A planet of extinction.

William looked at the desolate planet in front of him and sighed: "How fragile life is. It was also once a place where life was abundant, but it ended up being a desolate grave planet. ”

Captain Eddie commanded the spaceship to stop in a valley where most of the planet was rocky and sandy, with no vegetation to hide the land, and everything seemed vast and hollow.

After the spaceship came to a standstill, William said to Eddie, "I'm going to take people to Base Nineteen next, and wait for us to collect sample data." You stay here, the spaceship turns on the defense system, the power does not turn off, it is better to activate the weapon system as well. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency." Captain Eddie gave a military salute.

"Haha, relax. Don't be nervous, this is not a battlefield. The Mark Group has a wealth of experience and emergency responses, and as long as we follow normal procedures, we will be fine. William patted Captain Eddie on the shoulder.

After leading a small team of people to set off in a small mecha, William's eyes were full of solemnity. The truth is not as easy as he says, two months ago the Mark Group suddenly lost contact with Base Nineteen. Their mission this time is to investigate the condition of Base 19, and if an irreparable situation arises, abandon the test base here. Of course, after deciding to give up, you have to grab what you need and clean up the traces.

"Boss, when will our mech be replaced, I heard last month that the Hex team has replaced the golden beetle mech." Tans grumbled.

Everyone belongs to the defense company under the Mark Group on the surface, and the mecha of the team are all standard mecha exclusively created by the Mark Group. All squads are rewarded for mission completion, with the higher the ranking, the better the mechs they equip. And the prototype already has four generations of copper beetles, iron beetles, silver beetles, and gold beetles. The prototype is the basic standard mecha, and the group will carry out directional modifications of the mecha function according to the function of each mecha master.

The mechs of the squad members are all the same, and the only way to get a more advanced mech is to complete the mission more and better. And the captain's mecha will be one level higher than the team members, the Hex team has been replaced with the golden beetle mecha, then Hex's own mecha is already a next-generation mecha higher than the golden beetle mecha. However, what exactly it looks like, everyone in William's team has not yet seen it.

William looked at the expectant eyes of everyone on the mecha communication channel, and scolded with a smile: "You all want the new mecha so much?" Why don't you drive my golden beetle and feel it? Actually, it's no different, and besides, you'll soon be like me, and you'll be able to evolve into a new human. Eventually, we will gradually get rid of our dependence on mechas, and our lives will eventually shine brighter than machines. ”

Tan Si touched his head: "Boss, we don't understand what you said." Anyway, I like to drive mechas, just like those rich people like to drive antique cars. Something that is no longer needed is so fascinating. ”

"Haha, Tan Si, the boss means that we will be as powerful as the boss in the future." Oscar said.

"That's a good idea. I can also ask the group to configure a spaceship for me. Tans said excitedly.

The steel alloy base is built against the mountain, and in order to defend against possible enemies, the base is built with a 20-meter-high defensive wall. This height doesn't make a difference to some giant mechs. But ordinary organizations can't just drop giant mechs to carry out missions, such as the Hardship Brigade organization that has been working against them for years.

"Boss, something is wrong. Why don't you even have a sentry on duty? Where is the garrison team here? Esther, who was in charge of scouting, said.

The Mark Defense Group only uses its tactical squads when it carries out covert missions, and usually hires others to do basic tasks such as daily defense patrols in the public of the group. There are three types of tactical squads - garrison squads, mobile squads, and special squads. The garrison team is generally stationed in the important bases of the group, and the mobile team is a mobile unit that performs daily tasks, and the special team is very mysterious and can only be mobilized by the group's top management.

Esther's silver beetle mech carried a small beetle on its back, which was the mecha part used for real scouting. The Beetle series mecha is a standard mecha developed by the Mark Group for various work, not only in combat, but also in agriculture and engineering. All the parts are easy to disassemble and install, and it is a different part that can be replaced according to different jobs. Of course, while having the advantages of being widely used, the Beetle series mecha also has a single mecha structure, and all properties are not outstanding and other defects.

"Esther, life probe the base." William Dow. He wanted to make sure that there were still any living beings in the base, and although the combat effectiveness of the garrison team was not as good as that of the mobile team, the defense facilities of the base provided them with powerful hardware facilities. Even if they were attacked by the enemy, it was unlikely that even information would not have been sent.

"There is no life on the surface of the base." Ester reports.

William frowned suddenly, "A group and I will explore the underground layer and make sure the surface is safe first." The second group searched the surface to see if they could find some clues. ”

Nagasawa Star.

In the black mecha repair shop in Bazaar, the two sides continued to hold a second meeting. The talks profoundly expounded the necessity of cooperation between the two sides, and analyzed and discussed the direction and details of cooperation. The two sides finally reached an agreement: Shu Fenqi Fang is the main force of the competition, and he will go all out to impact the rankings, and Mu Beichen Fang will mainly provide mecha maintenance and necessary assistance work, and play freely at other times.

Xia Jiuque wiped the sweat from his head: "The negotiation is really hard, and I can really say it one by one." Lao Luo, go cook. I'm starving! ”

"We won't bother." Shu Fenqi stood up. His legs are numb at the moment, this Mu Beichen is really difficult to bargain, it took half an hour to negotiate the content of the cooperation, but it took three hours to talk about the remuneration.

"Oh, why don't you eat and leave?" Mu Beichen asked politely while pushing Shu Fenqi out.

"No, no, no."

Tao Zhang and Witt also left. Tao Zhang returned to the Fifth Military Academy and declared the competition for Mu Beichen. Witt went to discuss the battle plan with the other Blackbird Group contestants.

"Lao Luo, is Mu Beichen one of the original experimental subjects?" Xia Jiuque blinked his eyes. "I don't think there's anything special about him?"

"Hehe, we rescued three of the original thirteen test subjects, and the organization urgently transferred six of them, and the remaining four are missing." Lao Luo brought out Yamei pork bone noodles and stewed pork ribs with blue vegetables from the kitchen. "Mu Beichen is one of the four people who disappeared."

Xia Jiuque glanced at Mu Beichen, who was gobbling up, and said, "This foodie has the hope of human evolution? Hmph, Lao Luo, are you afraid to face the past. The organization urgently appointed me this time because of recent intelligence. There may be something wrong with the Mark's Nineteen test base, and it's uncertain if it's related to the mysterious organization's experiments fifteen years ago. ”