Chapter 22

Six sets of mecha silhouettes.

The first one holds a sword, the second one holds a shield. At first glance, they seem a bit outdated, not even equipped with guns.

The third one holds a sniper rifle, the fourth one is equipped with multiple guns, with several small firearms on its shoulders, back, wrists, and hands. This combination is quite peculiar; the former has only one gun, while the latter is covered in gun models. For a battlefield team, this is also a very unreasonable equipment setup.

The fifth one has no weapons, but it has wing thrusters on its back, acceleration thrusters on its legs, and a stealth device on its chest armor. Du Nan finally found two small daggers on the thighs of this mecha.

The sixth one looks like an equipment depot.

It has a stealth device, a special scanner, a small repair kit, a backup seed box, mechanical trap components, a high-intelligence decoder, an energy barrier, a magnetic vibration component, an anti-infection kit, a medical detox kit... In addition to these, it also has large-caliber cannons, energy shock cannons, laser cutters, and other unknown weapons.

Li Wenfu patiently waited for Du Nan to finish looking.

He then slowly began to explain: "These are the six roles we often refer to as the 'Six Warrior Roles.' The one with the sword is called the close-combat type, generally used to deal with large numbers of insectoids and giant beasts. Using guns and cannons against these things is less effective than using swords. Swords have lower consumption and stronger endurance in battle. Du Brother might not understand now, but you'll see once you try it out."

Du Nan nodded without interrupting.

"The close-combat type has a technical requirement: maintaining the front line. If this ability is not up to par, one cannot become a close-combat warrior," Li Wenfu said, taking out a shield. "The second one is the shield defense type, which I have chosen. It is mainly for protective purposes, protecting the close-combat warriors and the rear. The technical requirement is effective blocking."

When he mentioned effective blocking, Li Wenfu smiled confidently, as if to say: I am a very qualified shield defense warrior and will never be a liability.

"The third one is the sniper type. Du Brother can probably tell, it is the primary firepower. It attacks the enemy's main force or snipes the enemy leader. The technical requirement is precise shooting. If a sniper type warrior shoots inaccurately, the team is doomed," Li Wenfu said, emphasizing this point.

At first glance,

The sniper type warrior is the core strength of the entire team.

"The fourth one is the artillery defense type," Lu Sheng interjected, fully equipped with guns and cannons. "I've tried it, and this is the role I am best suited for. It is the defender against long-range missiles, certain insect stings, toxins, or star beast abilities. The technical requirement is area control. It mainly ensures that the close-combat and sniper members can fully exert their strength."

"The artillery defense type has the most and the least work," Li Wenfu added. "In a one-on-one battle between strong opponents, the artillery defense type doesn't need to do anything, and can even sleep. Once facing a swarm of insectoids or beasts, there's no time to even breathe. The artillery defense type is also the tactical guide of the team."

This is equivalent to the most knowledgeable commander on the battlefield... Du Nan understood.

"The fifth one is the exploration type," Li Wenfu said without much elaboration. "It is the exploration member, not required to fight. The technical requirement is environmental identification. Places with toxic gases, electromagnetic interference, or explosive air need to be identified by the exploration member."

"The most powerful exploration type might even carry out assassination missions," Lu Sheng mumbled, mentioning a very small possibility.

"Or pursue the remaining enemies," Li Wenfu added.

However, his expression did not convey this, as if the exploration type was fundamentally a combat idiot and not expected to do much.

"The last one, the special control type," Li Wenfu pointed to the sixth silhouette. "It has a stealth device, scanner, repair kit, battery pack, trap components, and coding machine, as well as some heavy artillery and laser cutters. It looks incredibly powerful, but in reality, it's not the case. In real life, a mecha cannot carry all these things. In the Magic Network, you can only choose one tool and one weapon."

"For example?" Du Nan was half-understanding.

"For example, if you choose heavy artillery, it's best to bring a battery pack, otherwise, you'll run out of power quickly. If you choose a stealth device, it's best to select a laser cutter; a large fist would make it hard to assassinate, wasting the stealth component. For a prolonged battle, it's best to choose a repair kit. For giant beasts, the trap component is good. For insectoid swarms, a super-explosive ammunition pack is good."

"Only one functional component and one attack component, right?" Du Nan now understood.

Li Wenfu nodded.

"In real life, you might be able to carry a few more tools. If it's a large piece of equipment, you might not be able to carry two sets," Lu Sheng added. This indicated that in the Magic Network, you can only choose two, but in real life, you might be able to choose three or four, or perhaps only one.

With this explanation, the six warrior roles were clear.

Li Wenfu is the shield defense type, and Lu Sheng is the artillery defense type. They form a team with no offensive power. At this point, adding himself, a powerful offensive role was naturally needed.

"I'll take the super cannon and battery pack and try it out," Du Nan said, not choosing the close-combat type or the sniper rifle. Magic Network training is the same as real war, even the pain is the same. If there is any difference, it is that 'in the Magic Network, you only worry about losing, not dying.' Without the fear of death, performance is naturally better.

"Okay," Lu Sheng nodded.

Li Wenfu said, "Don't worry, Du Brother. The White Iron Battlefield is arranged according to 'soldier level.' You have ice magic, and with our defense, sweeping the battlefield will be no problem. Du Brother, which map do you want to choose for the easy run? Mechanized humans, berserk beasts, insectoids, mutants, natives, or cave dwellers?"

"Um, mechanized humans. Du Nan didn't know what to choose, so he picked the one closest to humans."

"Alright!"

The silhouettes flickered, and the three figures disappeared.

Five seconds later, the three reappeared in a military camp ruin. In the distance, dozens of tall towers hummed. At the tower gates, mechanized humans continuously emerged. At this moment, tens of thousands of mechanized humans were already patrolling and guarding the area.

"What difficulty level do you want to submit?" Li Wenfu looked at the map requirements and asked Du Nan, explaining, "Level one, each person has to kill one hundred mechanized humans, and after success, the remaining mechanized humans will automatically stop. Level two, each person one thousand. Level three, each person ten thousand. Level four, you must destroy a tower, with no requirement for the number. The tower's production rate is one per second."

Du Nan was speechless. One mechanized human produced per second means that if you can't kill sixty in a minute, you'll never be able to destroy the tower.

"What do you think, Xiao Lu?"

It was the first training session, and Du Nan didn't know the situation, so he asked Lu Sheng.

"At least level two," Lu Sheng said calmly, completely lacking the awareness of a defensive warrior. It seemed that killing three thousand mechanized humans was as easy as slicing vegetables.

"Let's try it, Du Brother. We can submit a second training session and update the difficulty later. These mechanized humans are not hard to fight, just enjoy the easy run," Li Wenfu submitted the level two difficulty, indicating that repeating the map was also possible, and you could play however you wanted.

Du Nan was a bit worried. Seeing these mechanical humans, he always had a strange feeling.

"Charge!"

When submitting the difficulty and starting the battle, Li Wenfu, the shield defender, suddenly seemed possessed by a war god. Climbing to a high place, he placed a large shield on his back, roared, and charged into the enemy with bare hands. Lu Sheng, without stopping him, also seemed energized, with bullets flying and cannons firing, bombarding the enemy position.

The humans also charged into battle.

Du Nan was left feeling completely bewildered: What happened to the shield defense? What happened to the area control?

These tens of thousands of mechanized humans are not tens of thousands of ants, are they?

This is not how you play.

"Kill!" Li Wenfu shouted excitedly, charging into the enemy. Tens of thousands of mechanized humans raised their guns, and the bullets were more dense than rain.

Unfortunately,

In front of the magic mecha equipped with a seed core, bullets could only weaken the energy shield a little. By the time Li Wenfu reached the enemy, not even one-tenth of the energy shield had been depleted. Lu Sheng's dozen shells landed, and over a hundred mechanized humans exploded.

Watching the two charge into the enemy, Du Nan was still in shock when the dashboard showed: Task completed 10%, please continue to work hard.

This prompt appeared.

Du Nan's mind was filled with a thousand grass mud horses: This is not an easy run... This is mowing the grass! Is this the true combat power of a magic mecha? Compared to the civilian version he had torn apart with his bare hands, the magic mecha with a seed core is literally dozens of kilometers better.

Whoo!

Du Nan raised the super cannon and fired a powerful shot.

316.

The dashboard jumped, showing that this shot had completed one-tenth of the task.

"Quickly mow the grass, we'll submit level four later." Du Nan had caught on to a trick. Rapidly charging, he fired two more shots and messaged his teammates. The combat power of the mechanized humans was equivalent to that of an ordinary gun-wielding warrior. Facing their three heavily armored tanks... sorry, this grass-mowing game is not challenging and not interesting to play for long.

In the second battle, seven minutes later, a mechanized human production tower fell, and the three had no sense of victory.

Level four was not difficult either.

Du Nan was increasingly understanding the combat power of the mecha, feeling that no matter how many mechanized humans there were, the difficulty was not high, and the time to complete the mission varied. Their three human tanks were overwhelming the mechanized humans: "Li Fat, is there a more challenging one?"