Chapter 125 Iron-Blooded Mecha

(Two chapters in one)

"I don't like that guy." Dongdong popped a piece of bubble gum and stuffed it into his mouth, looking sideways and muttering.

"Who don't you like?" Su Mo followed Dongdong's gaze and looked over.

Dorn is working on deciphering on a computer in the distance.

Su Mo lowered his voice and asked, "You mean Dorne?"

Dongdong: "Yeah."

Su Mo was puzzled: "Why, has he offended you in any way?"

Dongdong shook his head: "No."

Su Mo was even more confused: "Then why do you hate him? He has always been very polite and easy to talk to."

Dongdong said silently: "Boss, I have been living in the border areas for so many years, and I have seen all kinds of monsters and monsters. Do you know what kind of people I hate the most?"

"I don't hate those thugs who are full of foul words and always shout that they want to kill the whole family. They seem to be easy to deal with, but in fact their inner thoughts are written on their faces and can be seen through at a glance."

"What I hate the most is the kind of person who always has a kind face and a smile on his face."

"It's like these people are wearing masks on their faces. Their politeness, friendliness, and civilization are all fake. You have no idea what kind of face is hidden behind that smile, and how they are plotting against you secretly."

Su Mo smiled and touched her head: "Oh, you are so old-fashioned. A 14-year-old talks like a 41-year-old."

Dongdong complained: "Don't make trouble, I'm telling you seriously."

Su Mo shrugged: "But don't you think your speculation is too subjective? At least there is no evidence to prove that Dorn is the kind of person you mentioned."

Dongdong said helplessly: "I know that if there was evidence, I would have knocked his head off with a stick, so I wouldn't secretly say bad things here."

"But don't you think it's strange? This guy is overly enthusiastic about us. When he came up, he said he wanted to be some kind of fairy party. He takes care of us in every aspect. He is not harsh at all and smiles at everyone."

"Please, he is the special commissioner of the Iron-Blooded Alliance and the supervisor of the entire operation, not our nanny!"

"Shouldn't this kind of people be aloof and treat us like cattle and horses, scolding us at every turn?"

"Anyway, I used to work for border groups. If I made a slight mistake, the person I contacted would threaten to withhold money. They would always say - if you like it, do it, if you don't, get out. If you don't do it, someone else will do it!"

Su Mo had already discovered the phenomenon Dong Dong mentioned.

It must be admitted that Dorn's behavior is rather unique.

Normally, mercenaries are not companions in the eyes of giant companies, but "consumables."

I give you money to work for you.

For how much money you spend, you must provide corresponding or even more value.

Dorn has been very polite, humble and courteous to everyone since he first met them. Even when Wang Wei was injured, he helped call the logistics team. This attitude is indeed uncommon.

Of course, it’s not that there are no parties that are friendly to mercenaries.

We can't just say that Donne has a good attitude and then assume that there is something wrong with him.

Otherwise it would be too rogue logic.

At least so far, Dorn has done nothing to harm the team.

Rather than subjective speculation, Su Mo prefers to judge based on facts.

Su Mo touched Dongdong's head and said, "Let's work first. If he makes you uncomfortable, stay away from him. I will negotiate if there is any problem."

"It's okay, I just complained casually, don't pay attention to me. You go and do your work." Dongdong picked up the electronic hacker and continued working.

She walked to the largest metal rolling door deep in the hangar, found the electronic lock, and put the electronic hacker on it.

The electronic hack ran for five minutes, and it was getting hot, but the electronic lock still didn't respond.

Dongdong shouted: "Uncle, can this thing of yours work?"

Dorn waved his hand: "Dong, don't worry, wait a minute, depending on the complexity of the electronic lock, it is normal for the decryption speed to be faster or slower."

Dongdong could only continue to wait, muttering in a low voice: "If you dare to call me so intimate again, I will knock a fist-sized bag on your head!"

Dongdong waited for half an hour, and everyone was so excited that he wanted to break the electronic lock with a baseball bat many times.

"Dip, drip, drip."

Finally, a regular beep sounded, indicating that the electronic lock was decrypted.

Dongdong walked to the electronic lock and complained: "You better lock some big treasure."

She pressed the open button and the metal rolling door opened.

The turbid air that had been covered in dust for a long time hit his face. Dongdong waved his hand in front of his nose and turned on the light to look.

Soon, she froze on the spot, her expression turning into surprise: "Wow! Come and see, it's so cool!"

I saw a huge humanoid mecha standing in this warehouse, nearly 6 meters tall. The whole body was made of precision machinery and metal components. There were countless killing weapons hidden under the thick armor shell, full of violent aesthetics brought by technology. feel.

Even though the years have passed and dust has settled on the fuselage, it still stands like a titan with extraordinary courage.

"Hey~" Everyone came whistling and admired the mecha with Dongdong.

Dorn looked up at the mecha and admired: "Looking at the structure, it should be a neural-controlled mecha. The craftsmanship of the old era is full of the beauty of technology."

Dongdong was very proud, and his dislike of Dorn was much diluted, and he said in a showy tone: "Uncle, I discovered this good thing. How about giving my boss more reward then?"

Dorn smiled and said, "I'm afraid this is against the rules. Your rewards are set in advance and have nothing to do with what you explore. And although this mecha is beautiful, it is not a unique discovery."

Dongdong was stunned: "Ah? Doesn't this count?"

Dorn shrugged: "Of course not. The mecha technology of the old era was mastered by the Iron-Blooded Alliance a long time ago. The fully automatic combat robots on the market now are based on the improvement of mecha technology."

"As for this kind of mecha that requires a driver to control it, it was completely eliminated decades ago and was replaced by more advanced prosthetic technology."

Dongdong asked in confusion: "How can a small prosthetic body replace such a big guy? In a real fight, it seems that the mecha is more powerful, right?"

Donn explained patiently: "From an absolute power perspective, the mecha is indeed very strong, but it also has huge drawbacks."

"If you want the mecha to complete detailed work, ordinary mechanical operation methods cannot be achieved. The human central nervous system must be connected to the operating system so that the driver and the mecha can perform neural synchronization."

"This approach has remarkable effects, but there is also a huge problem - the burden brought by synchronization is too great."

"In the neural control mode, the pilot does not 'drive' the mecha. They are integrated with the mecha. You can think of it as an external super-large prosthetic body."

"There may not be one person among tens of millions who can tolerate this kind of driving."

"Throughout the development history of the Iron-Blooded Alliance, there are only about thirty qualified pilots in total. Due to the long-term burden brought by the synchronized mecha, most of them do not live to exceed 30 years old."

"Later, Iron-Blooded Engineers began to use fully automatic technology to replace manual operations. Coupled with the advent of prosthetic technology, piloting mechas will no doubt be eliminated by history."

After hearing what Dorn said, Sun Min and others let out a burst of sighs.

People who choose the direction of prosthetic enhancement often do so out of a preference for machinery, in addition to pursuing stability.

Who hasn’t had fun driving a big robot to fight monsters when they were young?

Anyway, several of them have had sex.

It is a pity that mecha piloting technology was once born, but was eliminated due to practical problems.

Dongdong looked up at the mecha and said excitedly, "I'll go up and take a look. Maybe it can still move."

Donne flatly refused: "No, no, no, absolutely not."

Dongdong complained: "Don't be so stingy. You already said that piloted mechas are obsolete, so I guess you don't like this thing either. Let me drive it without any loss."

Donne still shook his head: "Sorry, this is against the rules. Regardless of whether the things here are valuable or not, you are not allowed to touch them without permission."

"And for your own personal safety, you shouldn't try to pilot a mecha. It's too taxing on your body and you will definitely not be able to bear it."

Su Mo thought to himself: No, she not only tolerated it, she even drove a mecha in the game that was bigger than the "Dangerous Wanderer" and leveled your iron-blooded base.

Being rejected by Dorn, Dongdong could only express his dissatisfaction with a grunt and continued working in a depressed mood.

Time passes slowly.

Suddenly, everyone felt the ceiling shaking slightly, as if there were many creatures running on it.

Sun Min raised his head: "Is there a herd of beasts passing by?"

Dongdong: "Do you want to contact the injured person? Be careful that he is eaten."

Sun Min said helplessly: "I tried, but this is deep underground and the signal cannot be transmitted."

Dorn comforted him: "Don't worry, he has a signal transmitter on him. The logistics team should have picked him up. He will be fine."

The trembling on the ceiling quickly disappeared, probably because the running herd had gone away.

Everyone keep working.

Dorn sat in front of the terminal computer, looked at the time, and said with a frown: "We have been delayed for too long, and the progress is already behind schedule."

Sun Min was worried that there would be a problem with the payment settlement, so he quickly asked: "What should I do?"

Dorn thought for a while, then turned around and said: "Captain Su, the work on this level is almost over. Why don't you take Dongdong to the next level to do the pre-deciphering work? We will meet you after finishing the work. If you don't speed up, The progress is really too late.”

Just now, Su Mo was thinking about how to find an excuse to get away from everyone so that he could go downstairs to get weapons.

Unexpectedly, Dorn took the initiative to create an opportunity for him.

It was impossible for Su Mo to refuse such a God-given opportunity: "Okay, dong dong, let's go down."

Dongdong sat in front of a computer, beating his back feebly: "Boss, you go ahead. My prosthetic body overheated earlier and my back hurts. I want to sit down for a while."

Su Mo knew the entire structure of the TL730 very well, and there was nothing that needed Dongdong's help, so he said, "Okay, you rest, I'll go down and take a look first."

He ran towards the passageway to the lower level.

Dongdong sat on a chair to rest, glancing at the mecha in the distance from time to time, pouting and muttering: "My hands feel itchy. I really want to drive it and have a look."

At this moment, the computer in front of her suddenly lit up.

Sun Min next to him looked over: "Hey, don't move."

Dongdong said dissatisfiedly: "I didn't move, it lit up on its own!"

Sun Min shouted to Dorn: "Dorn, there is a computer here that lights up on its own. Can you come and take a look?"

Donn didn't look back: "Oh, leave it alone for now, don't touch it, I'll take a look at it later."

In the distance, Su Mo ran into the passage and disappeared from everyone's sight.

After a while, I suddenly found that the computer screen not only lit up, but the mouse was also moving on its own.

When the mouse clicks on a button that operates the software, a green light next to the screen turns into a red light.

"Long."

At the passage leading to the lower level, a heavy metal door fell, locking Su Mo inside.

Sun Min was startled and scolded Dongdong sternly: "I told you not to move!"

Dongdong was furious: "I didn't move! Don't accuse me unjustly!"

Sun Min roared: "Why is that door closed?"

Dongdong shouted back even louder: "How do I, the *civilized frontier*, know?!"

She rushed to the metal gate and slapped it hard: "Boss, are you okay?!"

Su Mo's voice came faintly through the door: "What's going on?"

Dongdong said anxiously: "I don't know, the door suddenly closed!"

Sun Min frowned when he saw this, calmed down and thought about it carefully.

Although Dongdong has a bad temper, he has never done anything to deceive his teammates. It really doesn't look like she did it.

He and the Lei Ming mercenaries also followed the rules and never moved anything.

The only person who can close the door is

Sun Min looked blankly at the man sitting in front of the terminal computer.

"Dorn?"

Dorn turned his head to look at everyone. The original friendly and friendly smile on his face had disappeared, and was replaced by an unprecedented gloomy look.

He quickly put on the gas mask he had prepared and reached into his arms.

"I am *civilized frontier*!!!" Dongdong cursed and rushed towards Dorn.

Dorn threw a smoke bomb on the spot.

"Bang——"

The smoke from the explosion quickly filled the enclosed space, causing everyone to cough.

"Cough, cough, cough!" Dongdong waved the baseball bat to try to disperse the smoke, and was so anxious that he jumped up and down, "I knew it. I knew it! Ahhhh! I should have beaten this bad thing to death with a stick!"

"Ahem. Gather," Sun Min shouted with tears in her nose, "Everyone, gather to me! Don't be left alone!"

The mercenaries Lei Ming and Dong Dong heard the sound and came closer and rallied tightly around Sun Min.

Sun Min coughed and cursed angrily: "Dorn! What are you doing?!"

In the smoke, Dorn's gloomy voice echoed: "Hehehe, let's see how dare any of you look down on me."

Sun Min cursed: "You are so inexplicable, what is this mess?!"

Donne: "When I said that I was an absolute rejecter of prosthetic bodies, I could clearly hear your sighs, and you still want to make excuses?"

Sun Min was so angry that his eyes darkened: "We feel sorry for you, not look down upon you. And you won't frame us for this, right?!"

Donn sneered: "This is a small thing in your eyes, right? Just like the thoughts of my scumbag colleagues - you are a waste, what's wrong with laughing at you a few times?"

"A person who absolutely rejects prosthetic bodies has no money, no strength, and no status. He will never be promoted until he dies. He will always be a grassroots person. This kind of person is meant to be made fun of. That's what you think, right?!"

Sun Min said patiently: "Duo En, please listen to my explanation."

Dongdong interrupted him with an angry voice: "Excuse me, this stupid dog bared its teeth at us, what else is there to explain? Dorn, listen carefully, you are a big evil!"

"Trash, trash, scum, coward, you have no father or mother! You better not get caught by me, or I will rip off your head and use it as a baseball!!!"

Dorn's ferocious laughter came: "You don't have this chance, do you still expect iron-blooded reinforcements to come to save people?"

"Hahaha, it's a pity that you can't wait for reinforcements. Because the 34 iron-blooded exploration teams that set out today are all under attack, and even the entire garrison in the Winter Mountains cannot save them."

"You guys, just die here like dogs!"