to everyone, still had a word hidden in his heart.

As long as the strength of human beings can be recognized by Interstellar, he doesn't mind being that stepping piece.

The figure of the black-haired boy walked further and further away until it gradually disappeared into the shadow of the aisle.