Chapter 6
Two Wakeful Young Men (2)
With whole body tiredness, full head of problems, thirsty for sleeping but couldn’t sleep because of hyperactivity, this kind of feeling made him really uncomfortable.
Sheilor rubbed on his somewhat dry eyes, looked at the that alloy mecha connected with countless cables at the end of the open room, suddenly he didn’t feel earlier that kind of mental suffering any more, had his spirit lifted without any reason, and his eyes also got brighter. It’s really beautiful, the pure black body surface reflected the light matte, and those cables connected to each port on the wall behind it, would according to the difference of the data transmission or the energy, were painted into all kinds of different colors, some red, some white, some blue… It’s just like a black ancient warrior, countless color ribbons tied behind its back, blew up by the wind of the wasteland, dancing in the air ceaselessly.
Sheilor gasped in admiration to watch this scene, suddenly he felt that nowhere was not a beautiful scene on this world, even this kind of cold metal and technology, still could let people to feel so much pleasant. After the shock because of feeling the beauty, Sheilor came back to himself gradually, and fell into the pleasant surprise again. After all, this was the second time he saw the real mecha in his this life, last time on the Antique Bell, the appearance of that broken M02 was such like the garbage, but this hung on the platform not far from him mecha, was so fresh and alive, it seemed like that it would come alive at the next moment.
He got close to the wall that side cautiously, although he already got the admittance permit, but suddenly saw that a seldom seen among the people mecha showed up in front of him, it still was difficult for him to restrain the nervousness and excitement in his heart.
This was the prototype of the M series mecha, stripped off all the weapon system and the cabin door of the operating cabin. Sheilor walked to the place under the mecha, looked up at the shining metal light in the mid-air it, very simply distinguished its model. Found the terminal light screen in this open room, he took a look carefully, then he knew what this room was for, it turned out to be a simulation chamber for the mecha operation. Virtual training technology had already been developed hundreds of years ago, the problem was always not ripen, didn’t have the generalization in the federation at present, Sheilor looked at those descriptions on the light screen curiously, found out that this series of technology was that series of military technology which he had already guessed on the electronic magazine.
Sheilor had the interest on operating the mecha far not as big as he had on repairing the mecha, but he knew it more clearly, an excellent mechanic engineer, certainly would have the absolute understanding to the object which he was studying on, further needed to have the long time to operate it personally, then he could have the quicker and more accurate judgment to those slight places. The Pear Garden university provided the students such an excellent training condition, just right that he had the great doubt in his mind about the relation between the magical power from his body and the mecha operation, of course he wouldn’t let off such a good opportunity.
Rubbed his somewhat ice-cold hands, rubbed his somewhat reddish eyes, Sheilor calmed down the excitement in his heart. Along the machinery leg which was even bigger that two people’s waists combined, the designers built the armor exterior skillfully to make it like the gangway ladder by the side of the leg, that made this kind of climb seemed not so difficult. Sheilor sat in the operating cabin, looked at the open space in front of him, he had a kind of weird feeling in his heart, his palms shivered slightly, put on the ergonomic touch screens by both sides of the body, this kind of touch screen, surely wouldn’t be the same as the military real mecha system, but for test, training and be familiar with, it should be more than enough.
At that moment when he put his palms on the touch screen, the black M prototype mecha sent out the “Zee” current conveyance sound, a very thin light screen was dropped down on the originally empty place where the cabin door was, occupied all the sights of Sheilor, it looked just like what you could see when you wearing the real helmet.
“Please select the test level for the comprehensive operational capability.”
Sheilor chose the… Lowest level VI testing environment without any hesitation. Although uncle Fengyu and Levi all praised that he was a genius, and sometimes he also thought that he was a genius, but that kind of talent always seemed to be reflected in the machine maintenance level that aspect, he wouldn’t be so arrogant to think that he could give off the star power when he operated the mecha for the first time, and incarnated into the most powerful mecha warrior of the human federation. There was nobody born with knowledge in this world, Sheilor also didn’t presume himself to be one.
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The mecha operation training of the level VI was really simple as expected, on the light screen occupied all the sights in front, just appeared all kinds of color patches and light lines, according to introduction in the terminal explanation, just all the green color patches needed to conduct the jump, the black color patches needed to conduct the smash operation, as to those lines, they represented the energy emitted by the other party’s weapons. The only thing somewhat complicated was the operation of the weapon system, because some color patches were added on a light ring, it represented that it needed to conduct twice to five times attacks in variety, then he could destroy the target.
The speed of the system testing was very slow at the beginning, but with more and more the targets which the mecha could steer by or destroy, those moved from the far side in the light screen color patches and light lines would pickup the speed gradually, to make Sheilor headache more, the appearance of those color patches and light lines didn’t have any law to be predicted, he only could rely on his attention and that pair indulged in the micro world many years and seemed extremely calm eyes to judge.
Sheilor never really operated the mecha before, those command input on the touch screen all needed him to test several times, and then he could remember all the operation commands. A new learner like him just wanted to let the mecha to walk and to move, that would be counted as a very amazing thing. But when he was hit by the light lines for the thirty fourth time, heard the mechanical electronic composition voice to report that he was dead and the mecha damaged, he still couldn’t help to have the endless gloom.
First time he insisted for… One second, the mecha’s left machinery leg entangled the right machinery leg, fell down onto the ground and destroyed itself successfully. The second time he insisted… Two seconds, the mecha difficultly stepped out the left foot in the simulation light screen, and then penetrated by a light line, the transmission gear on the left leg was out of order, he was judged fail. The third time he insisted… Three seconds. If he could keep on like this, every time could insist one more second, as tough as the East Forest stone Sheilor perhaps still wouldn’t have any frustrate emotion, because he originally was a piece of white paper in this aspect. But the problem was, after he was finally familiar with all the operation command inputs successfully, could let his hung in the mid-air mecha to walk and run neatly, but he found out that he couldn’t avoid those blowing on him barriers and light lines completely in the light screen, those mounted by the program barriers and weapons were coming too fast, he had striven for thirty four times, the longest time which he could insist in one time was nothing… But only five seconds.
“It’s too abnormal!”
Sheilor’s character was doomed that he wouldn’t consider that this kind full of color patches and light lines test too boring, originally it was the primary simulation technology of the federation, it’s impossible that the 3-D pictures of the lifelike city streets and buildings or the mountains and woods would be revealed on the light screen, but he really somewhat couldn’t stand this kind of feeling for the consecutive fails and losing sight of making progress. This was just the lowest level test, it’s already so difficult to pass, Sheilo
r wiped the sweat on his forehead off, couldn’t help to have the endless worship to those mecha soldiers of the federal military in his heart. For that seized the mecha successfully, like a demon wandered on the mountainside uncle, he even felt that the other party was like a high mountain, no matter how, he still couldn’t get close to him.
“Fuck, fuck.”
Basically Sheilor would only say the curse words in front of the closest people, most of the time, it’s when he was alone by himself and had the frustration, then he would say “Fuck” this word. When he said “Fuck” this word, it would just be that decent and serious, with clear articulation and a mellow and full tune, and constant forceful, it seemed like that he was saying “I love you, federation”. The sweat on his forehead came out again after he wiped it off, he stared at the “fail” this incomparably huge word on the light screen in gasps, breathed out the sulks long.
How to improve the reaction speed and the operating speed? It seemed like that there was a jargon in the mecha operation called APM? Sheilor stared at his both hands blankly, but he didn’t have any thought to give it up at all. Because he came to the zone H today, originally he just wanted to check out the relation between the power in his body and the mecha operation, although he had already tested for many times earlier, and only could insist for eight seconds, but the thing which he really wanted to test was still not conducted yet.
Closed the eyes and recalled those ten postures all over again, a share of light warm feeling began to simmer on the back of his waist, carefully he felt that share of warm feeling to become scorching hot, and then turned into those trembles on the skin, only covered under the clothes, so it didn’t unfold before anyone’s eyes.
“Level VI test start.”
Those had been incomparably look familiar color patches and light lines, all surged toward him from all the directions on the light screen, only left few reaction time and dodge room for the mecha which showed up in the virtual set with the first person point of view. Sheilor both hands moved and clicked quickly on the touch screen, input one after another commands, only he could knew it clearly, the present situation had already had some subtle changes from earlier. When those color patches and light lines entered into his eyes, the brain had the reaction in the shortest time, however, the command from the brain to the finger seemed to not transmit through the nerve tract in the body, but was grabbed the load bearing right by that share of hot stream and tremble in the body subconsciously…
Made progress finally, eleven point seven seconds. Sheilor leaned against the seat of the operating cabin weakly and limply and feebly, he was all drenched in the sweat. In a world of his own, he even didn’t notice the body internal change earlier, to tell the truth, those too subtle changes, really couldn’t be observed by human itself, only could be reflected from the result. His belly made a “Goo Goo” sound, a kind of hard to restrain hunger emerged, Sheilor took a lick on the dry lips, he had already got use to this kind of phenomenon, every time after that share of familiar tremble appeared, he would feel the incomparably hungry and tired.
He didn’t leave, kept doing the attempt which only one had ever done in the federal history, but he also didn’t make any progress anymore, the best performance still stopped on eleven point seven seconds this very poor number.
Finally one time, in the strong gloom, Sheilor couldn’t control that share transmitted to the finger tremble, just heard “Crack” the sound, two pieces of precision and expensive touch operation screen… Were broken into countless components and light screen fragments!
He stared blankly at these fragments under his hands, suddenly came back to himself, damaged such delicate instruments of the school, didn’t know how many credits he would be deducted. Tried hard to bear the tiredness and the hungry, he climbed down the M prototype, cleaned up the fragments inside, and then sneaked out of the room like a thief.
After he got out of the room, Sheilor was somewhat surprised to find out that there was a cup of hot coffee on the tea table of H1 that lounge, and several plates of snacks. He swallowed down the slobber, it was already late at night at this time, there was also no place to have a meal, he really couldn’t resist the hunger of his belly-- He took a look all around cautiously, confirmed that there seemed to be nobody coming to here, then he walked over to there.