198: Chapter 198 Mech Warriors

"The big monster is back. It feels like it didn't even fly that far."

"It's probably because it's the maiden flight. Large military equipment like this has strict testing procedures; you can't just fly for as long as you want."

"The guy above is right. It's just a pity; we might only see it this once and probably never again. I strongly suggest the Huaxia officials arrange a few more live streams."

"Sigh, when will our Peacock Country have a spaceship?"

"You people in Peacock Country should focus on figuring out how to build toilets first. You probably couldn't even figure out how to build a toilet for a spaceship."

"FUCK YOU! They just have this one cool-looking big guy. What else do they have? Their comprehensive national power is still inferior to our Peacock Country."

"Delusional confidence."

"Wait, look at the live stream. What is that?"

As the live camera zoomed out for a wide shot, three unidentified objects flew in from the distant sky, trailing long flight paths behind them at an extremely high speed.

"Missiles! Holy crap, something's about to happen."

"Who has the guts? Launching missiles at a time like this—are they trying to trigger a world war?"

"Who else could it be but the Americans?"

"Haha, awesome! Is this spaceship going to be retired as soon as it enters service? It looks like it's already in the terminal sprint phase; there's no way to intercept it now. Huaxia is going to lose face in front of the whole world. Asia still has to look to our Republic of Korea. Just look at these missiles..."

"It depends on whether this spaceship is equipped with a short-range air defense system."

"What missiles? Why do they look like they're flying slower and slower? Don't missiles usually fly incredibly fast at the end?"

"..."

"That's not right. They don't seem to be missiles. Why is the shape so strange..."

The live stream chat went silent again for a moment. On the screen, the unidentified objects slowly adjusted their posture as the camera switched to an aerial perspective.

Soul Blade had already adjusted from a diving state to a hovering state. Three humanoid mechas stood above the aerospace carrier—one in front and two behind—slowly descending.

The camera followed them closely. With a 'thud,' they landed steadily on the side of the kunpeng. The two mechas behind stepped forward to stand on either side of Soul Blade. The three mechas stood tall on the back of the aerospace carrier, looking down at the crowd below...

"Are... are these Transformers? Are they filming a movie?"

"CG? Is Huaxia's CG technology this good? How is it so realistic?"

"I've got explosive news: these are real Mecha Warriors. My friend is at the scene, and I just called to confirm. He's also in a daze, but he confirmed it's not CG."

"It's terrifying to have no IQ. This is a live stream, not a post-produced video. Special effects in a live stream can't possibly be rendered to this level. And even if you had the world's best special effects company do it in post-production, they couldn't achieve this effect because it's freaking real."

"Wow, Huaxia is really showing off everything this time. I'm so jealous."

Chu Ge looked up at Soul Blade. Soul Blade was currently standing on the edge of the aerospace carrier. The three Mecha Warriors were bowing their heads and scanning the crowd repeatedly, their head movements and range quite synchronized.

Watching their comical actions, Chu Ge couldn't help himself.

"Haha, Soul Blade is striking a pose again. Commander Wang, have the base clear an open space down here and get those three down. With those big 'pig trotters' of theirs, I don't want them wrecking the kunpeng's armor. One piece of that armor is worth a year of good meals for me."

The guards quickly cleared an open space, and Chu Ge waved his hand upward.

"Hey, you guys! Stop messing around, I'm over here!"

In the next second, Soul Blade dropped straight toward the open space not far in front of Chu Ge, like a missile locking onto a target. The two followers landed right after.

"Salute!"

With a 'clack-clack,' the three Mecha Warriors, standing in a triangular formation, gave a solemn military salute.

The three mechas stood before everyone like small mountains. Chu Ge compared the scale of Soul Blade to the kunpeng.

"Commander, Soul Blade would make a good ferryman. Remember to call it over next time we board the ship."

"I think that works! Haha."

Success brings high spirits, and Chu Ge was letting himself go today, constantly joking with Commander Wang.

The people around them didn't have time to pay attention to them; their eyes were all fixed on the three Mecha Warriors.

"Soul Blade, long time no see!"

"Academician Chu, long time no see!"

"How is it? Are you used to staying at the Hive? Oh, and how are you getting along with your followers behind you?"

"The base is very good. They're just so-so; you can't get a word out of them with three hits of a stick. Academician Chu, you should really install human-computer interaction systems on them..."

"And then what? Have them chat with you all day? Should I prepare some melon seeds and beer for you guys? No money!"

The last two words were the key point.

"However, I see you've improved a lot; you even know how to use proverbs now..."

Commander Wang stared wide-eyed, looking at Soul Blade then at Chu Ge, thinking that the way these two chatted was truly unique.

"Alright, the military didn't bring you here to beg for things from me. You can't just stand here doing nothing. How about this: dance for everyone. You're good at that."

Chu Ge tossed out the command like a pimp. Soul Blade didn't resist, performing a dance routine with its two followers with a series of mechanical clatters.

The domestic netizens watching this scene were absolutely dumbstruck. What was going on?

"Holy cow, this humanoid mecha can actually talk? And it's chatting so smoothly with Academician Chu. This is going to the heavens!"

"Bro, it could already go to the heavens; it just floated down from the sky."

"Haha, the two guys above are awesome, you're killing me."

"From what Academician Chu says, it seems the Mecha Warrior project has existed for a long time. Man, such cool Mecha Warriors and we didn't even know."

"Basic operations, don't be impressed, just stay seated..."

"The one that can talk is called Soul Blade? That's so cool. I'm a die-hard fan from now on."

"Speaking of which, I just thought of a business opportunity. Hurry up and make models based on these templates; they'll definitely be a huge hit."

"Seriously, their dancing is actually quite good—professional level."

Of course it was; Soul Blade had been practicing its 'physical fitness' for an entire year.

Chu Ge looked at Soul Blade's greatly improved dance moves and nodded while rubbing his chin.

"Commander Wang, what are the military's plans for the Mecha Warriors? Are they just here to fly in and stand around?"

"What else? Have it catch a missile with its bare hands? Or take it apart to show them the internal components..."

Commander Wang was well aware of what happened in the Northwest and asked directly.

"True. We've revealed enough today. I want to see if those shameless Americans still talk about our lack of military transparency."

"You still don't understand them well enough. Unless you hand over the manufacturing blueprints for Soul Blade on a silver platter, they'll still criticize you for lack of transparency. The mouths are on them, after all."

Chu Ge nodded. That was indeed Old Sam's usual style. However, Soul Blade's mobility, high intelligence, and agility had all been displayed.

The weapons systems and that armor definitely needed to be kept hidden; they might still be able to catch them off guard later.

The ceremony continued. After watching for a while, Chu Ge waved to Soul Blade and walked toward the rest area with Commander Wang.

The concert was scheduled for the afternoon. After this series of activities, it was already noon, and Chu Ge wanted to find something to pad his stomach.