Chapter 12: Onwards and Upwards (1/2)

Chapter 12: Onwards and Upwards

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His opponent asked for a rematch, but Ye Chong ignored him. The way he saw it, the deliberate mistakes committed by his adversary would have cost his life a dozen times, and what Ye Chong needed was an expert that could sharpen his skills to grow stronger, not a brazen fool like him.

Mu Shang swiftly appeared by his side. “Hmm, not a bad performance, but the opponent was pathetic!”

Ye Chong nodded in agreement.

Mu Shang asked, “However, it seems that the Raven can no longer keep up with your battle skills. Hmm, are you interested in using another mech?”

Ye Chong beamed at Mu Shang’s suggestions. “A new mech? What model?”

“What are your thoughts on the Apollo?” Mu Shang inquired.

Ye Chong speculated before replying, “It’s alright! It’s pretty agile with thoughtful modifications!”

“You win points for every victory in battle, and these points can be traded for new mechs or accessories at the maintenance hub, as mech modifications are allowed here. Of course, I advise that you refrain from using modified mechs for now even though you are not entirely new to it. My suggestion would be for you to get familiar with various mechs before exploring the options offered by modifications.” Mu Shang explained.

Mu Shang barely finished his little speech before Ye Chong headed straight for the maintenance hub. The spacious main hall exhibited a great variety of mechs, and Ye Chong eyed the displays like an eagle as he wandered around the displayed mechs, occasionally petting or caressing the machines, unable to hide his excitement.

Ye Chong instantly realized that every mech was labelled with the amount of points required for redemption. He fumbled with his phone scrolling through his incoming messages and finally found what he was looking for – a thousand points under his name. Ye Chong heaved a sigh of relief – fortunately, the Green Wolf mech offered two models, and each only cost three hundred points. Looks like I have quite a number of points. Ye Chong thought gleefully.

Ye Chong decided to heed Mu Shang’s advice as Mu was never one for thoughtless opinions.

Even though he eyed the other mechs longingly, his decision was finalized – he decided on a sophisticated Green Wolf-I.

The Green Wolf was a quadruped; built very much like a wolf, with a double-bladed light sabre held in its mouth – both sides of the weapon are capable of activating laser sabers of half a meter long. The Green Wolf model was a classic mech for land battles although it lacked the Raven’s wings; rendering flight impossible, and its engines were not designed for optimum performance in space. On land, however, the mech’s powerful drive, agile movements and commensurate speed made it a popular model.

Compared to the Raven, the Green Wolf came with quite a few upgrades.

Mu Shang appeared like a spirit before Ye Chong, and threw a quick glance at the Green Wolf behind him before commenting in earnest, “Tis’ an alliance between beasts!”

Ye Chong glared back at Mu Shang. “You dare compare me to a beast?!”

Mu Shang replied lazily, “Are you not one?”

“Of course I’m not!” Ye Chong defiantly sulked.