The upper body is naked, and the skin covered with fine beads of sweat seems to be smeared with a layer of oil.

Nino's body is not particularly strong, but the lines are smooth and the muscles are angular. His power does not explode on the surface, but hides beneath the skin.

Her silver hair, which was almost waist-length, was tied behind her with a white silk, and the tips of her hair were soaked with sweat, and a few strands of hair stuck to her back.

He sweated and put down the barbell weighing 600 catties, and dragged the white towel on the iron frame next to him to wipe the sweat on his head and face. Junyi's face was flushed, and he was panting heavily, and he had to continue more than eight hours a day with exhausting exercise like this.

Ever since the last time he faced off against the freefreedom knight in public, he had been the subject of ridicule from some.

To think that he did not win the war is tantamount to losing the dignity and face of the empire.

He did not give any public explanation for this. There is no need for explanation.

Although he didn't say it, it didn't mean that he didn't care.

And for him, any words are pale. The final solution is to defeat the enemy on the battlefield and destroy the opponent.

But he is not an arrogant person, and every time he fights, whether he wins or loses, he will make a post-war summary to find out where he is lacking and where he should play better.

It is precisely because of this strong self-discipline and tenacity that he is not arrogant or discouraged in victory that his mecha operation and combat level have steadily increased year by year.

This mecha challenge, in his opinion, is a rare opportunity.

A chance to crush the main mechs of the Alliance Army with a single blow.

He has this self-confidence, not hubris.

First, the overall strength of the alliance's science and technology is not as good as that of the empire, and the gap between the two sides must be at least ten years.

Second, the mecha in the mecha world is too complex, from design to manufacturing, from driving force to attack system, it must go through rigorous and meticulous trial and error before it can be equipped with the right mecha warrior.

Moreover, judging from the number of "Jue"-level mecha reserves alone, it will definitely not be easy for the alliance to come up with 500 mecha of this level. may directly rip out their old bottoms.

Once they were all defeated in the Challenger, the blow to the Alliance would be enormous, both militarily and demorally.

He admired the one who proposed the Mecha Challenge, and although he still didn't know who it was, he was definitely a very strategic genius.

The door of the training room was pushed open from the outside, and two young men in their twenties walked in laughing, both dressed in very elaborate and formal dresses, as if they were going to a banquet.

These two young people are not bad in appearance and temperament, although they are not as good as Nino in terms of appearance, but they also have their own style, and they are both powerful people. One heroic, one cold.

The cold young man's facial features were like a knife and an axe, with sharp edges and corners, and all the way, it was the heroic young man who was chattering, even talking and laughing, but he didn't say a word. Only when he saw Nino did his eyes become slightly warm, and the corners of his mouth hooked.

Seeing the two of them, Nino was a little surprised, "Didn't you go to Duke Hoffne's banquet?" How do you have time to come to the training room? ”

The heroic young man put on a look that you were knowingly asking, and said, "I said Nino, are you pretending to be stupid?" Or play dumb? ”

Nino looked at him confused and confused.

The heroic young man stared at Nino's face for more than ten seconds, looking at him as if he really didn't understand, he stroked his forehead with envy and jealousy, and exaggerated: "Who doesn't know that the beautiful duchess has always been in favor of you?" If you don't go, just let us go, is it useful? Can that beautiful widow be present at the banquet? ”

Hearing him say this, Nino's face suddenly turned cold. When the heroic young man saw that he was broken, he was about to get into trouble, and he wanted to slap himself. He forgot that Nino hated this kind of thing the most, and it was their business to spread it outside, but he couldn't say it to his face.

The cold young man glared at him, meaning that he deserved it. But there was also a round on the side.

"Nino, don't listen to his nonsense, it's Major General Feng Maixi who will come tonight, haven't you been trying to find him but can't get in touch? We're coming to you right away when we hear the news. ”

Nino's face softened, he threw the white towel in his hand to the side, picked up the bottled water from the table, slowly twisted the lid, and said as he twisted: "Didn't he go to the Schubervac training base?" Why did you suddenly turn back? ”

"I know this, I know." The heroic young man had a smile on his face, and he had to make amends for his recklessness just now. Nino was one of the few friends he could talk to, and he didn't want to upset his good friend over a small matter.

"Here's the thing, explain it in advance, I've just heard about it, it's not accurate, and I can't guarantee it."

The cold young man raised his eyebrows, "Grind." ”

The heroic young man replied to him, "Ice cube face, this young master told you, this is called prudence." In case I finish talking and it turns out that the news is not accurate, and Nino thinks that I am lying to him, you will explain it to me at that time? ”

"Okay, I've heard something, hurry up." Nino interrupted him impatiently.

The heroic young man cautiously looked around on the left and right, and then whispered mysteriously: "I heard that this time, Major General Feng Maixi deliberately returned to us halfway to pick people!" ”

Nino and the cold young man glanced at each other, and they both asked in unison with shocked faces, "Pick someone?" Who to pick? ”

The heroic young man hooked his fingers and motioned for the two of them to lean their heads over, but the cold young man was unmoved, and said impatiently: "If you want to say it, hurry up, and if you don't want to say it, shut up." ”

The heroic young man nervously raised a finger in front of his mouth and said, "What are you yelling about?" You know the, you can't get this out there, or something big will happen. He hooked his fingers again, waved his hand, raised his chin high, and squinted at him, which means that if you want to listen, you can quickly turn your head over, and if you don't want to listen, you can stay where it is cool, this young master does not serve you, understand?

Nino shook his head helplessly, patted the cold young man, and the two of them leaned over and probed their brains. The heroic young man was just about to speak, and looked around again, except for the three of them, there were obviously no outsiders in the training room, and the door was closed, but he was still not at ease, and asked the two of them to squat down with him. Then he spoke, "In a month, the Mecha Challenge will begin, right?" Although we don't look down on the alliance, their so-called mecha warriors are all decorations, and they can destroy them eight hundred times in minutes, but oh ......" The heroic young man pointed his finger upwards and said, "But there are people above who are not at ease, no, they have formulated a secret 'fishing plan'......"

"Touching the fish plan? How come I haven't heard of ......"

"Nonsense, if you hear about it, is it still called a secret?"

The heroic young man rolled his eyes and scolded the cold young man, and continued: "In fact, the so-called 'fishing plan' is to draw out more than a dozen powerful masters and form a special task force to probe the bottom of the other party, and it is best to take this opportunity to kill some masters on their side. Major General Feng Maixi came to pick people this time, just to select members of the special task force. ”

"Isn't it a bit ...... to do this?"

"Despicable?" The handsome young man squinted at him.

"Yes, just fight brightly! No resentment in life and death. The secret hand behind the back is not the work of the knight, and it is against the purpose of the knight. The cold youth disagrees with this approach.

The heroic young man pouted and said, "Shit, do you know what war is?" War is about doing everything. The bright way, the dark way, the king way, the ghost way, the evil way, the demon way, can all be used, regardless of the process, only the pursuit of the final result. In a word, for victory, for the achievement of the set military goals. There is no means that cannot be used. Also knightly purpose? Bah, have you been beaten stupidly? ”

The cold young man didn't care about the other party's ridicule, and insisted on his own point of view, "No matter what, if I am picked, I will not go." ”

The heroic young man sneered: "What if it is issued by a formal order? Do you dare to disobey military orders? ”

The cold young man was speechless for a while, and looked at Nino, who was silent, "Nino, what do you think?" ”

Nino suddenly sat on the ground and said with a relaxed expression: "I don't care, if you pick me, I'll go." ”

There was an incredible look in the eyes of the heroic young man and the cold young man at the same time. The impression of Nino is not such a person? He is very insistent on his principles and bottom line, why this time?

Looking at the puzzled expressions of the two, Nino smiled and said: "Don't think about it, although I agreed to join, it doesn't mean that I am as despicable as them, because I also want to see how far the overall level of the Alliance Army has reached with the half-year buffer preparation period." If we can afford to fight, we will fight them in the open. If it's still a group of clowns who can't be on the stage, what if they directly destroy the ice and snow planet? ”

The heroic young man smiled evilly, "Do you want them to be embarrassed in the world in the future, and want to save face for them?" ”

The cold young man said solemnly: "This is not in line with the combat intentions of the military department. The intention of the military department was to defeat them head-on, or even crush them, and destroy the confidence of the allied populace against the Empire. ”

Nino asked indifferently, "How can you be sure that they will disappear quietly, and the shock must be smaller than the one that will defeat them in public?" ”

The two young men were not stupid people, and they quickly understood what Nino meant.

That's right, the more you can't see and can't touch something, the more likely it is to speculate and panic. Moreover, if this speculation and panic spreads among the population, it will be a serious blow to the cohesion of the government. The people's hearts are unstable, the army's morale is fluctuating, how can the war be fought?

Thinking about this verse, the eyes of Nino are different. They only look at the surface of the problem, and Nino has taken into account the deeper strategic implications.

This is the difference between people, some people's intelligence is innate, and they can't learn it after tomorrow, and it's useless to be jealous.

Nino stood up, patted his buttocks with his backhand, and beckoned the two of them: "Go, go and meet that Major General Feng Maixi to confirm the authenticity of the news." ”

They are not on land, but on a huge group of ships in space.

The banquet was held on the flagship "Los Gallo", a nearly two-meter-long "Aegis"-class cruiser that belonged to the flagship of the 23rd Space Fleet under the command of the Sixth Front, and was also the residence of the only Grand Duchess of the Empire, Duke Hoffne.

When Nino and the three of them arrived at the banquet site in a small shuttle boat, it was already full of people and guests.