Chapter 45

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As Xu Dezhi asked a slightly provocative question, Qin Huang did not panic. He calmly replied, "The Gargoyle Type 3 mech's advantage is its thick skin and strong defense, making it top-notch among mechs of the same level! Its disadvantage is average attack power, mediocre endurance, and subpar agility and speed!"

"When the Federal Military Academy designed and standardized it, they used a large amount of high-density alloy material and a more powerful energy shield generator. As a result, its defense is extremely outstanding; however, the adverse effect is a significant increase in the mech's weight, which to some extent compresses the internal weapon compartment's volume and the number of energy blocks it can carry! This is why its disadvantages are as prominent as its advantages!"

"Changing this is not difficult! One is to replace the materials with lighter, high-grade alloys; the second is to install a more powerful power module to increase the energy block reserve, thereby enhancing its mobility and endurance! However, both methods will significantly increase the cost of the mech. Therefore, how to balance this depends on the decision of the military leadership!"

Xu Dezhi was somewhat surprised and asked further, "Is there any way to optimize and enhance the performance of the Gargoyle Type 3 without significantly increasing the budget?"

Qin Huang's response was still calm and composed: "It's quite simple. A mech creator can optimize and improve the power module, or etch and load corresponding functional source energy matrix patterns inside the mech to solve this problem."

Hiring a mech creator is still not cheap, but it is much cheaper compared to the previous two methods. Therefore, in the civilian sector, many cultivators with insufficient source energy levels or limited economic conditions usually choose this route. Similarly, there are also a considerable number of modified mechs in the military.

Xu Dezhi frowned inwardly. He only hoped to pose some difficult questions to make Qin Huang lose face and dampen his spirit in front of the entire class. He didn't expect the young man to be much more knowledgeable in this area and not fall into the trap at all.

"So... do you know how to optimize and improve its power module?" He gritted his teeth and threw out another question.

It was clear to everyone that this guy was deliberately making things difficult for Qin Huang. Many students showed a mocking expression on their faces.

The young man glanced at him, his expression unchanged, and said, "Optimizing the mech's power module involves etching fourteen different functional source energy matrix patterns and modifying twenty-seven key alloy components. First, we need to..."

At this moment, Mu Liya frowned slightly and said in an unhappy tone, "Xu Dezhi, your questions seem to be off track! How to optimize and improve a mech is the domain of mech creators, which has nothing directly to do with us mobile warriors. So let's stop this discussion here!"

"Yes, Instructor!" Xu Dezhi dared not say anything more, nodded, and sat down.

Qin Huang felt a bit regretful. He had planned to explain all the optimization details to make that guy understand, but he was interrupted by Mu Liya.

However, it was better this way. Being a mech creator is an important trump card for him, and there's no need to expose it unless necessary. Besides, whether this guy could understand it was another issue. The field of mech creators is not something an ordinary person can grasp, and it would be a waste of time to explain it to him!

In fact, Qin Huang had already sold several optimized Bronze One-Star mech power modules on the network platform! Each one for 170,000 star coins, all made by himself, which only took half a day to complete!

Currently, there is no one qualified to challenge him in the field of mech creators, at least on Dinas. This is due to his current cultivation level. Once he grows stronger, he will undoubtedly become one of the top creators in the vast star sea world!

Of course, this guy, Xu Dezhi, who dared to trip him up, must be prepared to pay a price! Qin Huang sneered inwardly and added him to his list of enemies.

Not just him, but also Zhu Yingxuan, Xiao Pingyue, and those other bastards. If he gets the chance, the young man doesn't mind teaching them a lesson on how to reincarnate properly.

"Hmm... this guy seems to have some substance? He doesn't seem like just a brute who only knows how to fight!" Yuan Beibei secretly observed Qin Huang, who had returned to his seat, and thought to herself. Her resentment over him taking the top spot had slightly diminished.

However, just this much was far from enough to make this high-and-mighty young lady truly convinced!

...

In the afternoon, it was the virtual combat training guidance class in the virtual teaching hall.

This time, not only Mu Liya but also Cheng Shuhan was present, serving as a guest instructor.

Although Qin Huang had interacted with her before, their communication was limited, and he did not know much about her true identity. Later, he learned from Sha Zhenghai that this noble-born lady was a graduate from three years ago, a soon-to-be Silver Mech Pilot, currently serving in the Federal Army. Sha Zhenghai also informed him that she and Yuan Beibei were real-life cousins.

After the mech combat theory lecture, Mu Liya said, "Alright, you are not new to mechs, so your skills should be decent! This time, I will arrange a few students to demonstrate virtual combat, and everyone can observe and learn from each other."

Her gaze fell on Qin Huang in the front row, and she said, "Why don't you go first?"

The young man nodded and silently stood up from his seat.

It wasn't that the beautiful instructor was deliberately targeting him; he was the top student in the class, and if not him, who else?

After Qin Huang walked to the nearby optical brain table and sat down, Mu Liya continued, "You need another student to be your opponent. Hmm! You can choose this one yourself!"

This statement immediately caused a stir in the hall.

Those self-important top students had long been looking at this young man unfavorably, and they were all eager to try their luck. Xu Dezhi, Student No. 4, could no longer hold back. He stood up with a smile and said, "Since that's the case, I would like to challenge Qin Huang's mech combat skills..."

Yuan Beibei was even faster, dashing to another optical brain and抢着道：“他前两天就已经答应我了的，当然是我先来！”

她霸气傲娇的目光狠狠扫过剩下那些蠢蠢欲动的学员，仿佛在说：“你们谁也别来打主意，他是我的……”

徐得志无奈地耸了耸肩膀，点头算是让步了。

秦煌倒是不介意谁当第一个，反正这些家伙不被他挨个揍上一遍，是根本不会死心的！谁迟谁早都一样！

熟练地进入光脑网络，通过身份验证，建立临时账号……

拟真度设置：95%。

场景选择：地球，“天堂喷泉”太空城。

机甲型号：石像鬼三型，青铜一星级。

秦煌这次建立的ID，用了自己的本名，而元贝贝出于自信，依旧使用原来的账号“贝贝猫”。选用的机甲却是虚空游猎者。

“以你的实力，可以选择更好的机甲！”他提醒道。

她冷哼道：“不必了！我今天就是要用同级别的机甲来试试某人的斤两，省得他等下输了找借口！”

“那行，开始吧！”秦煌凝心静神，选择切换地图场景。

眼前一明一暗，转瞬之间，五颜六色的霓虹灯光扑面而来，几欲炫花人眼。

“天堂喷泉”太空城是人类文明在刚刚告别星球时代不久，在地球同步轨道上建立的一座真正意义上的空间城市，拥有完备的太空工厂和宇航基地，可以在轨道上同时组建多艘大型太空飞船，并直接向深空发射！

岁月变迁，这座对当初的人类文明具有不可或缺战略意义的基地，前往遥远宇宙的第一块跳板，已经逐渐废弃，然后被当成独一无二的古迹建筑保护起来，历时数千年，直到后来被那群伏罗缇柯尔神棍攻陷。

秦煌所操控的石像鬼机甲此刻位于太空城内部，大型飞船工厂区域。双目所见，尽是一个个长百米、宽数十米的飞船组装作业区。一艘接一艘造型原始的飞船清晰可见。

不远处光芒闪烁，银灰色的虚空游猎者已然出现。

“远程攻击就不必了，直接近战解决吧。”他对元贝贝说道。

这倒不是他害怕远程对决，而是这种技术太过原始的人类空间建筑，防御力实在差了些，稍微剧烈点的爆炸冲击波都有可能对其造成严重破坏，甚至是当场解体！

“正该如此！”她简短地答道，激活粒子震荡刀飞扑过来。

秦煌同样擎出粒子震荡刀迎上，双方毫无花巧地对拼一记，明亮的光刃微微一黯，旋即又恢复了正常。

两台机甲凝神对峙，一举一动均在外面的大型投影光屏上同步直播。

开战不过数秒钟，几乎所有学员都端正了神色，开始仔细观察对决过程中的每一个细节。

能够进这个班的学生，基本上不可能是笨蛋，怎么说都是有些真材实料的！因此很快就看出了双方展现出来的实力与对战经验，的确是名不虚传。

两人相互试探了几个回合，都未能占到任何便宜，遂不约而同地出尽全力，贴身搏杀在一起，一时间刀光阵阵、杀气四溢！

没有华而不实的招式、没有刁钻诡异的技巧，两台机甲的对攻简单而干脆，直来直去，每一记出刀都是直接锁定对方的要害！比拼的就是各自的硬实力！

“这个秦煌，还真是有两把刷子！”徐得志慢慢皱起了眉头，神色凝重。

脸色不善的朱映轩暗自冷哼，倒是没有说什么。他