While the guards were leading the two of them through the hall, Qiao Lu took advantage of no one's attention, quietly threw down a device the size of a USB flash drive, and kicked it into the gap under the chassis of the forklift on the side.

This small and delicate thing began to deform the moment it entered the bottom of the forklift, sticking out several mechanical feet like a spider, and a miniature camera sticking out of its head, like a small Transformer.

This is a small spy robot developed by the Wandering Earth using the transformation of the body technology, and under the remote control of the staff of the Wandering Earth Intelligence Department, it begins to move deftly between the cracks in the floor, and looks for a computer interface that can hack on its own.

Soon the entire Shattered Dome base will be brought under the control of Moss, and with the level of computer technology in the Pacific Rim, it will not even be possible to detect that their base has been taken over by Moss.

After successfully laying down the small spy robot, Qiao Lu and Liu Peiqiang were followed by the guards through the hall to the simulated combat area.

This is where they select drivers, and where the first hurdle to test whether they can be a driver is the neural empathy test.

In the center of this simulated combat area is a huge mech hunter head, so big that it would not be a problem for Optimus Prime to get into it, and the size of this head alone is enough to make people feel shocked.

It looked like an enlarged version of a motorcycle helmet, its model did not belong to any of the four mechs that Qiao Lu had seen before, and there were countless robotic arms around it to support the head of this mecha, making it look like a simulated VR training pod, through which various vibrations could be simulated in the mecha cockpit.

The two were greeted by the Shattered Dome's Supreme Commander, Steck Pantcoster, a black commander and pilot of the first generation of mecha tango wolves.

Pantcoaster was also surprised that there were still people applying for mech pilots, after all, since the mech hunter program was abandoned, mech pilots have not been treated like superstars in the past.

The current mecha pilot is equivalent to an outdated Internet celebrity, and he is becoming less and less popular.

It's even worse to be a backup driver, who wants to be a spare tire?

Therefore, Pantcoster asked Qiao Lu and Liu Peiqiang solemnly:

"Are you sure you want to participate in the reserve pilot selection? Even if it's just a neuroempathy test, there are some risks. Simulated driving training will produce real pain, even if it is a backup driver, it is not so easy to be. ”

Qiao Lu said without hesitation: "If it wasn't for the preparation, we wouldn't be here." ”

Liu Peiqiang also chimed in: "Yes, we are here for this. ”

"Well, I hope you guys pass the test, I do need a couple of backup drivers in case of accidents."

After confirming the information of the two people, Pantcoster said to the staff on the side: "Take them to change the armor and see how our luck is." ”

So Qiao Lu and Liu Peiqiang were taken to the armored room on the side, and the staff began to put on the protective armor necessary for the two of them.

This armor is a simple set of armor, without any power system, not even a power exoskeleton.

Its function is to protect the driver during driving, so as not to be injured when the mech is hit by monsters.

The other main operation is to be equipped with a neural connection system, which connects the minds of the two pilots, and then goes to operate the mecha hunter together.

Their neural connector is a spine-like metal strip that is mounted on the back of the driver's armor and is used in conjunction with a tactical helmet to receive the driver's neural awareness.

The armor is filled with a special data relay gel before the nerve connections can be completed, which is a tedious process.

It can be seen that they are also far inferior to the neural interface technology obtained from Pandora on the Wandering Earth, which can allow the mecha to directly become a part of the pilot's body, while the mecha hunters in the Pacific Rim world still need the pilot to dance in the cockpit to complete the control of the mecha.

In this respect, the Pacific Rim is indeed quite a bit behind the Wandering Earth.

Of course, Qiao Lu will not say this complaint here. After putting on the armor, he and Liu Peiqiang walked to the head of the mecha hunter in the center of the simulated combat zone, where the neural sympathesy test was to be conducted.

Before the neural sympathesy connection could be officially initiated, a line of code suddenly flashed on Qiao Lu's tactical helmet, but it only appeared for a split second, and the line of code quickly disappeared.

This is a signal that Moss has completed the hacking, and then Qiao Lu and Liu Peiqiang only need to cooperate with the dress, and the neurosynesthesia will not really be connected.

Qiao Lu gave Liu Peiqiang a try, and the latter also gave a knowing look, and then the two entered the head of this mecha hunter.

The space inside the MechHunter cockpit is more spacious than expected, and it might be a bit cramped to let Optimus Prime in, but it's really not a problem at all to let Bumblebee in and drive.

Two pairs of gym equipment in the center of the cockpit make this more like a gym than a cockpit.

But that's really how the Pacific Rim Mech Hunter operates, and only if the pilot makes the corresponding movements here, the Mech Hunter will behave accordingly.

Each of them has an operation board in their hands, which is used to simulate the change of the mecha's wrist weapon, and when the mecha's arm becomes a cannon, a holographic image of a cannon will also be projected here, and the same is true when it becomes other weapons.

Piloting this kind of mecha is really a physical job, and the driver basically has to use his own movements to drag the mecha's actions.

Not to mention anything else, just running with these dozens of pounds of equipment can exhaust people to death, which is really not good news for Qiao Lu.

"I knew I should have exercised more."

Qiao Lu felt the weight of the equipment on his body and said, although he usually exercises, his physical fitness still can't be compared with a professional soldier like Liu Peiqiang.

"Do you need me to slow down and cooperate with you?" Liu Peiqiang also asked jokingly, he is indeed much better than Qiao Lu in terms of physical fitness.

"yes, follow my left hand and right hand in slow motion." Qiao Lu said half-jokingly.

While they were teasing each other, the neural empathy system was ready.

Pantcoster's voice came from the cockpit: "Okay two, prepare for the neuroempathy docking, this is the first hurdle you must pass." ”

The adjutant next to Pantcoster began to count down: "Docking starts in 15 seconds, 15, 14, 13 ······"

Qiao Lu and Liu Peiqiang stopped talking and looked at each other and smiled, what the result of this neural empathy would be, they already knew!