End
Hearing the response in his ear, Ying Chenlin glanced slightly to the side. In the spacious cockpit, you could see the twinkling stars in space and the white waves rolling on the surface of the Qiu Jin planet. His gaze lingered on that planet for a long time, and finally, he wearily closed his eyes.
Theo said, "Looks like he fell asleep again!"
You Su manipulated the mecha with one hand, feeling that the warmth of the breath on his neck seemed to gradually subside. With just a glance to the side, he could see someone's furry head. "Turn down the volume of the communication."
Theo: "Oh, okay!"
At this moment, Ying Chenlin's body slid slightly downward. You Su quickly reached out and held him. The weight pressing on him was very light, covered by a layer of combat suit, yet there was a strange sense of contact.
The explosions outside had already swept over, covering more than half of the planet's surface. It did look like some extraordinary fireworks.
His fingertips touched the back of Ying Chenlin's neck, and then reached up to touch the slightly long hair of the other person.
After a brief pause, You Su moved slightly upward, patting the child's head. "Have a good sleep."
The heavy weapon exploded inside the black hole when the half-hour countdown ended, confirming the effectiveness of the strategy. Due to the wide coverage of the black hole, this explosion was a chain reaction, engulfing the entire Qiu Jin in a sea of fire. The detection system failed on a large scale, but the pollution associated with the black hole completely disappeared, along with that strange magnetic field.
The super S-class pollutant black hole was dead.
Listening to the cheers of many mecha pilots in the communication channel, everyone in the control bureau finally let go. "Chairman, we succeeded!"
Li Jingyan stood up straight and said, "Open the entrance of the Qiu Jin Management Bureau. Our mecha pilots are still waiting to go home."
All the staff entered into new busyness, but this time, the busyness was no longer filled with fear.
The border troops evacuated from the central control room. Several researchers came over to report the data of the heavy weapon to Old Qiu. After listening and explaining several things, Old Qiu looked at his student beside him and instructed, "When the data of the heavy weapon is verified, help me check someone."
The student looked at him in confusion. "Sure, what do you want to check, teacher?"
"The mecha pilot Sink and the weapon on that mecha," Old Qiu glanced at the busy central control room. "That weapon reminds me of an old friend."
Hearing Sink, the student was a bit surprised. His teacher usually didn't pay much attention to mecha matches. He should be more interested in various academic competitions and technical reports in his professional field. He didn't expect him to be interested in Sink.
In space, the Qiu Jin Management Bureau opened the passage to the outside. Mechas hovered in an orderly manner, entering the passage. Shen Xingtang left the central control room early and stood with Jiang Simiao on the Qiu Jin Management Bureau's landing pad, watching as one mecha after another entered. Among those mechas, he saw the red mecha of KID.
Before the mecha could stabilize, the two of them rushed over quickly.
After the red and white mecha stopped, the cockpit doors opened one after another, and the lively mecha pilots came out.
Lin Yao greeted warmly, "Sister Tang! We're back!"
Shen Xingtang's gaze swept over each person, finally seeing You Su's cockpit open. When the other party came out, he was still supporting someone. The person he was holding seemed to have lost consciousness, leaning entirely on him, all supported by You Su's one hand.
Jiang Simiao walked up with concern. "Be careful when you get down."
You Su came down with one hand holding the person. After landing, he noticed the gazes of others.
He adjusted his position, holding the person horizontally. "Fainted. Probably need the doctor to take a look."
Shen Xingtang said, "I've already contacted the doctor. Now, come with me to the medical room."
Other members of KID spoke up, "Ah! We'll go too."
"Go where? The medical room is full of people now, going there will make it difficult for the doctors. You guys need to queue up for the physical examination later. Do you understand?" Jiang Simiao stopped them. "You'll have to queue up for the checkup like other mecha pilots. You know!"
Just as he finished speaking, he saw Lin Yao walking towards the mecha's storage compartment. "What are you guys doing?"
Ji Qingfeng, limping, bounced over there. "It takes a long time to queue up! We'll calculate our loot first."
As more and more mecha pilots returned to the Qiu Jin Management Bureau, those who came out of the cockpits were already exhausted, chatting as they walked.
"I want to take a bath when I get back. I feel like my whole body stinks now."
"I want to eat something good."
"I won't enter the pollution zone for the next six months. I'm about to throw up my whole person." Hu Luobu in front was dizzy. "I feel like my right hand is as heavy as if it's filled with molten iron. It's too heavy."
Zhao Lejie: "Whether we go into the pollution zone or not, don't forget the league is still ongoing. You guys haven't finished this match yet."
Hu Luobu: "Is it interesting to harm me? Didn't your Gale team have to play too?"
Zhao Lejie: "..."
"Oh, right, Gale and YDS will continue the league, right?"
"Really? Qiu Jin has become like this, can the league still continue?"
"I guess it can't be played. Too many mechas are damaged, and repairs will take time."
The question of whether the league could continue was no longer a topic that mecha pilots wanted to discuss. Anyone facing continuous battles against thousands of pollutants for three or four days would likely feel nauseous, especially in a tireless battle, one wave after another. Most mecha pilots in the Dawn Galaxy had never experienced such intense combat. Once they knew the black hole was dead, everyone relaxed and just wanted to eat, sleep, and take a bath.
The landing pad in Qiu Jin was almost full of mechas. As mecha pilots walked past, heading to the medical room for checkups, they passed a corner of the landing pad and saw several red mechas parked there. On the ground, countless materials were laid out, and several mecha pilots in combat suits were picking and choosing inside.
Passing mecha pilots: "...?"
"Why are they so happy?"
Hu Luobu: "Can't they handle the materials in their own base?"
Zhao Lejie, unable to face these poor guys, didn't understand. "Isn't it? Can't you process the materials and go back to your own base?"
Lin Yao looked up at his words. "No, if we share the loot later, our storage compartments won't be enough."
"Share the loot?" Zhao Lejie pointed to the Qiu Jin pollution zone, which was almost destroyed in the distance.
"Do you still plan to go back and pick up materials?"
Lin Yao frankly said, "Yes, we still have a lot of materials to pick up."
The mecha pilots passing by heard about KID's poverty before, but seeing the characteristics of these poor guys, they were speechless. As more and more mechas landed, the Qiu Jin Management Bureau became busy, coordinating the follow-up handling of the incident, arranging mecha pilots for physical examinations. All the staff were busy running around.
Standing in the middle of the landing pad, Jiang Yu looked for a while. Among all the mechas that landed, he didn't see a certain familiar mecha.
The mecha pilot friend who had been injured by toxic pollutants before had already recovered from treatment. He walked to Jiang Yu and asked, "Haven't found the person yet?"
"No," Jiang Yu asked, "Are you sure it's Sink?"
"Of course," the friend explained, "I heard many staff members talking about it when I came out of the medical room. And didn't you mecha pilots receive the radar signal from Abyss in the battlefield? I can't lie to you about this."
Jiang Yu lowered his eyes and said, "Then I'll wait a little longer."
"Could he have already gone over? Many mecha pilots are queuing up for the examination. Sink should also go for the checkup." The friend said, "I heard that KID's repairman got injured. When I went to check just now, I couldn't find the person."
KID's repairman...
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Inside the Qiu Jin Medical Room, the border army doctor had urgently conducted an examination. The sleeping boy's body temperature was high, and his mental power was extremely unstable. This situation had not stopped since he was brought to the medical room, and the examination report was a long list of problems.
"Disordered mental power, low blood pressure..."
Each item on the report was marked as unsatisfactory, and when the doctor found out that Ying Chenlin had piloted an S-class mecha, he was even more troubled. He should have been more cautious when he heard the young man ask about the mental power spectrum in the first place. "I knew it! When he asked me that, he must have wanted to try it. I thought he was a cautious child, but who knew he would be so reckless."
Shen Xingtang's expression was very serious. "Can't it be treated?"
"It's not this issue, the problem lies in his unique physique and mental power." The doctor briefly explained Ying Chenlin's current situation, "He should have excessively used his mental power, combined with physical exhaustion, leading to this condition. Normally, if someone like him exhausts their mental power beyond their limits, the symptoms should be mental fatigue syndrome. However, he doesn't exhibit that, his current condition is mental power disorder..."
You Su leaned against the wall, and with a slight turn of his eyes, he could see the boy lying in the medical pod inside the glass compartment. He said, "When I rescued him with the mecha, he was already unconscious. However, there's a strange situation. My mecha told me that Ying Chenlin's mecha intelligence did not enter sleep mode."
Shen Xingtang, hearing this, exclaimed, "That's impossible, right? With his mental power being only A-class, even if he exceeds the level, A-class mental power cannot be stored inside an S-class mecha. In the absence of a mental power supply, his mecha should enter sleep mode."
Theo hastily added, "It hasn't entered sleep mode! It stopped talking, but I can still sense its intelligence signal."
You Su said, "My mecha says that Ying Chenlin's intelligence is still active."
The doctor, puzzled, lowered his head in thought. "Strange, it shouldn't be like this..."
He turned to retrieve Ying Chenlin's medical history.
Shen Xingtang, being a repairman, was not knowledgeable about medical matters, but she knew the difference between S-class and A-class.
Normally, an S-class mental power user like You Su, with an S-class mecha, could store a portion of their mental power to sustain activation in a highly synchronized state. Even if Theo wasn't with You Su, as long as Theo's mecha key stored You Su's mental power and had enough mecha energy, it could maintain self-activation for a period.
But Ying Chenlin was different. He was an A-class mental power user, and A-class mental power, even if it could reach the level of activating Ying Chenlin's mecha, was incompatible with S-class. This meant that the input of A-class mental power was like entering a leaking bottle—only continuous input could maintain activation. It was fundamentally impossible for mental power storage. Yet now, Ying Chenlin was in a state of unconsciousness, and his mecha, theoretically, should have entered sleep mode long ago.
The medical room was very quiet, with only the faint sound of the doctor tapping on the data pad.
Theo, worried, said, "You Su, will he be okay?"
You Su: 'I don't know, it depends on what the doctor says.'
You Su looked at the boy sleeping in the medical pod, and in his mind, he saw the rapid streak of fire in the night sky, dazzling after witnessing it just once. Within the frail body seemed to hide infinite possibilities, always bringing unexpected joy, but unfortunately, he loved to be stubborn.
Sink.
You Su had heard of this ID before.
At this moment, the doctor suddenly spoke, "I may have found a reason. It may be related to the range of his mental power. Do you know who his former attending physician was? I need detailed medical records, preferably including records of his surgeries."
Shen Xingtang, hearing this, paused slightly, "He used to get medicine at the Sirius Medical Station. I know who the doctor is, but I don't know who performed the surgeries."
The doctor, upon hearing this, seemed a bit troubled, as if considering other options.
Suddenly, the door of the medical room opened, and Chairman Li Jingyan walked in.
Shen Xingtang was a bit surprised to see him, "Chairman?"
Chairman Li Jingyan nodded towards Shen Xingtang and then spoke to the doctor, "His former attending physician was on Mingguang Star. I can help you contact them. The child's medical records have a report in the Alliance, submitted when he applied for retirement."
The doctor said, "Knowing the attending physician and medical records simplifies things, but Qiu Jin's medical conditions are relatively rudimentary. His situation requires a more detailed examination."
Shen Xingtang immediately said, "I understand. I'll contact the medical station on Sirius immediately."
Li Jingyan noticed You Su standing in the corner. After a few years, the seemingly wild aura from him appeared to have converged more. Among the retired mecha pilots of the Dawn Galaxy, the two people he regretted the most were here, unexpectedly, both in KID.
You Su tilted his head, and seeing Li Jingyan looking at him, he nodded slightly.
Li Jingyan had many matters to attend to, he left a secretary to assist the doctor. When leaving, Shen Xingtang followed him.
Seeing Shen Xingtang coming over, he looked at her with some surprise, "Ms. Shen?"
"Thanks for what happened with Sink in the control room earlier," Shen Xingtang said, "You resolved the situation for him."
Li Jingyan, upon hearing Sink's name, paused. He looked towards the medical pod inside the glass compartment, "He's an orphan. All his achievements were earned through his own struggles. Genetic diseases are irreversible. What I'm most worried about is his future."
"It's me who should thank you for providing that child with a place to stay. He seems happy in KID," Li Jingyan said.
Just as she was about to say something, Jiang Simiao came quickly from a distance.
She had to say goodbye to Chairman Li, as with the situation in the control room, as long as someone directed the matter towards the base, the recall of real-time recordings would surely reveal clues. Fortunately, it was Chairman Li's words that covered up Ying Chenlin's identity. She didn't want too many rumors and speculations burdening Ying Chenlin, and Chairman Li's words deftly resolved the situation.
Jiang Simiao said, "Was that Chairman Li just now?"
"Yeah," Shen Xingtang replied, "He said that due to the Qiu Jin incident, it would take some time for the handling. I just received the message to let all the mecha bases go back to rest. Other matters will be discussed at a meeting later."
"I told you to contact the starship. Are there familiar routes to take..." She stopped halfway through her words when Jiang Simiao said, "I came to tell you about this. Don't worry about the starship, I just received a communication from Mr. Zhou. He said he's waiting for us outside."
Shen Xingtang was taken aback, "Mr. Zhou?"
"Cough, our benefactor's dad," Jiang Simiao handed over her light brain, showing their chat history with Zhou. Besides the text chat, there was also a photo.
The photo showed an exceptionally luxurious starship, parked at the hover station of the Qiu Jin Management Bureau, shining conspicuously among the other mechas' starships.
Jiang Simiao said, "Mr. Zhou's private starship came over. He said he saw the situation in Qiu Jin on the star network and specifically came to escort us back to Sirius."
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When the news of the Qiu Jin incident and the black hole's resolution spread through the star network, the worried netizens finally let go of their hearts. They had been on edge since they couldn't see real-time footage, fearing that a catastrophic
accident might occur in the Qiu Jin pollution zone, causing injuries to numerous mecha pilots.
With the resolution of the black hole, the Dawn Galaxy Mecha Alliance, along with the Border Army, released a brief explanation of the incident. The statement listed the names of all mecha pilots involved, including those engaged in solo and group battles, as well as the support from the Border Army.
A total of 254 mecha pilots participated in the operation, lasting five days, with no recorded deaths.
Numerous mecha bases joined the battle, and even at the last moment when the black hole in Qiu Jin exploded, there were still mecha pilots rushing to Qiu Jin. The unprecedented unity of the Dawn Galaxy, only achievable in the face of this battle, made victory possible.
Amidst the cheers of everyone, some netizens suddenly noticed a familiar ID in the dense list of mecha pilots.
The list of mecha pilots from the Mecha Alliance is very detailed, with each person recorded meticulously. In addition to the list of mecha pilots, there is also a list of all staff who participated in the assistance, with thousands of names listed densely. When Sink's ID appeared on the list of 254 mecha pilots, it indeed sparked discussions among many. Sink's retirement was too sudden, and there was no news after retirement. Who could have known that even at this crucial moment in Qiu Jin, he also participated in the battle?
While discussions arose due to a name on the list, everything was peaceful in the medical ward of the Sirius Medical Station.
The young man lying on the hospital bed slowly opened his eyes, noticing the bright sunlight outside the window. He didn't know how long he had been in a deep sleep, feeling that his entire body lacked strength but had an unprecedented sense of ease and comfort.
He looked up, and blue liquid was slowly flowing through the infusion tube, eventually entering his heavy right hand.
During the coma, Ying Chenlin seemed to have heard many voices, including those of doctors and other KID members. Unfortunately, there were too many voices, and though he listened, he didn't hear what they were saying.
"Awake?" a voice came from beside him.
Ying Chenlin followed the sound and saw You Su sitting on the sofa in the ward.
He hesitated for a moment and replied, "Awake."
You Su walked over and pressed the call button. "Slept for a week, quite a deep sleep."
A week? Ying Chenlin was momentarily stunned. Memories rapidly rushed back to him at this moment, the recent intense battle still vividly etched in his body.
This wasn't Qiu Jin anymore.
Seeing the child's vacant eyes, You Su confirmed that he hadn't fully awakened yet, so he stood by and watched.
Just as he was about to pull up the blanket for him, he heard a weak response, "...Brother You, thank you."
You Su's movements paused. "Next time, if you want to be strong-willed, no one might pick you up halfway."
Footsteps approached from outside, accompanied by the messy sound of others.
You Su said, "The doctor is here."
Outside the door, Ji Qingfeng sat in a wheelchair, swiftly pushed by Lin Yao, almost stumbling when they reached the entrance of the ward.
Huo Yan, Lu Xi, and Jiang Simiao were following behind. Jiang Simiao was running and shouting at Lin Yao to slow down.
When the ward door was pushed open, apart from the doctor, there were also the lively KID members.
Of course, the doctor didn't allow this group of people to enter. They could only visit after a detailed examination had been conducted.
"Only half an hour!" the doctor said. "The patient needs rest later."
Ji Qingfeng and Lin Yao nodded, taking the lead to enter.
Ying Chenlin first noticed Ji Qingfeng's leg and asked what happened.
Lin Yao said, "Oh, him. He got a leg injury from being scratched by the ape. The doctor said it's best to use a wheelchair for two weeks."
"I said a week is enough, but the doctor insisted on making a big deal out of it," Ji Qingfeng said. "Who knew that the revengeful heart of that ape was so strong? When it messed with my leg, it went all out, causing not only pain but also twisting it."
"Right, right, we also picked up the ape's ability crystal later, as well as the one you defeated," Lin Yao took out his light brain and handed it to Ying Chenlin. "We could only cut a small part of the materials to bring back. The storage compartment was too small, we couldn't fit much."
Lu Xi added, "The Qiu Jin pollution zone is closed, so we can't go back to pick up more."
Ying Chenlin, with a light brain in his hand, was stuffed with Lin Yao's childish handwriting accounting records. Besides some A-grade materials, the main income was S-grade ability crystals. The monster he defeated, which had mutated in speed and strength, as well as the ability crystals of Steel-winged Bird, Giant Wolf, Eight-Vine, and various sizes of apes, were all obtained. He flipped through it little by little, responding quietly, "Next time, I'll try to expand the storage compartment."
"That would be great!" Lin Yao said, then continued, "But we didn't get enough S-grades. We fought several more at the front line, but when dividing the spoils, all the ability crystals were given to other bases or mecha pilots. Tang Jie fought hard for us during the meeting, and I recorded it all in the accounts!"
"There's also a bonus from the Alliance this time!"
"The Alliance is really rich!"
Listening to the teammates' conversation, Ying Chenlin finished reading Lin Yao's account book.
When he scrolled to the end, he also saw a report on the Qiu Jin incident.
This time, there were no missing records or death records in the Qiu Jin black hole incident, it was a beautiful battle.
Seeing this, the stone that had been hanging in his heart finally dropped.
"You probably need to rest for a month from now on. Tang Jie specifically instructed that you're not allowed to enter the repair room during this time," Jiang Simiao looked at the young man on the hospital bed. "Rest well."
Ying Chenlin, upon hearing this, was slightly stunned. "How is the league arranged... postponed for how long?"
Lin Yao said, "No more league matches!"
Huo Yan looked at him, "To be precise, the league for this season is suspended."
Lin Yao leaned over to help Ying Chenlin flip through the light brain, and in the Alliance's accident report, found an explanation about the suspension of the Mecha League.
— [Explanation for the Suspension of Solo and Team Matches in the Dawn Galaxy Mecha League Due to the Chaos Caused by Black Hole]
"Chaos caused by the black hole...?" Ying Chenlin was astonished.
"Didn't they blow up the black hole that day?" Jiang Simiao sighed and said, "Those pollutants released by Qiu Jin were killed by heavy weapons, but the repulsion of the black hole exceeded our expectations. The black hole did explode, but all the pollutants that it had absorbed and couldn't digest were blown out."
"There are a total of eight pollution zones in the Dawn Galaxy with significantly abnormal high-risk magnetic field fluctuations. In these pollution zones, which were in sync with the magnetic field of the black hole at the time, there are no fewer than four S-grade reports."
"The league is not played, but in the coming days, mecha pilots in the Dawn Galaxy may have to frequently immerse themselves in pollution zones."