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Hugo and a dozen other candidates who passed the preliminary examination sat in the cafeteria and ate dinner with their heads bowed. In less than three hours, they will take the second exam, the mecha battle.

It can be said that almost every student who applies for Tianying Academy has a dream of becoming a mecha knight, but it is really unbelievable to fly a mecha without professional training and complete mecha combat missions.

"Phew, I feel like I almost can't make it. Charlie appeared next to Hugo at some point, and sat down beside Hugo with a big grin on the plates in his hand.

"Better?" asked Hugo, looking up.

Charlie stuffed a large buttered panel into his mouth, and said in his mouth: "It's much better, I have supplemented a lot of nutrients so that I am not dehydrated, but now my whole body is extremely sore, and it is estimated that it will take a week for the muscles to recover." ”

"That's good. Hugo nodded.

"Thank you. Charlie said.

Hugo knew that Charlie was thanking himself for helping Charlie pass the first exam, and smiled slightly: "Help each other, no need to thank you." ”

Charlie didn't talk to Hugo anymore, lowered his head and began to gobble up. Hugo looked at this serious-looking boy eating like a rough man with five big and three thick, and he felt a little funny in his heart.

Charlie finished his dinner, burped shallowly, and said to Hugo, "How do you feel about the next exam?"

Hugo shook his head and said: "I have never touched a mecha, so I can say that I can't control it at all, so how can I complete the mecha battle." I suspect that Tin Ying School gave us the exam questions for the graduates. ”

Charlie smiled confidently when he heard this: "Although this exam sounds a bit outrageous, it is not a difficult task to complete, and it can even be said that it is easier than the first exam." Hugo raised an eyebrow and motioned for Charlie to continue.

"The point is that the type of mecha we use is definitely not a new generation of battle mecha, but the first generation of battle engine [Copernicus]. ”

"[Copernicus] ......" Hugo slowly recalled these three words, the name sounded familiar, but Hugo could not sound for a while.

"That's right, at the beginning of the 22nd century, mankind invented the manned combat machine for the first time, which was originally called: battle armor, mainly to provide physical protection for army soldiers when performing assault missions, and then after years of continuous improvement, the first generation of combat aircraft [Copernicus] was finally built. ”

"The battle engine [Copernicus] was also the original prototype of the modern mecha. As a legendary product of mecha equipment, [Copernicus] has been in service for a century. It was not until the advent of modern combat mechs that it gradually ceased to be used and withdrew from the stage of history. ”

"As a prototype of a mecha, the battle engine [Copernicus] is also different from a mecha. The original [Copernicus] was transformed from battle armor, so it was semi-exposed, and you could see the soldiers inside. And the later [Copernicus] has already shown the initial hints of a mecha, with a cockpit and an escape system. However, its combat effectiveness is far inferior to the new generation of battle mechs, in general, the battle engine is a mechanical tool based on protection, and the battle mech is a war weapon used entirely for killing. ”

Watching Charlie tell this history, Hugo listened patiently, and suddenly realized that the tall and old-fashioned boy in front of him was still an obsessed with mecha technology.

Charlie didn't notice a change in Hugo's opinion of himself, and still talked about it rhetorically.

"One of the biggest advantages of [Copernicus] as a body protection battle, especially in the later stage, is that it is easy to operate. It is no exaggeration to say that even an old man who is over the age of sixtieth can easily use the [Copernicus] operation instructions on both sides, so it is called the "simplest combat weapon". ”

Speaking of this, Charlie stopped, picked up the water cup on the table, took a sip of water, and said: "Tianying's next test is mecha battle, and it is obviously extremely unrealistic to control a difficult battle mecha, and controlling [Copernicus] can be completely explained, it can not only test the student's adaptability to mecha weapons, but also completely unrestricted by professional knowledge." ”

Hugo pondered for a moment and said, "In other words, the first test is to test the candidate's physical strength and will, and the second test is to a certain extent to test the student's talent for mecha operation?"

Charlie nodded and said, "That's right, it can be understood that way." ”

Hugo smiled: "Your analysis and reasoning are very well-founded, and we will wait for the time to certify the rest of the matter." Charlie said proudly: "Let's wait and see." ”

The two of them chatted for a while, only to see the middle-aged man who was presiding over the preliminary examination walk in, followed by two teaching assistants who looked like two students, a man and a woman.

"How are you resting?" Without waiting for everyone's reaction, the middle-aged man continued, "No matter how well you rested, you must go to the next place with me now, otherwise it will be regarded as a waiver." With that, his eyes swept sharply towards the people in the cafeteria.

For the middle-aged man's arrogant appearance, everyone present couldn't help but feel a little unhappy. The red-haired boy, who had completed the first test earlier than Hugo, snorted coldly, and his voice was quite heavy.

The middle-aged man followed the sound and looked at the red-haired boy, his eyes were full of anger and annoyance, and the red-haired boy met the other man's eyes without fear.

Looking at the red hair that also looked arrogant, the middle-aged man's mouth that was about to open finally closed back, and silently turned his head to the others and shouted, "Queue up!"

Twenty-seven people divided into two teams, followed by two teaching assistants, trotted to the foot of a hill where the cafeteria was, and a black black steel metal door appeared in front of everyone.

Charlie said in a low voice: "This should be the base where the mecha is stored, it seems that we will be able to see Tianying's strength on the first day." Hugo smiled and didn't say anything. If it is really as Charlie said, then how can a few [Copernicus] battle engines reflect Tianying's true strength.

The middle-aged man walked to the black steel metal door and entered a series of identity verifications in front of an external instrument, and soon the black steel metal door moved and slowly opened.

The middle-aged man beckoned to everyone to follow, and then took the lead in the entrance, followed by two teams.

As everyone entered, a dazzling white light lit up inside the empty and dark mountainside. Under the illumination of the light, rows of red war engines [Copernicus] appeared in front of everyone.

Hugo turned to look at Charlie, only to see that Charlie was also looking at him, with a smug smile on his face. (To be continued.) )