After Shi Ji left the underwater base where he was happily surfing with dolphins, Yu Tang took advantage of the break in dormitory allocation to bring his consciousness back unnoticeably.
Before he was shaken out of his sea of consciousness, the system had already imported the [Never Flip Over on a Motorcycle] skill card left by Luo Ran and the others according to Yu Tang's instructions.
This skill card was reconfigured by Yu Tang and a basic action program was added. Combined with the instincts left in Shi Ji's body, it can complete basic communication and dialogue.
The only drawback is that part of the data of the little red card is used, so it is easy to get stuck when encountering complex situations that neither Shi Ji nor the skill card can handle.
…
"These are dormitories that can be rented temporarily. They are all double student apartments with a shared living room and kitchen. There are also a few single rooms that are vacant."
The college dormitories are also managed by the logistics department. The student opposite clicked on the selection interface, and the electronic screen turned to Shi Ji: "Take a look and pick the one you want to live in... Student Shi Ji?"
Yu Tang just closed the basic operation program, came to his senses, and ordered a restaurant at random.
He did two things at once, thanked the other party, and said to the system in his sea of consciousness: "I didn't expect that the complex situation that the little red card couldn't handle was actually a multiple-choice question."
System: "It's like this. Little Red Card has to choose the one he likes the most from ten photos, and he has to drag me along for two hours to choose."
"Without using the analysis function, I can't tell the difference between the ten photos when they are put together."
The system was deeply affected: "He told me that there was a missing star in the background of one of the photos..."
Yu Tang couldn't help but chuckle.
The system stared at the camera: "... Host!"
Deep in Yu Tang's sea of consciousness, as his emotions changed, those colorful and mysterious lights and shadows suddenly began to flow.
"It happens sometimes, just don't chase after it."
Yu Tang was already used to it, and added a layer of shielding: "If someone accidentally falls in, I have to find a way to get them out... I've already thrown out more than a dozen sled dogs chasing the aurora."
The system asks: "Is this not controlled by the host?"
“No.” Yu Tang said, “It should be a program made by someone else. I have decoded it, and this code was added later.”
Yu Tang had never noticed it before, but after being reminded by the system, he looked at it carefully and suddenly felt something: "It is quite beautiful."
"It's beautiful." The system flashed a small red light, "It's a beauty that can be interpreted by artificial intelligence."
The lights that were originally floating lightly and slowly suddenly became bright.
The light curtains blended and dispersed, then reassembled.
Reflecting the bottomless darkness, it looks like fireworks that will never go out.
Yu Tang smiled. He took out the camera that Pu Ying had given him in return and took a photo facing the beautiful light according to the standard procedure of “Teach You Photography in 10 Days”.
…
In reality, the other party has already found the dormitory chosen by Yu Tang.
The dormitory manager looked up at him and hesitated: "Do you want to change rooms?"
Yu Tang asked, "Isn't it possible to live in this dormitory?"
"Sure." The dorm manager said, "You haven't met Senior Zhan yet, have you?"
Yu Tang nodded.
The dorm manager turned the screen around and said, "He lives in the other single room in the apartment you picked."
Along the way, students majoring in logistics kept mentioning Senior Zhan, so Yu Tang specifically asked the system to check.
Before leaving the previous book, Yu Tang used the security department's system to search and found that there was no one named Zhan Shilin in this world, nor was there any trace related to Zhan Shilin.
Senior Zhan’s name is Zhan Chen. He is a fourth-year student majoring in logistics and will graduate this year.
This person is even more of a tool than Shi Ji. Even his specific name does not appear. He is simply called a "genius senior majoring in logistics". He has been selected by the military in advance and will directly enter the research institute directly under the military after graduation.
In the original novel, he and Shi Ji once had an encounter.
It was after Shi Ji was admitted to the hospital and was judged to be unfit to fly a wingman.
The sudden arrival of the Zerg swarm broke the peace of the entire interstellar space. In addition to the Alliance's active troops, students who had not yet graduated from various military academies also joined the battle in advance and were arranged to fight on the edge battlefields where the fighting was not so intense.
Shi Ji was worried about Sheng Yi, so he asked Zhan Chen for help in private.
Zhan Chen's specialty is mecha repair and modification. As a talented tool man in the logistics profession, he has nearly a hundred invention patents of various sizes.
In the military academy, anyone who can find a mecha or wingman that he has personally rebuilt will see their strength significantly improved in a short period of time. Many people have made it into the top 100 rankings thanks to this bonus.
The reason why he received the Alliance's merit was because the personal protective equipment made by Zhan Chen did increase the survival rate of the military forces by 0.3% in the last battle with the Zerg.
"Shi Ji also came here for this set of protective equipment."
The system just finished taking notes on this part, and in the sea of consciousness, Yu Tang read: "This set of equipment refers to the physiological structure of the Zerg, and is made into a portable mechanical exoskeleton for individual soldiers."
The mechanical exoskeleton is powered by energy and can be used with humans to easily complete tactical actions that would otherwise be extremely physically demanding. Even after the mecha or wingman is destroyed, it can temporarily resist the attack of a few hundred kilograms of ironclad beetles and quickly move to a safe area.
... But none of this is very important to Shi Ji.
For Shi Ji, the most important function of this exoskeleton is that it enables him to stand up again with his broken left leg.
The system has searched for all the relevant plots, extracted them by Yu Tang, and placed them on the light screen.
"Shi Ji was supposed to be transferred to a safe place, but he found the logistics senior who developed this equipment and asked him to make protective equipment for him."
System: "After a short period of rehabilitation, Shi Ji left the military academy to join the war and became Sheng Yi's observer again."
Yu Tang nodded: "Got it."
Shi Ji died in this battle.
He had experienced real war and understood the danger of this battle better than any other trainee, so he gave up the opportunity to move to a safe zone and tried to find a new way to fly the wingman.
With Sheng Yi's current strength, it would be impossible for him to save Ye Hanfeng from the insect tide and escape safely without Shi Ji's cover.
"In the original novel, this logistics senior only appeared once later, at Shi Ji's funeral."
The system said: "He repaired Shi Ji's wingman, and before the intelligent AI system that was integrated with Shi Ji was taken back by the military, he imported many violin pieces into it... He let those violin pieces play in a loop for the entire night."
But the intelligent AI system never responded again.
Even if he tried to have an interactive conversation, the only response the wingman could give on the control panel was "Hello, do you need my cover immediately?"
…
"Senior Zhan is a very nice person, not arrogant, but he doesn't like to communicate with others."
The dormitory manager said: "He prefers to research his inventions rather than interacting with people. He spends most of his time in the laboratory and usually doesn't return to the dormitory until late at night."
Yu Tang thought for a moment and said, "Do you need me to leave the lights on in the public area?"
"No..." The dormitory manager thought for a long time and stood up helplessly, "Forget it, you will know when you go and take a look."
Yu Tang regained his composure and thanked him.
The Alliance's directly affiliated military academies were all elites among the elites, directly supplying manpower to the Zerg battlefield. The training and assessments were brutal, with a certain number of casualties every year.
Correspondingly, the students' comfort will be guaranteed to the greatest extent possible in terms of daily life, living and eating.
The dormitory that Yu Tang chose was not too far away. It was on the top floor of the apartment building and had a direct elevator.
"There are no other dormitories on this floor. The rest of the area is Senior Zhan's warehouse."
The dormitory manager walked out of the elevator and said: "This is specially approved by the college. If you are not used to living here, you can directly apply for a different dormitory. If you report it, you may be criticized by the college teachers."
The system floated in the sea of consciousness and couldn't help asking: "Why report?"
"Here are all the semi-finished products of Senior Zhan's inventions."
Before Yu Tang could ask for his help, the dorm manager continued, "Some of the energy sources have not been completely used up. They will make strange noises in the middle of the night, move around on their own, and flash red light."
Yu Tang: “…”
system:"… "
"Some people can't stand this." The dormitory manager was already used to this kind of reaction. He led him to the door of the dormitory and took out the electronic key. "If you don't mind, there is one more thing I want to remind you."
After the key was verified, the door lock made a sound and opened automatically.
The dormitory manager stretched out his hand and pushed open the door: "Except for your own room, everything here must be kept exactly the same every day."
Yu Tang followed him in.
Completely different from the scientific madman they imagined, in their eyes, this dormitory was even kept exceptionally clean and tidy.
…even cozy.
Soft fabric sofas, light-colored carpets, and log-colored dining and coffee tables.
There are hollow planetary patterns on the curtains, and light leaks in through the gaps and rests on the translucent gauze curtains inside.
There were two cups of hot milk and two cups of biscuits on the table, one of which showed no signs of being touched.
There are two large boxes of bubble gum on the bookshelf.
The TV was on, playing a detective movie that was so old that few people had seen it. The victim in the picture breathed his last in front of the police before he could name the murderer.
There were several soft pillows stacked on top of each other on the sofa.
On the small side table next to the pillow, a book was open, with a mechanical arm holding down the opened pages.
There is a three-minute countdown on that robotic arm.
As the last second passed, the robot arm moved under hydraulic control, turning the page gently and steadily.
…
"Senior Zhan lives alone. He has no one living with him, and he never brings anyone back."
The dormitory manager already knew what the visitors would ask, so he spoke in advance, "But the milk and cookies are not for the roommates."
Although no matter how you look at it, this dormitory really looks like there are two people living in it, but it is indeed only Zhan Chen who lives there.
Zhan Chen does his own thing every day, does not participate in courses, and occasionally takes charge of college affairs.
Every morning, he would get up on time, prepare breakfast, turn on the TV, and then pick a book and put it in the mechanical hand.
When he came back in the evening, he would count the cookies on the plate again and remeasure the volume of milk with the measuring cup.
If there was no change, he would eat this as a midnight snack, put away the videotape and put the book back on the bookshelf.
The next day, he would make two more cookies and two cups of hot milk, pick an old movie that he had never watched before, and change to a new book that he had never read before.
"If you want to change dormitories, feel free to come to us."
Dormitory manager: "If you think you can still give it a try, you may need to adapt to Senior Zhan's rules when living here. Don't move anything in the living room at will."
The dormitory manager noticed his gaze and reminded him: "Don't touch the milk and cookies."
Yu Tang felt a little regretful, so he looked away and said thank you.
The dormitory manager completed the registration, handed the electronic key to Yu Tang, and quickly left the dormitory.
Yu Tang hesitated beside the plate of cookies for five minutes.
The system was a little nervous and reminded him carefully: "Host, we can't move..."
"I know." Yu Tang sighed worriedly, "The cookies smell so good."
Yu Tang also knows how to make biscuits himself, but he can't create such a clean aroma of a mixture of wheat and milk.
If he was still in the electronic storm and saw someone baking these cookies while on patrol, he would be unable to resist blowing a gust of wind to blow in two pieces and take some milk with them.
If the master did not come back immediately, he could stay a little longer.
Play with the curtains and pillows, and check out the movies and books people are reading.
For the first time, Yu Tang felt the inconvenience of being a human being: "There are gains and losses..."
The system wanted to comfort the host, so it tried its best to perform its function, analyzing the molecular composition of the biscuit scent, and Yu Tang reproduced a special perfume for the sea of consciousness.
The next second, Yu Tang was completely surrounded by the rich and tempting aroma of biscuits: "..."
system:"… "
Yu Tang felt relieved and left the living room with a fragrant smell. He returned to his own independent bedroom, avoided his injuries, and fell on his back on the bed.
Before going to the underwater base, Shi Ji had already been to the medical room to treat the injuries he suffered during the battle.
Those injuries were superficial, and although they looked scary, they were commonplace to the students of the War College. What really made the medical staff frown was the hidden danger of Shi Ji's old injuries.
Shi Ji's recovery ability is stronger than that of ordinary people. The six months of being abducted and missing did not leave many traces on his body.
When he was rescued, Shi Ji only had a slight vitamin deficiency - the main reason was probably that there were not many food ingredients on the deserted island. Although there were enough small fish, it was impossible to ensure a balanced intake of vegetable nutrients.
He takes good care of the dolphins.
The only thing left on Shi Ji's body was the irreparable injury of a torn cruciate ligament.
There was a very obvious scar on his left knee, which extended all the way to his calf. It was hideous and terrifying, like a pair of shackles that could not be removed.
Yu Tang closed his eyes. As soon as he relaxed his mind, the subtle pain in various parts of his body came back again.
Yu Tang stored a hundred boxes of biscuits in his sea of consciousness and stopped the system from adjusting the body data: "Don't worry."
The system looked at Shi Ji's physical values on the control panel, hesitated a little, and stopped with a flashing red light.
Yu Tang asked: "When did Shi Ji's pain perception recover?"
"When the card was first imported." The system replayed the video, "I tried to take over his body, but it was too painful and I couldn't control it."
Yu Tang nodded.
It seems that the method they came up with is effective.
The most serious problem with Shi Ji's body is not his left leg, but his lack of pain perception and negative emotions.
In the original novel, Sheng Yi's torture was undoubtedly the main reason why Shi Ji's body collapsed so quickly, but it was also because Shi Ji did not have these two feelings.
Shi Ji would not feel pain and would not refuse. He simply had no ability or awareness to protect himself.
He happened to meet Sheng Yi, an extremely self-centered mecha operator.
Sheng Yi only sees what he wants to see and believes what he wants to believe. Since Shi Ji himself does not have an accurate judgment of his own body, he turns a blind eye to Shi Ji's injuries.
He has become a real tool. When the tool breaks down, he will naturally feel regretful and annoyed.
But that is just regret and annoyance.
In the bouquet of flowers presented in front of Shi Ji's grave, there was Sheng Yi's regret for those mistakes, his denial of his arrogant and frivolous self, and the irretrievable regret that was buried with the past.
The only thing missing was an apology to Shi Ji himself.
"No need to block out the pain. Shiji's body will have to get used to this slowly."
Yu Tang said: "He will return to the special forces in the future. He must remember how painful it is, and then he can remember how to protect himself."
The system is still hesitant: "But the host—"
"It's okay." Yu Tang said, "I bought a box of pain-relieving bubble gum."
system:"… "
When Yu Tang makes a plan, he will certainly prepare thoroughly. He peeled a bubble gum and threw it into his mouth, then sat on the bed and opened the task manual.
Their task at this stage is to make Sheng Yi experience true despair, from impotent rage, to being hit to ending the rage, and beginning to accept his own incompetence.
The mission objectives continued the old, rigid, and easy-to-loophole style of Chuanshuju and were set very loosely.
So loose that there are no regulations on how they should complete the task.
"Host, host." The system was already familiar with Yu Tang's style. "Should we take this opportunity to transfer to the mecha operation department?"
Except for Shi Ji, everyone else actually knew that Sheng Yi was just taking it out on him for the time being and wanted to teach Shi Ji a lesson, not really wanting to throw him into the logistics and miscellaneous chores department.
Sheng Yi just wanted to see Shi Ji fail to complete the task and be in an embarrassing situation of being pointed at and talked about by people from the entire academy.
He had been talked about for half a year and was so angry that he was going crazy. He had to find a way to vent his anger.
Sheng Yi didn't know what it meant to not do to others what you don't want others to do to you. He was used to being willful, and when he was a child, every time his father got angry, Shi Ji would be criticized and punished with him.
But this time, for a whole six months, he was the only one who suffered this.
Sheng Yi wants Shi Ji to have a taste of this too.
Yu Tang didn't comment. He flipped through the plot and asked, "Can Shi Ji drive a mecha?"
"Cannot judge." The system said, "Shi Ji chose the wingman himself... He likes flying wingmen."
Father Sheng did not forbid Shi Ji from touching the mecha.
For a battle maniac like Sheng's father who has lost all his humanity, no matter whether Shi Ji becomes a mecha or a wingman in the end, the result is satisfactory enough - he would even prefer to see Shi Ji become the best mecha.
But Shi Ji's interest is not in mechas.
Compared to the heavy and clumsy mecha, Shi Ji prefers the feeling of flying a wingman.
He liked to fly high above the target and use his own judgment to mark the most accurate position of the Insect King. He also liked to predict the next movement of the insect swarm based solely on changes in wind speed and light before any changes occurred.
He liked to listen to the crisp sound of wind chimes when his wingman whizzed past.
He is a natural observer and commander.
…
"But according to the rules, observers are also qualified to touch mechas."
The system dared to say: "In the regular combat units of the military, the observer who controls the wingman and the mecha pilot can originally switch positions at any time."
One of the observer's tasks is to take over the operating systems of both the wingman and the mecha when the mecha pilot is injured, and to be responsible for temporary enemy combat and emergency evasion.
This operational exercise is also taught in military academies and is a required course.
It’s just that Sheng Yi is too arrogant and possessive, and he never lets anyone operate his mecha, so he has never practiced this with Shi Ji.
"The host bought a lot of military skill cards."
The system said: "We can first use this skill card to improve Shi Ji's mecha operation level, and then find a powerful observer to cooperate with him to defeat Sheng Yi..."
Yu Tang jumped off the bed, opened Shi Ji's luggage, took out a can of Coke and opened it: "What's the point of this?"
The system was stunned: "Aren't we supposed to make Sheng Yi experience true despair?"
"His ranking has fallen out of the top 100."
Yu Tang said: "That is to say, it's not just Ye Hanfeng and his partner - there are at least a hundred mecha operators and observers in the military academy who can cooperate with each other and beat Sheng Yi hard."
system:"… "
System: "Why isn't he truly desperate yet?"
Yu Tang couldn't help laughing and took two sips of Coke: "Because until now, he still deceives himself and believes that the problem lies with the observer."
Yu Tang is responsible for four books and is very responsible for all four books.
Out of a sense of responsibility to advance the plot, as a tool, it is my obligation to put an end to Sheng Yi's self-deceiving cognition.
"Shi Ji likes to fly, so let him fly."
Yu Tang said: "I just checked the information. Eighty percent of the commanders in the military special operations team used to be observers."
Yu Tang: "Lieutenant Colonel Zhuang was also an observer before."
Compared with the mecha pilot, the lethality of the wingman piloted by the observer may be lower, and in the eyes of many people, it may not reflect the most intuitive power.
But in a battle, the overall view, judgment, and sense of coordination are the real keys to victory.
In war, the most powerful thing is never the weapon itself.
"In that case, should we find another mecha pilot?"
The system hesitated a little: "Shi Ji will not let others be observers. Even if we are OOC, the program implanted in his body will prevent us..."
"No one else can do it." Yu Tang said, "I just checked. One of Senior Zhan's research projects is about the autonomous driving technology of mechas, and it's stuck in the final programming stage."
The system was stunned.
"He is good at hardware modification, I am good at programming, and Xiaohongka is good at driving the car into the ditch."
Yu Tang: "We can name this mecha Dolphin."
system:"… "
"Shi Ji will always be the first observer."
Yu Tang tapped the system: "The reason why Sheng Yi can deceive himself is because Shi Ji has never partnered with anyone else."
"We have an obligation to make Sheng Yi understand." Yu Tang said, "As long as Shi Ji dumps him, even if he partners with Haitun, he can still get the first place in the entire academy."