After Griffin's confusing explanations, Gavin finally understood one thing: his body fluids contain the constituents of spinal fluid.
"It's not surprising at all. The spinal fluid is the spiritual link between the pilot and the mech. It originally contains the pilot's brain extract. When you first entered the cockpit, I found that your mental threshold is very high. The marrow fluid should be delicious too…”
Gavin couldn't help imagining the scene of the neural network attached to his body and licking desperately, and suddenly felt a chill.
"But I didn't expect this substance to exist in your sweat and blood at the time. After compounding, it can be used as a substitute similar to spinal fluid. Later, when you fell asleep in the hotel, I found that you were sweating a lot on the back of your neck." , just want to try to absorb this substance to replace energy... "
No wonder it turned into a flat piece of mud and stuck it on the back of the neck. It turned out to increase the contact area of the body surface.
"Later, the idiots from the Protection Association rushed in and interrupted my synthesis process, causing the marrow fluid to decompose insufficiently. When I was driving over the military academy, I ran out of energy and fell down. I have been on standby during this time. Fortunately, you are indeed close Take mine, now the spinal fluid I extracted from your body is barely enough to power on for a while... "
Griffin spoke cheerfully, feeling a little proud of having picked up a big deal, but Gavin frowned slightly.
He wore this earbud next to his body not because of an agreement with the Griffin, but because of Edna's instructions.
When Edna handed the Griffon to him, she told him that "the smart mecha will choose the most favorable path for itself", and explicitly asked him to "wear this earbud next to your body, and never take it off". Carrying it close to the body is indeed the key for the griffin to extract the marrow fluid, but how does Edna know
Even if Edna could deduce that his spiritual threshold was extremely high, how did this woman know that there was that special substance in his blood
Under normal circumstances, isn't it possible to extract this substance from the human brain
"Let's not mention these, what's the situation now? If I'm not mistaken, this should be the category of armed technicians, right?" Earbuckle jumped down from the window sill, quickly disintegrated and transformed into A spherical optical brain is suspended above the shoulder armor: "Well, the D-class XM109 military mecha is a purely mechanical product that is not equipped with a neural network at all. It is nerve-wracking..."
Gavin leaned against the window with folded arms, "Can you find at least one mechanical problem?"
The Griffin seemed to have been greatly insulted: "One place? One place?! Are you kidding? For a noble smart mech like me, its existence itself is a malfunction!"
Gavin:"… "
Gavin stared at the light brain blankly, and after a while, the Griffin cried and gave in: "... there is a helix at the fourth bearing that is a bit bent..."
Gavin was finally satisfied, he patted the light brain kindly and said, "Good boy."
After the assessment was over, the door was pushed open, and Gudrow walked in with an undisguised expression of victory, staring at the untouched shoulder armor in front of him.
"What a pity..."
"The micro-angle helix at the corner of the fourth bearing is bent inward by 60 degrees. The evidence is the scratches on the shell, indicating that a sharp object hit the surface of the shoulder armor. Only the fourth bearing is the direct force point at this angle. The bearing of this D-level XM109 military mech is extremely hard, and only the helix is a soft and pliable memory alloy, so only the helix will deflect in the direction of the impact, and the overall bearing will not break."
Gavin flashed a humble smile.
"Do you want to turn on the verification, Professor Gudrow?"
Gudrow: "..."
Gavin tasted the pleasure of cheating for the first time in his life, and couldn't help but look at him with great interest. Director Gu lived up to his high expectations, and his face soon turned red, as if he was about to jump violently at any moment, looking like a balloon that was about to burst.
But unexpectedly, the breath didn't burst out, and it disappeared silently after a few seconds.
"What do you want to prove to me, that your talent in mechs surpasses everyone else?" Gudro said coldly, "This is clearly not the point of our conflict."
His frosty look made Gavin feel a little guilty, and it took him a while to admit: "I know."
"—what do you know? Even if you can prove it ninety-nine times in front of me, just one mistake on the battlefield is enough to end everything! Those Alphas will always have a higher chance of surviving, and they will never remember that it was you who died Talent and the opportunity to win, so that more people can survive—”
"I know, Professor, that you mean well."
"No! I don't have any intentions!" Gudro said sternly, "I'm just fulfilling my responsibility as a teacher. I don't even pay attention to Beta students like you!"
The room was suddenly quiet, Gavin looked at Gudrow silently, got up for a while and lowered his head: "I understand, Professor."
He simply packed up, took the schoolbag in his hand, and walked over Gudro to the door.
The atmosphere was tense, and he could even feel the other party's forced and angry breathing when they passed by. The door of the room was wide open, and there were students walking out of the classroom in twos and threes after the assessment, and a few people were talking and laughing loudly in the distance.
Gavin stepped out of the threshold, thought for a while and then turned around:
"Sorry, professor, I think sometimes mistakes in the eyes of others may not be real mistakes. The Marshal's decision in the Battle of Venus Fortress is also like this. He saved tens of thousands of soldiers of the Empire and the Alliance with a single defeat, regardless of the final outcome , he is the winner of his own heart."
"Even if he does it again, he will still choose this way, because that is the meaning of the talent given to him by God."
Gavin didn't look at Gudro's face anymore, he bowed, then turned and left.
As a result, when the test scores came out, Gavin once again felt the malice from the universe—two hundred and ninety-nine.
"He actually deducted two hundred and one points because you 'talked too much to the professor after the exam and delayed the review'! How much does he hate you?!" Griffin turned into a ball of white light Jumping up and down, filled with righteous indignation, he asked, "Do you want me to beat him up to vent his anger, huh? I promise to clean up and leave no trace, and let him walk around whenever he sees you from now on!"
Gavin remained calm for thousands of years: "It's okay, Gudro is... what was that word you told me last time?"
"Proud?"
"Yes, Gudrow is arrogant."
Gavin turned and left the inquiry room, and the griffin immediately followed, like a bouncing little ball. Probably because of sufficient energy, the brightness of the ball of light was slightly higher. When turning, it dazzled Gavin's eyes for a while, and he didn't pay attention to bumping into the head of the oncoming person.
"careful!"
Gavin staggered, but luckily the man grabbed his arm: "Are you okay... hmm?"
"—Dean?"
There was no one in the corridor, the sunlight was reflected from the glass roof layer by layer, and the tall Alpha military cadets looked down like a rock. I don't know if it's because of the angle of light and shadow, but his face is extremely deep, without even a trace of a smile, which makes people feel a little palpitating.
There was a moment of hesitation in Gavin's heart, but he didn't show it. He just stood up slowly and broke free from his hand: "Thank you."
Dean nodded, "Walk carefully. Just checked your score?"
"yes."
Dean didn't ask him what his grades were - it's true that the students of the mecha department think highly of themselves and don't care much about the situation of the technician department, but it's more because he thinks an Omega can't get any grades, so it's useless to ask Awkward.
"I heard about the accident in the maintenance yard," Dean said lightly, "It is said that you fell from the tower, did you get hurt?"
"… No."
"That's good. Omega's physical fitness is generally poor in childhood. Sometimes it can't be saved after just a fall. It is a great loss of social resources." Dean paused, and probably realized that this was really bad. , Bluntly changed the subject: "—This is your optical brain?"
The griffin flicked proudly twice.
"... sort of."
Dean glanced at the griffin suspiciously, but didn't ask any further questions, just said, "It's quite... bright."
The aisle they were in was not spacious, and Dean was a typical sturdy Alpha, blocking most of the space towards that station, so it seemed unnatural to actively pass by him. Gavin waited for a long time and didn't see him leave. He felt very strange, so he asked, "Do you have anything else to do?"
Dean coughed, lowered his head and adjusted his black fingertips, and said casually: "The internal ranking competition of the mecha team will start in two days."
Gavin: "... oh."
There was an awkward silence.
A few seconds later, Gavin suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and tentatively said, "Come on... Come on?"
Dean: "…"
Dean took a deep breath and said blankly: "I will, thank you!" Then he strode sideways across the aisle and finally went to the training ground.
Gavin was puzzled, and stood there in a daze, deeply feeling that the whole conversation went beyond his understanding of the universe. After a while, the griffin jumped down from his head, and asked seriously: "I can't find a word to describe this one—how about using Tsundere?"
"... Is there anything else?"
"there is none left."
"Then be arrogant."
The Griffin agreed hesitantly: "Tsundere is not bad." Said and jumped on Gavin's shoulder, and the two left together inexplicably.
Although the agreement with Director Gudrow was to report and transfer to another department if he didn't get 300 points in the test, the malicious 299 actually didn't affect him. Gudrow probably knew that he was powerless, so he simply adopted a laissez-faire attitude towards him, and said nothing more.
Gavin originally had a quality of being content in adversity. If Gudro didn't make things difficult for him, his life would be much easier, and he even took the time to help the Griffin clean up the mind control program.
The stupid lion was very happy about this, and he asked him to clean his shell, but Gavin gave up in tears after being slapped like a football for half an hour.
Some people are happy and some are depressed. Compared with Gavin, Dean's life during this period is more difficult.
Although Gavin didn't know about the ranking match of the mecha team, it was actually a very important event for the Royal Military Academy.
The importance of mech combat power to the empire is self-evident. Every year, the major military academies send the best elite students to compete in the league. The winners will not only receive huge honors and rewards, but will also be personally received by the emperor.
The position of the Royal Military Academy here is rather delicate - everyone knows that it is the most powerful mecha, and everyone knows that it is not the emperor's favorite.
This military academy has a strong alliance flavor, which is an open secret of the empire.
The Royal Military Academy was rebuilt on the basis of a low-level military academy in the Alliance. Principal Caroline served in the Alliance Army in her early years. She was captured in the Battle of Venus Fortress and turned to the Empire. Although this Alpha female soldier made great contributions in the later stages of the war, it cannot erase the fact that she was once a surrendered general.
There is another delicate relationship: Caroline's partner is Edna, the director of the research institute, and Edna had a marriage contract with Marshal Celia in her early years.
Few people now may know that Celia was very fond of Edna back then—this is normal, Omega women are very rare, and it is said that Edna and the marshal knew each other when they were young—but he was born in the military general of the marshal’s direct line. Both are quite clear on this point.
They couldn't tolerate it because they knew that Edna didn't love Celia at all in their view. She wandered between Celia and Caroline for many years, never explicitly rejecting either party, and then she ran to be with Caroline before the marshal died.
Due to the dual factors of political preference and personal love and hatred, Heinrich's attitude towards the Royal Military Academy has always been lukewarm, that is, he did not deliberately treat him lightly.
On the contrary, the Gemini Interstellar Military Academy, which is more popular with the emperor, has always been the cradle of the Capital Defense Force. Every year, it and the Royal Military Academy are the seed players for the championship and runner-up. Although it won fewer championship trophies, it received more special receptions from the emperor.
In order to defeat the Gemini Galaxy Military Academy, and at the same time to win a sigh of relief in front of the emperor, the internal competition of the Royal Military Academy is extremely fierce every year. Elite students have to go through dozens of rounds of brutal fighting, and out of 500 people, two hundred, one hundred, fifty, twenty will be decided. In the end, only three will stand on the stage, and only those who can play in the main game of the league will be chosen. Just one or two people.
Dean is without a doubt the best of the best, but it's not easy for anyone to win a ranked match.
This Alpha cadet comes from quite a good background: his parents are a standard AO combination, and his father is a high-ranking official in the cabinet. Because he has great expectations for his only son, he was strictly disciplined since he was a child. He was forced to memorize the thick "Summary of Mecha Manufacturing Theory" at the age of eight. ". On his fourteenth birthday, he got his first mecha. In order to hone his driving skills, he often fell to the ground. The worst time was almost pierced by a virtual battle machine. Not a word.
Of course, Dean didn't think his parents should say anything. He found the medical cabin by himself, healed his injuries, and went home for dinner.
Dean, who grew up under such family conditions, has abnormally strict requirements on himself. After entering the military academy, he excelled in all courses. Regardless of actual combat or theory, his achievements are worthy of being the elite of the military academy.
All the teachers thought he was good enough to represent the Royal Military Academy, and he thought so too.
So he must not lose in the ranking competition.
Dean was absolutely attentive during the preparation period. He had to stay in the mecha for more than sixteen hours a day, and his sleep time was compressed to just six hours.
But the problem is that he can't sleep well for these six hours.
One night late at night, he had a vague dream. He felt feverish all over his body, and there seemed to be some kind of ferocious desire roaring in his veins. When he woke up, he felt extremely thirsty. After drinking two large glasses of water in a row, he suddenly realized a serious problem—
Passive estrus.
After Gavin's Omega pheromone remained in his blood for a long time, it finally reacted to his Alpha instinct.
Realizing this, Dean only had the thought of "...", he was dumbfounded for ten minutes, then turned around and went back to sleep. The following night was even more difficult, he almost stayed up until dawn with his eyes open, because as soon as he closed his eyes, he couldn't control the urge to grab someone over, rub and bite.
The next day, he rushed to the military doctor for an injection with huge dark circles under his eyes—not only Omega has inhibitors, but also suppresses Alphas, otherwise what would happen to those Alphas with excess energy today when AO is 30 to 1—the result Halfway down the road, he was in a trance, and bumped into that Omega named Gavin head-on.
"... In two days it will be the internal ranking match of the mecha team." Dean stared absently at his black fingertips, hesitating to ask the next sentence: Do you want to come and have a look
The inhibitor blocked the enticing smell of Omega pheromones in the air, but made him a little indescribably agitated.
Does he want to come over and take a look? No or no, Mecha Showdown is no different from a game of death for Omega. I heard he fell from the tower that day? Is it really all right? Why does my Omega's eyes look more Alpha than Alpha
"Oh," Omega said calmly, "Come on."
Dean: "…"
Dean once again confirmed his opinion: Omega shouldn't appear in the military academy, it's a disaster!
The mecha league between military schools not only deeply affects elite students like Dean, but also inevitably affects many high-level people.
Dana, the principal of the Gemini Star Military Academy, came to visit when the emperor was preparing to have lunch. After hearing the news of his request for an interview, Heinrich happily put down his knife and fork: "Is Dana here? Very good, let him in."
The emperor was obviously used to being interrupted in the middle of his meal, but Dana was taken aback when he came in: "It's an unforgivable crime, Your Majesty, I actually..."
"No no, it's not your fault. Are you still here for Mecha Phoenix?"
Although Dana lowered his head very politely, his eyes still slipped around the dining table with unbearable curiosity. His Majesty's diet is quite simple. The main course is a Heinestar fried fish with spicy fruit, served with bread and soup, and a few pieces of peeled fruit on the side. There is nothing unusual about it.
"Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Majesty the Emperor—yes, I still stick to my point of view last time. If the Royal Military Academy cannot win the Mecha League this time, then they are not qualified to continue to keep the Mecha Phoenix. Collect this legendary machine of the alliance. The glory of Armor must belong to the true champion."
The emperor laughed, as if he felt very amused: "So the Interstellar Military Academy is very confident in winning this championship?"
Dana bowed his head humbly: "We never lack the belief that we must win."
Heinrich leaned back in his chair and looked down at Dana. There was a little teasing in his eyes, but the headmaster who lowered his head must not be able to see it. After a long while, he only heard the emperor say lazily: "Then do as you say."
"Your Majesty! Thank you for your trust, I am truly grateful for your understanding..."
Heinrich waved Dana to end his overjoyed speech and pointed his lunch attention.
"Oh yes... yes... Please take it easy, I'm really sorry to bother you for so long." Dana bowed with suppressed excitement, and strode away.
The principal's footsteps gradually receded, and the attendants stood guard outside the door knowingly, and Heinrich was the only one left in the huge dining room.
"Collecting the glory of the phoenix..." There was a sneer in the emperor's eyes, "Heh."
He sat for a long time in the high armchair, his face as quiet as death. After a while, he habitually reached into his pocket and took out a small 3D stereoscopic video recorder.
The thing was only the size of a copper button, and the edges were slightly smooth due to years of rubbing, and there were scratch marks on the surface from the bumps during the war. Heinrich pressed the projection switch, and a beam of red light shot out in an instant, laying vertically and horizontally in the empty restaurant, quickly forming a wilderness of false ones.
Fog filled the wasteland, and gradually the camera zoomed in, and a tall and straight young man in a white military uniform appeared in front of the emperor.
He has dark hair and fair complexion, his eyes are closed tightly as if he is listening to something, his side face is very handsome, the drooping eyelashes and the straight bridge of the nose are very clear. When he stood, he had a soldier's unique posture. Although his body was thin, he was tall and straight, with an unforgettable calm demeanor.
"Gavin," Heinrich murmured.
— Gavin Celia, the Supreme Military Commander of the Alliance, the recognized military god of the Alliance in the galaxy.
"Master Celia," the camera shook slightly, and then Seth Heinrich in his youth appeared in the video: "The fleet is about to depart, what are you doing here?"
"—shh," Celia asked softly without opening her eyes, "did you hear the sound?"
"… sound?"
Heinrich looked around suspiciously, but there was only a thick fog around him.
Celia didn't answer, just smiled silently. After a long while, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, opened his eyes and said, "You Kongxing is famous for its wind, you should come here often."
"… Sorry, I do not understand."
Celia turned around and walked towards the camp. Heinrich followed quickly, only to hear him ask: "What were you thinking just now?" It's listening to the sound but I can't hear anything'—isn't it?"
Heinrich was shocked: "No, I—no, how do you know?!"
"The wind told me." Celia reached out and grabbed the moist mist, and unfolded it to Heinrich: "There are countless souls of space stars in this liquid, and they rely on a specific electromagnetic medium to transmit information to each other. People with a high enough threshold can barely receive their signals... Recently, a scientist in the parliament mentioned this, saying that if the electromagnetic force of the space star is used and a resonator is implanted in the brain, it may be possible to refract the human soul. .”
The young Heinrich half understood: "What will happen then?"
Celia laughed.
"not so good."
He wiped his hands casually, showing no emotion on his face. Heinrich was a little apprehensive, and after a while he finally couldn't help but probe: "I'm sorry Marshal, I know too little..."
"No, it's okay."
"But every time you say something I don't know at all..."
"There is no need to apologize," Celia said gently. "No one is born overnight. All the accumulation of knowledge and experience must rely on time—you are just too young."
They walked through the wilderness one after the other, and Heinli looked forward to the back of the marshal, with undisguised fiery and focused eyes. Not long after, there was noise in the distance, and a large gray shadow loomed in the mist, which was the fleet that was about to depart.
Heinrich realized that the journey had come to an end.
"Master Si... Celia," he finally seized this last opportunity and asked tremblingly, "If you have time in the future, can you teach me more... some of this kind of knowledge?"
Celia looked back at him in surprise.
"Sorry for the abrupt request, but you are the most knowledgeable and wisest person I know, so if I may..."
"My wisdom is negligible," Celia laughed and said, "but I can teach you, no problem."
…
In the video, the young Heinrich was overjoyed, but in reality the emperor showed a sad expression.
"You lied to me, Celia," he murmured. "You never taught me the most important lesson."
He buried his face deeply in his hands, as if his knuckles were white from the pain he endured. The three-dimensional stereoscopic image has quietly ended at some point, and the thick fog and gloomy wind of Youkongxing whizzed away like this, gradually disappearing in the distant memories.