"It's embarrassing..."

Captain Shepard muttered as he leaned on the railing of the second level of the hangar.

Having just engaged the Red Knights, the Osiris suffered more losses than expected. Two of the humanoid weapons Team A were damaged, and the sniper rifle of the "Hundred Steps" was destroyed, not to mention that there were still many battle scars on the hull.

Although there are some veterans on the Osiris, most of them are new recruits, and it is really not flattering to be prepared and maintained after the first actual battle, and some people's legs are still trembling.

Captain Shepard sighed, took off his hat and shook it back on, and issued an order with the microphone: "All the combatants go to the combat conference room for a meeting, and the boy named Lin Ao is also coming." ”

Lin Ao had just fired a shot, and he actually felt a little excited, and a little afraid. If you miss the shot at that time, it's okay if you don't hit, but it's your responsibility to hit someone else.

Lin Ao, who was in the fugue, was pushed by Private Miao Hao, and only then did he know that the captain was going to a meeting himself, and this feeling of being regarded as a crew and a soldier by others made Lin Ao very depressed.

Being taken to the war conference room, Lin Ao looked at the people present crampedly, they were all wearing the military uniforms of the Star Alliance, and naturally they were all soldiers. He was like a duck in a chicken coop, fidgeting and looking around. The others also heard about Lin Ao, and they all looked at Lin Ao with great interest, which made him a little shy.

"Stand up!"

Unlike usual, Captain Shepard put on his reading glasses, motioned for everyone to take their seats, and then called the meeting to order.

"Through the battle just now, I discovered the inadequacy of the Osiris..."

Shepard began to stand up and speak, but after a while, his feet went limp, and then he sat down and continued.

Lin Ao sat in the back and understood a general idea, what to strengthen training in the future, looking for local allies or something.

The meeting ended after an hour, and Lin Ao just breathed a sigh of relief, but was stopped by Shepard when he wanted to leave.

"Boy, I'll talk to you."

…

The Osiris' captain's cabin is more stylishly decorated than the rest of the ship, and there is even a refrigerator. Captain Shepard took two pieces of cake out of the refrigerator and handed one of them to Lin Ao, cutting his own in half and handing the other half to Lin Ao.

"I'm sorry... The doctor told me to eat only half a week, and if you don't dislike it, you can eat it all. ”

"Thank you, thank you for your hospitality."

Lin Ao couldn't remember the last time he had eaten cakes and sweets, he scooped up a piece of cake with a spoon and put it in his mouth, and suddenly the cake melted like a sweet cloud on the tip of his tongue.

"This one is delicious!" The sweet tooth made Lin Ao relax a lot.

Shepard nodded, ate his own share in two bites, and pushed away the plate with some disappointment and said to Lin Ao:

"Your name is Lin Ao, right? I am the ship's captain, Shepard, the former Commodore of the Mycenae colonial satellites. ”

"Y-Hello." It was the first time Lin Ao had seen someone of such a high rank.

"You're welcome, I'd like to ask you what you plan to do in the future?"

Lin Ao was silent, he had thought about this question, but he couldn't think of any clue.

"Since you don't have a place to go for a while, why don't you work on my ship first? I'll pay you. “

"No, I'm not a fighter! It's okay if you let me cook..."Lin Ao hurriedly waved his hand.

Shepard glanced at Lin Ao and said, "I don't think you look like a warrior, but in this day and age, you don't pay attention to democracy and personal will. What's more, the puppet is not guilty, but he is guilty. You're the pilot of the humanoid weapon that shoots beams, and do you know how many people are eyeing that body? If you leave me, others will come to you, and they won't necessarily be as polite as I am. ”

"But I don't want to kill..."

Captain Shepard glanced sideways at the photograph he had placed on his desk, and said to Lind, "What about your family?" Are the parents still alive? ”

"No... My mom died of illness, and my dad was killed by HER..."

"It's true that there are people who can't avenge their own killings. But kid, HER doesn't let anyone go. No one will stand up against them, only more and more children will become like you..."

Speaking of this, Lin Ao had tears in his eyes and his hands were tightly tugging at his pants.

“… It is also for your own good that you become the pilot of this ship, and at least you can learn how to protect yourself and others..."

"Then when everyone (the refugees) disembarks, can I leave?"

Shepard shook his head and said, "For their own sake, you should stay on the ship too." ”

Lin Ao left the captain's room in disappointment, intending to meet with the refugees.

After seeing Lin Ao leave, Shepard rubbed his head and said, "I'm not suitable for forcing a young man like this..."

…

"Does the captain want you to stay?"

Lin Ao met with the refugees, and one of the elders spoke before he could speak.

"Yes... He wanted me to be the pilot of the ship's humanoid weapon. ”

A woman came and put her hand on his shoulder and said:

"Lin Ao, your parents are good people, and you are just like our children. But this may be fate, Bashar sacrificed himself to save you, you should live up to his heroic soul! ”

The hand on Lin Ao's shoulder was extremely heavy, and Lin Ao nodded helplessly.

…

Inside the hangar, Sergeant Anton and Technician Armstrong are talking to the AI of the second machine, hoping for more information about the second machine.

“… So, in the future, you can call this machine No. 2, or 'Wormda', and don't call it 'long-horned' anymore." "The AI's tone is like a teacher teaching a student.

"Onion? Why the name? ”

"In ancient China, there was a person who was good at swordsmanship called 'Worm Da', because the feature of this machine was that it carried a number of melee weapons for humanoid weapons, so the developers used 'Worm Da' to call the second machine. In fact, there are many famous swordsmen, but there are always people who like to show off what they know is unpopular. In addition, the name 'Thoth' of this AI is derived from the ancient Egyptian god of wisdom. ”

"You said this one was characterized by carrying multiple melee weapons, but I only found the hilts of four laser knives?"

"That's because there's still some armed Moore Chamber of Commerce in the works, and if you can talk, they might be able to bring weapons over."

"Are the other models developed by the Moore Chamber of Commerce the same as this one? How many units are there in one? ”

"There are a total of ten units, the general development code is 'Ten Swords', and 'Wormda' is its second machine." Ten Swords' are all testing machines, and each one has a different test content. The first machine in the series was tested on whether a humanoid weapon could use laser weapons. Unit 2 is a test laser melee weapon and the only one equipped with an AI-assisted function. ”

"What about the other models?"

"The characteristics of the other models are classified for the time being, but if you have a long life, you may encounter them on the battlefield."

"I'd love to meet someone who set you up like that..."

"If you don't die after a long time, we'll become friends."

"Forget it, I'm not lonely enough to need an AI as a friend. But I'd like to know if the Moore Chamber of Commerce that developed you can gain insight into the situation of the Osiris through you? ”

"Rest assured, rest assured, I'm completely closed unless you let me connect. And the system permissions don't allow me to copy myself online, so I have to rust with this machine. ”

"How can I trust you?"

"Well, then I'll tell you a piece of information, although it doesn't have any value to me. The second was supposed to be delivered to HER, but it was stolen by the refugee guerrillas before it appeared on the ship. “

"The Moore Chamber of Commerce is going to hand over this mech to HER? Are they going to help the abuse? ”

"Not only HER, but also the Star Alliance and other forces have also been assigned one. The Moore Chamber of Commerce gave six mechs to the six forces in the name of convening a secret meeting. ”

"You mean that the Moore Chamber of Commerce deliberately gave the latest mechs to the various forces? For what? ”

"I don't know, I didn't say anything."

AI Toth said half of the information, and then kept silent. Sergeant Anton scratched his head and said, "Now we have an AI on the ship who is not in the dark and is likely to be a spy, and a rookie pilot who is not cooperative!" ”