Chapter 10: Special Trainees

“You’ve seen it, right? Let me introduce you. This is the first-generation training machine, Iron Head. Each one is worth several million federal currency, very expensive! So, when you train, be gentle and take good care of them.”

Tang Yan proudly introduced them to all the students.

“Several million federal currency? Teacher, you’re lying to us. These training machines look so old, like they’re second-hand. How could they be so expensive?”

Chen Tong and the others said, a bit disbelieving.

“What do you know? Mechs themselves are expensive, and the craftsmanship is complex, with production capacity always lagging. This is already considered very cheap. Alright, enough about that. We have limited time, so everyone take a turn quickly.”

Tang Yan coughed and replied with a stern face.

“Alright!”

Everyone responded excitedly.

“Mink, Chen Tong, you go first. Don’t be nervous, just operate it like you would in the simulated training pod. There’s not much difference.”

Tang Yan directly called on the class monitor and others to test the machines. These five people had the best grades, so their going first could serve as a demonstration for everyone.

“Understood!”

Mink and the other four replied excitedly.

At this moment, several figures heard the commotion and also emerged from the lounge, walking to the observation deck and leaning against the iron railing to look down.

“Everyone, look at the observation deck above!”

Huang Mao shouted excitedly to his classmates beside him.

Su Ming and the others subconsciously looked up, and when they saw the people on the observation deck, their expressions froze slightly.

Lin Chuyu stood there in her school uniform, quietly watching them. Besides her, there were also three males and one female standing beside her.

Although Su Ming didn’t recognize all of them, that didn’t mean other classmates didn’t.

At this moment, one by one, the female students in the class also cried out excitedly.

“Li Fubai, it really is him!”

When Su Ming heard that name, he followed the gaze of those female students. His eyes finally landed on a tall, slender male to Lin Chuyu’s left, with fair skin, wearing glasses, and a hint of wickedness in his eyes.

He couldn’t help but take a few more glances, especially since, according to Huang Mao, Li Fubai also wanted to cause him trouble.

“Oh, this is really interesting. It’s never been this lively here before.”

At this moment, a well-proportioned, ordinary-looking, somewhat lazy male leaning against the iron railing said with interest.

“Zhou Wei, did a donkey kick your brain? What’s so interesting about this? Since when did the real machine training ground become a free-for-all where anyone can come to train?”

Zhang Tai replied very irritably, especially when he saw that dead fatty in the crowd, which made him even more disgusted.

“None of your business. I think it’s interesting, and that’s enough. If you have an opinion, kick them out.”

Zhou Wei didn’t indulge Zhang Tai either.

“You—”

Zhang Tai was instantly furious.

“Calm down, don’t be angry.”

Just as he was about to explode, a quiet, delicate-looking female beside him, wearing black-rimmed glasses, advised him.

“Sun Yue is right, don’t argue.”

Lin Chuyu said calmly.

“Hmph!”

Zhang Tai suppressed his anger and stopped arguing with Zhou Wei. Of course, the main reason was that he didn’t want to lose face in front of Lin Chuyu.

At this moment, Tang Yan also saw Lin Chuyu and the others, and a complex expression appeared on his face. The students he was teaching this year were truly mediocre; not a single one in the entire class was selected for special training.

However, even so, he had high hopes for his students. But now seeing them in such a chaotic state, completely incomparable to others, he was also very annoyed, so he sternly reprimanded them.

“Quiet down, what kind of mess is this? It’s class time now, put your spirit and attention on training.”

Suddenly, all the students saw that the teacher was getting angry, so they all quieted down.

“Everyone, move to the side.”

Tang Yan then said to Su Ming and the others.

“Okay, teacher.”

Su Ming and the others immediately moved to the side.

Tang Yan instructed Mink and the other four.

“There are elevating square tiles in front of the mech that can send you up to the cockpit. Also, be careful when you operate it, don’t be so rough!”

“Understood!”

Mink and the other four nodded in response, then eagerly walked towards the training machines.

Soon, they arrived in front of the training machines, then stepped onto a metal square tile marked with a symbol.

Click~

As a crisp sound rang out, the metal square tile rose upwards, lifting them to the position of the cockpit.

Mink and the others opened the cockpit in the training machine’s belly, climbed in one by one, and closed the cockpit.

Immediately the next second, on the spherical heads of the five training mechs, the cross-shaped display devices successively lit up with a large red dot.

The five training machines started up one after another, emitting deafening roars.

“It’s starting, good luck!”

The surrounding students shouted excitedly.

At this moment, the training machines moved, raising their mechanical left legs one after another. As a result, the training machines began to lose their balance, and their bodies tilted to varying degrees.

When Tang Yan saw this scene, his heart immediately jumped to his throat, and he hastily shouted,

“Steady, don’t lose your composure!”

Mink and the others immediately pulled the control levers to adjust their bodies. For a moment, the five training machines swayed back and forth, like people standing on one leg.

“They’re going to fall!”

Huang Mao and the others shouted nervously.

Boom~

Loud thuds came one after another, and four mechs fell to the ground one after another; even Chen Tong couldn’t maintain his balance. Only Mink was still struggling, laboriously controlling his swaying mech.

“Haha! I’m dying of laughter. I wanted to see their skill level, but they can’t even stand steady.”

Zhou Wei watched this scene, laughing so hard that tears were almost falling.

In fact, there was a considerable difference between real machines and simulated training pods, especially since the academy’s simulated training pods were not top-tier, with only eighty percent fidelity, and the operational feel and physical sensations were completely different.

Plus, it was their first time operating a real machine, so they were bound to be very nervous. Therefore, it was not surprising that they fell one by one.

“Zhou Wei, stop laughing.”

Lin Chuyu spoke softly.

“Haha, sorry, I didn’t mean to laugh, I just couldn’t help it.”

Zhou Wei replied with a laugh.

At this moment, the mech controlled by Mink tilted significantly, and Tang Yan’s heart instantly turned cold.

Fortunately, just as the training machine was about to fall, Mink forcefully pulled the control lever, narrowly stabilizing it.

“The class monitor is steady, amazing!”

Some female students happily clapped.

Tang Yan also breathed a slight sigh of relief.

At this moment, the fallen mechs slowly got back up one by one, but some of them, just as they stood up, fell down again with a thud.

Tang Yan watched this scene, his heart bleeding. Although the training machines were tough and very resistant to falls,

They couldn’t withstand this kind of abuse, after all, so many people were going to practice. If the damage exceeded the school’s warranty limit, he would have to pay a hefty sum.

However, even though it was extremely painful, Tang Yan had no intention of calling a halt.