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In order to avoid facing Le Jin when they got back, Qiu Zhenyang decided to take Ling Mu to a fun place in the afternoon.
“Are you joking with me?”
Looking at the towering Mecha Building in front of him, Ling Mu felt that the sun above his head was dazzling him.
“What joke? Don’t you like mechas? I brought you here to see them. Besides, the classes at school are too slow in order to accommodate everyone, and the venue isn’t big enough. I can teach you more. Don’t you want to use such a ready-made place to practice?”
Ling Mu looked at him with a strange expression. Naturally he wanted to, but the problem is… You need permission to enter the mecha building. Less than one percent of the population across the entire Capital Star can enter!
Qiu Zhenyang definitely has access rights, but the problem is that he doesn’t.
Qiu Zhenyang knew what he was thinking by looking at his expression. Smiling, he opened the terminal on his wrist, and called up his identity verification: “Let’s go, I’ll take you in.”
“Are you sure?” Ling Mu asked once more, full of uncertainty. Even if Qiu Zhenyang is here, will he be able to enter without permission?
But Qiu Zhenyang had already walked to the security check booth at the gate. Ling Mu gritted his teeth and could only keep up first. Anyway, if he couldn’t get in later, he would leave.
The atmosphere of the security booth was serious, with armed forces staring at them. Qiu Zhenyang took the lead in swiping his own terminal which passed. Immediately, security personnel eagerly stepped forward to lead the way. Qiu Zhenyang politely refused, standing behind the security check booth, waiting for Ling Mu.
Ling Mu bit the bullet and called out his identity information. He couldn’t bear to look directly, and handed it to the security inspector.
“Marshal Qiu Zhang personally authorized your pass. Mr. Ling Mu, please come in.” A smile appeared on the face of the security inspector.
Ling Mu had a great sense of unreality as he followed Qiu Zhenyang inside.
He actually, really entered the Mecha Building!
He’s longed to come here since he was a child!
“Thankfully the person checking is a beta, otherwise I would definitely have to go up and request a beta check your identity.” Qiu Zhenyang looked around, on the lookout for alphas or omegas lest they get too near and cause Ling Mu discomfort. However, there were not many people in the Mecha Building. After all, very few people had this authority, and those who had the authority to enter and were interested in them were only a few, so Qiu Zhenyang brought Ling Mu inside smoothly.
Ling Mu followed Qiu Zhenyang in. Remembering what he heard, he turned his head to look at him: “What’s the matter with the marshal’s authorization?”
He hadn’t heard Qiu Zhenyang mention this at all. Doesn’t this kind of authorization take time to get approval for?
Qiu Zhenyang shrugged indifferently. “Oh, I called my dad when we were in the hospital and asked him to prepare it.”
“You wanted to bring me here so soon?”
The young man smiled. “I planned to take you home a long time ago.”
He made the decision to take Ling Mu back to Qiu’s family to raise his body from the beginning, and had even roughly planned the following arrangements. Considering that it was Ling Mu’s first time visiting, he might be a little uncomfortable, so Qiu Zhenyang decided to start from his favorite place and take him to experience the charm of a mecha.
“Young master, long time no see.” As he was speaking, a middle-aged man in a suit walked towards him.
A smiling and polite beta, full of goodwill towards them.
“Hi Uncle Ming.” Qiu Zhenyang raised his hand to greet him, and said, “This is the Ling Mu I mentioned to you before.”
“Hello, my name is Shao Ming. You can just call me Uncle Ming like the young master.” Shao Ming shook hands with Ling Mu, who nodded and called Uncle Ming, then pursed his lips and looked at Qiu Zhenyang .
“Uncle Ming is our guide here. I contacted him first before we came. He knows this place very well, and there is no place he is unfamiliar with. It’s best to find him if we want to practice mechas.”
The original owner’s mecha skills were taught by Shao Ming. As a retired soldier, Shao Ming is not only an excellent mecha operator, he was also one of Qiu Zhang’s personal guards, so he did his best to teach Qiu Zhenyang.
After listening to Qiu Zhenyang’s introduction, Ling Mu’s expression became more serious, and he nodded solemnly.
Seeing his ready appearance, Qiu Zhenyang didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He turned to Shao Ming and said, “Uncle Ming, help us arrange an interstellar battle room. We want that kind of double mecha room to experience the charm of interstellar combat.”
Shao Ming led the way with a smile. “I used to urge you to come here to practice, but you were unwilling. Sometimes the marshal had to bring you in person in order to make you practice. It’s only been a while and you’re suddenly so interested in mechas, how come?”
Qiu Zhenyang looked relaxed and laughed wantonly. “Isn’t it because I’ve grown up and realized how hard you guys worked, so I started getting conscious.”
Shao Ming was amused and shook his head. “I believe anyone if they say this, but I don’t believe you! I know what you were like before. Making you realize the painstaking efforts of others is harder than making the sun come out from the west!”
Ling Mu’s mouth twitched, and he gave Qiu Zhenyang a teasing look.
Qiu Zhenyang’s face wrinkled upon seeing his wife look at him with such eyes. “Uncle Ming, don’t curse me. My partner is here, save me some face!”
“Your partner?” Shao Ming turned around with a look of surprise. He was obviously not too young, but he was quite energetic when it came to gossip, “Young master, you really can! Tell me, how long have you two been together, how far have you gone? What’s happened? Seven times a night yet?”
“Cough cough!” Ling Mu almost choked to death on his own saliva, his face flushed red.
Qiu Zhenyang hurriedly shoved Shao Ming. “Uncle Ming, can you watch your mouth? What’s this all about! We haven’t, we haven’t done that yet…”
He quietly glanced at Ling Mu, whose face turned even darker.
“Hahaha!” Shao Ming broke down for a while, and his bold laughter echoed in the hall.
It wasn’t until they reached the interstellar battle room that Ling Mu’s face finally returned to normal. On the walk over, each time Qiu Zhenyang looked over, Ling Mu glared at him with a sense of wanting to peel his skin and eat him alive.
He’s wrong! Those weren’t his words. He’s wronged to death.
“This room is relatively basic. Although you can use the advanced room with your strength, young master, considering it’s Ling Mu’s first time, it’s better to start with the basics.” Shao Ming introduced them to the simulation room, as well as the attributes of the combat mecha. It was mainly for Ling Mu, as Qiu Zhenyang was already familiar with it.
After the introduction, Shao Ming left first, leaving the room for the two of them.
“Come on, advanced mecha.” Qiu Zhenyang threw the key card to Ling Mu and got on one himself.
After sitting in the mecha, Qiu Zhenyang turned on the simulation system. In an instant, the originally empty room turned into a vast cosmic starry sky. Planets lay suspended on the black canvas with sporadic aliens on the opposite side.
“Let’s start with the easiest level first. Ling Mu, do you see the flight stick next to your joystick? Raise it a little to enter flight mode. Be careful to control the amplitude, don’t move too much, and be careful of hitting the ceiling.” While explaining, Qiu Zhenyang he took the lead in flying. With his mecha legs off the ground, it really looked like he was flying in the universe.
Ling Mu did as he was told, carefully raised the flight stick, and soon felt the mecha rise.
Looking at his height above the ground on the display, Ling Mu fixed the flight stick, returned his right hand to the joystick, and finally let out a sigh of relief.
The feeling of flying is so exciting!
“Mecha combat relies most on manual operations. Whether it is shooting or explosive attacks, accurate judgment and correct operations are required. Otherwise, these powerful weapons are just wasted. You can watch me operate first, and then try it yourself.”
Qiu Zhenyang clicked on the video call, and started the demonstration after Ling Mu accepted it.
Looking at Qiu Zhenyang’s skillful gestures while sitting inside the mecha, Ling Mu felt that his whole body seemed to heat up.
It was something called blood, passion, longing, impatience. His brain was fully excited.
Qiu Zhenyang’s mecha quickly broke into the aliens and began to fight with the aliens that automatically entered the combat state. Ling Mu stared tightly, not willing to blink.
“This kind of alien worm is not big, similar to ordinary mechas, with low attack, but fast speed and high defense. They’re very suitable for beginners to train on.” Before speaking, Qiu Zhenyang had already dealt with an alien worm. “Okay, The last one will be yours.”
After dealing with the rest of the bugs, Qiu Zhenyang kept the last one and lured it towards Ling Mu.
Taking a deep breath, Ling Mu rubbed his sweaty palms, and focused on controlling the mecha and stepped forward!
Qiu Zhenyang had already taught him the basic operations in school, and now all his focus is devoted to using weapons.
“Tuk tuk tuk tuk!” The powerful machine gun shot past, but only one tenth of the bullets hit the alien, and all the rest of the bullets missed.
“I can’t aim!” Ling Mu gritted his teeth, frowning tightly.
“Don’t rush. You need to be calm to control your attacks and aim. Once you are too nervous and not focused enough, you will attack the wrong spot.” Qiu Zhenyang’s voice turned severe as he watched Ling Mu’s frantic operations. “Stop attacking first, and speed up to get out of the alien worm’s 10-meter attack range.”
Qiu Zhenyang’s stern words calmed Ling Mu’s heart down. He took several deep breaths during the process of retreating, and his wildly beating heart gradually calmed down.
“Okay, turn around now, aim the machine gun, and fire!”
Under Qiu Zhenyang’s command, Ling Mu concentrated his attention, clamped his molars down, aimed at alien, and pressed fire.
This time, all the bullets hit the alien worm. Its life drained quickly, and the image flashed twice before it shattered with a bang.
“Beautiful!” Qiu Zhenyang cheered, sending a thumbs up to Ling Mu over video, “It’s your first time in a mecha and you can kill an alien in such a short period of time, Mumu. You have a very strong talent for fighting!”
Qiu Zhenyang’s praise made Ling Mu’s heart boil. He stared at the person on the other side of the screen, feeling his sincere congratulations, full of emotions pouring out, and a splendid smile not seen since his father passed blossomed.
“Thank you.”
The young man on the screen smiled brighter than the sun. Qiu Zhenyang stared blankly, his adam’s apple rolling up and down, feeling that his entire world lit up. Even his breathing was light, for fear that the scene in front of him would disappear.
Turning the joystick in his hand, he flew towards Ling Mu. The latter saw the incoming mecha, but had no time to react, and could only watch Qiu Zhenyang collide with him.
“What are you doing?”
The two mechas collided, forming a hug. Although Qiu Zhenyang controlled his strength, Ling Mu, who was in the cockpit, was shocked speechless.
“I want to hug you, but can’t in-person. I can only hug you with a mecha~”
Qiu Zhenyang put his face on the screen with his hands on his cheeks, smiling until his eyes vanished.
Ling Mu laughed and shook his head helplessly, but the hand on the joystick did not move.
The two mechas embraced happily in the vast cosmic background. The picture was weird, but it was full of warmth.
Hugging in a mecha in the midst of battle… Only QZY could think of something like that.
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