Chapter 8

【Level 37 Freshman Luo Xia.L, Heloise identity confirmed, welcome to use the Silver Knight Auxiliary System. The operation interface has been switched to Earth Chinese. Detected that this is the first time the freshman is driving. Do you need a beginner's guide?】

Inside the Dragonfly Knight armor, it was unexpectedly comfortable. When Luo Xia touched the silver crystal in the cockpit, a series of random letters popped up before finally switching to his native language.

"I need it."

At this moment, Luo Xia certainly wouldn't refuse the help of a beginner's tutorial.

A human-shaped shadow appeared in the floating image in mid-air, basically the same as the Dragonfly Knight Type 7, but with more detailed explanations for certain parts.

【Dragonfly Knight Type 7, Light Knight-type Magic Armor, total output 37 Cavir, power system regular consumption 21 Cavir, remaining power 16 Cavir, standard weapon components: one Blackstone Force Field Shield (offline), one Thunder-type Burst Slash Sword (offline)…】

Just as there are Priest and Paladin professions in this world, there are also specially designed magic armors for these professions, such as shields that store holy light and trunks filled with holy water.

For a Ranger-type ranged profession, a targeting aid to calculate distance and direction is essential.

But the magic armor in front of him was clearly a blank slate, equipped with nothing.

The Dragonfly Knight Type 7 is a magic armor designed for light infantry, relatively inexpensive and easy to operate, allowing a militiaman to use it after short-term training... well, it's the simplest cannon fodder magic armor, with no special characteristics or dedicated weapons, just turning militiamen and infantry cannon fodder into magic-armor-clad cannon fodder.

Although Luo Xia couldn't understand most of the explanations, he at least knew that this was a standard magic armor for light infantry, and none of the powerful-sounding weapons were equipped.

"Even without external weapons, there should be some backup weapons, right? Like iron-clad flying fists? Can the fists fly out?"

【No such design. Considering the irrecoverability of the arm attachments, this design is clearly too foolish.】

Luo Xia was speechless... What to do if the system scorns you, online waiting, very urgent.

"Eye lasers? Don't robot eyes always zap electricity?"

【No such design. If the head sensors are used to trigger wind attribute magic, it will be impossible to determine the direction of the current, and the internal electric shock probability is extremely high. This design cannot be implemented. However, since the mortality rate of the driver after implementation exceeds 90%, it can be submitted as a self-destruction plan to the Silver Shield Magic Armor Design Company. If adopted, a certain reward will be given. Do you need to file a submission?】

"No, no, I don't want to become the new annual joke."

Luo Xia asked about a few "classic" designs, but unfortunately, they all had the same result.

Chest-launched missiles? Even if this world does have missile-like things, who would be stupid enough to place explosives near the cockpit of a magic armor?

Transform? High-end special-purpose magic armors and transformation druid-specific armors do exist, but the only transformation for cannon fodder armor is probably automatic disassembly into parts.

Jet propulsion? For the same reason, even if it exists, it wouldn't be equipped on a light knight-type armor. Do you, a cannon fodder, want to fly?

"…How can there be nothing? Can't it at least shoot something? As a mech, can't it shoot something?"

【This system has a driver ejection system that can eject the driver at high speed. Do you want to activate it?】

Good, finally a classic design, a spring seat that can eject you. It might even surprise the opponent... But what's the point of shooting yourself out!

【Please select the operation mode. The user's mental power meets the standard, starting mode one.】

【Neural Link Operation Mode, operating the armor by synchronizing the user's and the armor's senses. Now starting the test link. If you feel uncomfortable, please stop immediately.】

Before he could ask, everything went dark, and when he opened his eyes, he saw the inside of the hangar.

"…Is this me?"

He stretched out his hand, but it was a silver metal arm.

Seeing the mech move so quickly, the audience around him let out a series of exclamations.

But the next second, an alarm rang in his ears, and his vision was thrown back.

【No magic reaction detected, the driver cannot provide energy... Switching to energy-saving mode, neural link operation system offline, vehicle backup power activated.】

【Backup Olivia Magic Box 1 to 10 battery pack starting, expected action time 32 minutes 12 seconds, half-load combat 5 minutes 23 seconds. Please cherish your combat time.】

The thrill lasted only a second before he was kicked out of the first-person view.

The red lights flashing in the cockpit indicated that Luo Xia couldn't even power the Dragonfly Knight armor.

Magic armors aren't machines that run on fuel; the user's magic, qi, and other supernatural energies are the power source for the magic armor.

Luo Xia's cultivation in this area was virtually non-existent.

"…Is the gap so big?"

The red-lit cockpit always reminded Luo Xia of the Ultraman who could only transform for 3 minutes.

But Luo Xia didn't know that when the neural link mode was activated, the Dragonfly Knight's eyes overflowed with blinding silver light.

At that moment, the classmates were in an uproar, and the mentor was shocked beyond belief.

"The freshman's mental power can activate the neural link mode... Fortunately, he turned off the neural link mode, otherwise, I would have had to stop the match."

From the mentor's perspective, it was fortunate that Luo Xia was kicked out of that state. While sensory sharing is indeed convenient for driving, countless drivers die each year because of this "convenience."

After sensory sharing, the driver and the armor become one in spirit and flesh.

If the armor's chest is shattered, the driver feels their internal organs being cooked. If the armor's head is blown off, many drivers die on the spot, just because they "think" they are dead.

Experienced veterans might be able to train their souls and bodies to distinguish this pain and avoid fake death turning into real death, but freshmen have no reason to be able to do this.

However, normal freshmen wouldn't have this problem, as they simply can't achieve it.

Projecting one's soul into a mechanical body is somewhat similar to divine possession. Even with the assistance of instruments, the mental strength of the possessor must be very high.

The mental strength of freshmen's souls is unlikely to activate the neural link system. Even if their mental strength meets the standard, it usually requires more than three years of specialized training... or other high-level professionals, such as Archmages, Great Swordsmen, and Great Warlocks.

【Mode two, traditional manual operation mode, please select the manual operation system.】

In front of Luo Xia, various driving system shadows flashed by, including steering wheels, control sticks, and even a hand-cranked tractor.

Although there were many choices, Luo Xia didn't know any of them and had no idea which to choose.

"…Is there a keyboard and mouse?"

Covering his face, Luo Xia desperately shouted out the only tool he knew how to use.

"Click."

The sudden appearance of a silver keyboard and mouse set made Luo Xia's jaw drop even further.

From the Hello Kitty stickers on the keyboard and the signs of wear, it was clear that Luo Xia wasn't the first or the last to use a keyboard and mouse to operate a "Gundam."

Directly adopting the driving mode of the previous user, he tentatively clicked the mouse. The Dragonfly Knight's eyes flashed silver, and the next moment, it began to move.

The knight stood firm and swung a powerful punch, causing the audience to exclaim, but Luo Xia frowned.

"Too stiff, this can't be used in real combat. The previous mode was better."

Right-click to punch, left-click to kick, use the keyboard to control direction. It was incredibly simple, but Luo Xia shook his head repeatedly.

The fixed program made the punches follow a fixed trajectory, and the predictable attack methods had no reason to hit the opponent.

Moreover, the most fatal flaw was that each command resulted in a single action with a delay, making it seem like a slow-moving gorilla. If the opponent could use the previous free mode, he would only be beaten.

Clearly, the keyboard and mouse, which worked well in games, were not suitable for driving a magic armor. Perhaps the previous user was just a beginner.

"…Wait, games, right. The combat moves in fighting games are also fixed, maybe…."

Thinking of this, Luo Xia's spirits soared, and his hands flew over the keyboard, a series of codes flashing before his eyes.

"Feasible!"

He slammed the Enter key, and the lights in the cockpit suddenly brightened. The silver knight, crouching, was ready for battle.

His opponent was already prepared.

"Bet, bet, Luo Xia can last 30 seconds at 3 to 1, 60 seconds at 5 to 1…."

From the surrounding bets, even the mentor quietly placed a small money bag on one minute, it was clear that no one believed Luo Xia could win.

After all, the warning light for the magic armor's energy shortage was flashing constantly.

"The class leader has a year and a half of driving experience. Luo Xia, a pure Earthling freshman, hasn't even touched a magic armor for a day. How can the class leader lose? Tell me, how can he lose!"

"He can't even power the magic armor, how can he use it to fight."

Indeed, in the eyes of the onlookers, Luo Xia had no chance of winning.

Only Su Nana, who was also from Earth, quietly placed her gold coins on the other side.

"Luo Xia wins, what are the odds?"

"Haha, Su Nana, the class leader, Matt, has thirty hours of operation experience and is a Gray Copper Knight, capable of supplying magic armors with up to 50 Cavir without any problem. Don't support Luo Xia just because he's a fellow countryman. If he wins, not only will I give you ten times the bet, but I'll also eat... I'll eat."

Just as they clashed, a loud noise echoed.

In mid-air, the class leader Matt's Dragonfly Knight was sent flying.

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