Chapter 394 Stunning the Audience (Six in One)
by SunflowerAn Lu saw that Hillis and the others were all startled, so she asked with a smile.
“Miss, are you satisfied with this price?”
“Very satisfied.”
Hillis came back to her senses and said.
“Miss, if you are satisfied, you can consider paying a deposit. There will be many benefits and gift packages later.”
An Lu tried her best to persuade Hillis to sign the order.
Hillis looked at Olisa, seeking her opinion.
Olisa calmly said to An Lu.
“Miss An Lu, thank you for your quote. Your company’s mecha is also excellent. However, I think such an important matter needs to be compared with a few more companies.”
“Okay.”
An Lu replied with a smile.
“Then we’ll leave first.”
Hillis said politely.
“Please take your time, ladies.”
An Lu bowed slightly, bidding them a polite farewell.
The three then turned and left.
When they walked out of the Holy Rustan Group’s exhibition area.
Su Ming also looked embarrassed. The quoted price was indeed a bit too low, and there must be a problem with it.
However, as the introducer, he couldn’t be the first to explain, because any explanation would make people feel like he was defending himself, or even quibbling.
At this moment, Olisa saw Su Ming’s embarrassed expression and said to Hillis.
“Hillis, the Holy Rustan Group’s quote is wrong, it’s too cheap! A Pseudo V-generation Mecha cannot be this cheap, and you also selected so many additional items.”
“I also feel something is wrong.”
Hillis agreed.
Su Ming heard their words and said gravely.
“Actually, this price isn’t impossible to buy at, but if they really sell at this price, they’re probably doing charity work, with no profit at all.”
Olisa smiled after hearing Su Ming’s words.
“Although the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom believes in gods and the like, they are definitely not involved in charity.”
Su Ming heard Olisa’s words, coughed, and said.
“Cough, cough, it’s good to know. Let’s go wander around upfront.”
“Okay.”
Hillis nodded.
Just as Su Ming and the two women were about to move forward, a middle-aged man in a valuable custom-made suit, with a white shirt underneath, and looking energetic, came up to them.
The middle-aged man smiled at Hillis and said.
“Beautiful lady, are you looking to buy a Pseudo V-generation Mecha?”
“You are?”
Hillis looked at the young man in front of her with confusion.
“Let me introduce myself. I am Manager Hoggia from Capt. Interstellar Heavy Industries Group, one of the Federal Seven Major Arms Dealers. You can consider our company’s mecha.”
Hoggia vigorously promoted his product.
Hillis turned to look at Su Ming, asking for his opinion.
Su Ming thought for a few seconds, then lowered his voice and whispered to Hillis.
“Capt. Interstellar Heavy Industries Group is ranked last among the Federal Seven Major Arms Dealers. As far as I remember, they don’t produce Pseudo V-generation Mecha.”
“Yue is right, I’ve never heard of Capt. Interstellar Heavy Industries having any Pseudo V-generation Mecha. Let’s go.”
Olisa agreed.
“Hmm!”
Hillis nodded slightly and prepared to leave.
Hoggia saw Hillis about to leave, and immediately became anxious, quickly saying.
“Wait, who said our company doesn’t have a Pseudo V-generation Mecha? Our company has newly produced a Pseudo V-generation Mecha – Blazing Tiger! And we have a physical model available for viewing. You should know that no vendor at the entire exhibition has a physical model.”
Su Ming’s mouth twitched slightly when he heard Hoggia’s words. This guy’s hearing was really good; he could hear what he said so softly.
However, Su Ming was also a little surprised that their company actually produced a Pseudo V-generation Mecha, and even had a physical model.
Upon hearing this, Hillis looked up at Su Ming and Olisa.
Olisa shook her head and said.
“Let’s not. New mechas are not very reliable.”
“I think so too.”
Su Ming nodded in response.
Although weapons are usually better the newer they are, there are prerequisites.
If this guy’s company doesn’t have enough reputation, or hasn’t had any representative works of this type before, then the new product is very likely to be a trap.
“Don’t go, give us a chance! I’m telling you, our mecha will participate in the exhibition this afternoon and will shine brightly. You’ll regret it if you want to order it then.”
Hoggia pleaded anxiously.
Their company had just developed a new Pseudo V-generation Mecha and now urgently needed buyers to establish its market.
However, there were few people who could buy Pseudo V-generation Mecha, and ordinary buyers would not consider them either.
“No, thank you.”
Su Ming and the two women shook their heads and left directly.
“Oh dear!”
Hoggia stomped his foot in anger, watching Hillis’s departing back.
At this time, Su Ming led Hillis and Olisa forward while saying.
“When buying a Pseudo V-generation Mecha, you need to be especially cautious and choose a relatively mature product as much as possible.”
“Hmm.”
Hillis listened very carefully.
At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared in front of them, blocking their way.
Su Ming and the two women were slightly startled and looked up.
They saw a tall, middle-aged man in a dark tailcoat, with sharp eyes and a very strong aura, enter their view.
“You are?”
Su Ming asked with a slight frown.
“Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen, I saw you were inquiring about Pseudo V-generation Mecha, so I specifically came to introduce myself. I am Supervisor Sarison from Ke Fan Interstellar Heavy Industries!”
Sarison’s mouth curled into a confident smile.
Su Ming’s expression immediately changed when he heard the words Ke Fan Interstellar Heavy Industries.
Ranked second among the Federal Seven Major Arms Dealers, two places higher than the Lei Shen Group, and also a sworn enemy of the Lei Shen Group.
And if Su Ming remembered correctly, the family behind Lieutenant Colonel Jimis, whom Hegas offended in the Eighth Legion, was Ke Fan Interstellar Heavy Industries.
This group was not just domineering; their strength was also beyond doubt.
The Tier 4 Mecha · Shadow Slayer, which is the most widely used standard mecha currently in service in the Federation, was produced by them.
At this moment, Hillis also said in surprise.
“You are the company that produces the Tier 4 Mecha · Shadow Slayer.”
“That’s right, it’s produced by our company. Miss, if you are interested, you can come to our exhibition hall to take a look.”
Sarison replied with a smile.
Hillis turned to look at Su Ming and Olisa.
“Ke Fan Interstellar Heavy Industries has good strength, you can take a look.”
Su Ming said objectively.
“Alright then.”
Hillis agreed when Su Ming said so.
“This way, please!”
Sarison politely invited the three to walk towards the exhibition hall.
Soon they arrived at the Ke Fan Group exhibition hall. Their exhibition hall was located in the central C position of the entire weapon exhibition, and its area was also the largest. At the same time, more than a thousand visitors gathered here, and business was incredibly booming.
Sarison led Su Ming and the two women to the independent reception room and enthusiastically poured them a cup of tea.
“Please sit down, ladies and gentlemen, and have some tea!”
“Thank you!”
Su Ming and the two women took the tea and took a sip.
“Now, let me introduce you to our Ke Fan Group’s star product, the Pseudo V-generation Mecha · Phantom Watcher, whose exterior adopts a new process…”
Sarison raised his wristband and tapped a few times, projecting a domineering mecha.
After listening to Sarison’s introduction, Hillis shook her head and replied.
“I don’t really like this mecha.”
“Miss, what style do you like?”
Sarison asked very patiently.
“This mecha is a bit too big. Do you have anything slimmer and better-looking?”
Hillis replied tactfully.
Sarison smiled broadly after hearing Hillis’s words.
“Yes, our company also has an export model of the Pseudo V-generation Mecha, which is rarely sold. You can take a look.”
“Okay.”
Hillis nodded in response.
Sarison tapped his wristband a few times, and a projection of a mecha appeared: constructed from black metal, covered in dark patterns, with two green eyes embedded in its head, two pairs of vector auxiliary devices embedded on both sides of its waist, four pairs of mechanical auxiliary Light Wings embedded on its back, and holding two green plasma light blades.
“Isn’t this the V Generation Pseudo Armor – Shadow Demon?”
Su Ming was startled when he saw the projected mecha.
Wasn’t this the Pseudo V-generation Mecha he had destroyed? He didn’t expect it to be produced by the Ke Fan Group.
“Sir, you might be mistaken, this is our company’s Shadow Prison.”
Sarison said with a smile.
Su Ming looked at the projection, his expression constantly changing. Of course, he knew this mecha wasn’t called V Generation Pseudo Armor – Shadow Demon, because V Generation Pseudo Armor – Shadow Demon was the name automatically generated by their mecha’s system.
“This one looks good. Can you explain it to me in detail?”
Hillis’s eyes lit up as she said.
“Okay! The power core of this Shadow Prison uses…”
Sarison patiently explained.
More than an hour later, Su Ming and the two women finished listening to Sarison’s explanation.
Hillis then asked.
“Excuse me, can your mecha be customized in pink?”
“No problem, but this is an optional extra. Miss, if you have a need, you can choose it, and I will give you a total price.”
Sarison said with a smile.
“Okay, I want the color pink, and I need a custom vanity table inside.”
Hillis told Sarison her requirements.
Sarison recorded everything, then quoted Hillis a price.
“The total is 210 billion federal currency.”
Su Ming’s mouth twitched slightly when he heard Sarison’s quote.
This time, it was troublesome. The other party’s quote was the same as Sixth Uncle’s.
And the worst part was that the performance of the Shadow Prison was slightly better than the Thunder God. Moreover, the Shadow Prison mecha’s body was slimmer, while the Thunder God was still a bit domineering. For girls, the Shadow Prison mecha’s appearance would definitely be better.
“Yue, the quote for this mecha is the same as for the Thunder God. What do you think?”
Hillis turned to look at Su Ming, asking with some hesitation.
Olisa, on the other hand, looked at Su Ming with a playful smile, curious to see what answer he would give.
Sarison also turned to look at Su Ming, his expression very serious, afraid that Su Ming would say something bad.
This was a very large order, and to secure it and prevent it from falling into the hands of the Lei Shen Group, he had suppressed the price to the lowest possible point.
Of course, it didn’t matter if he earned a little less now, after all, there would be maintenance and repairs later, which was a very profitable long-term business.
Su Ming was also very conflicted when Hillis asked him.
To be honest, if he were to choose, he would definitely choose Shadow Prison, since he had fought it before.
The performance of this mecha was really good. When he had circled behind the Shadow Prison mecha, intending to ambush and take it down, he was instead ambushed by its self-destruct program.
If Su Ming were to truly choose, he himself was somewhat tempted by this Shadow Prison mecha.
However, having said that, Su Ming actually really wanted to facilitate Hillis signing a contract with the family.
Because Su Ming somewhat wanted to transfer his production slot to Hillis to get the labor costs, and then find a way to customize a mecha from Xiguang Laboratory.
However, doing so was also a bit inappropriate. After all, not going to his own family but to outsiders for customization would definitely cause some loss of face.
And the family would definitely hope that he would use the Thunder God, which would also help the family gain renown.
Thinking of this, Su Ming took a deep breath and calmly said.
“At the same same price, the Shadow Prison mecha is better.”
Olisa and Hillis’s eyes also moved slightly after hearing Su Ming’s words.
Sarison, on the other hand, said with a smile.
“This gentleman truly has good judgment. Our Shadow Prison mecha is definitely stronger than the Thunder God. Miss, if you sign now, we can also give you a complimentary regular maintenance.”
However, unexpectedly, Hillis did not immediately agree, but instead said.
“I’ll think about it again.”
“Alright.”
Sarison was not in a hurry either.
“Then we’ll leave first and go look at other mechas.”
Olisa then said.
“Okay!”
Su Ming and the two women then stood up and responded.
“I’ll see you out!”
Sarison replied enthusiastically.
Soon after, Su Ming and the two women left the Ke Fan Group’s booth.
“Where should we go next?”
Hillis asked in a very good mood.
“Keep walking forward, there are many more places ahead.”
Su Ming said to Hillis and Olisa.
“Okay!”
Hillis and Olisa nodded in response, and the three continued to walk forward.
Several hours later.
Su Ming and the two women had toured a large part of the entire weapon exhibition.
Hillis and Olisa were also a bit tired.
“I can’t go on, let’s rest for a bit.”
At this moment, Olisa also really wanted to take off her high heels.
“Then let’s go to my family’s exhibition hall. We can have some tea and eat something to rest there.”
Su Ming then suggested.
“Okay!”
Hillis and Olisa immediately agreed.
“Then let’s go.”
Su Ming led the two women towards the Lei Shen Group exhibition hall.
Soon they arrived at the Lei Shen Group exhibition hall, and as soon as they entered, they heard arguing.
Su Ming looked up and saw two elegantly dressed, arrogant young men pushing each other, their faces red with anger from arguing.
“I’m too lazy to talk to you!”
“You think I want to talk to you!”
At this time, the surrounding guests all gathered around.
None of the Lei Shen Group employees present dared to go up and mediate.
Because these two young men were Su Ming’s cousins, Su Lu and Yue.
But fortunately, at this moment, Su Cheng hurried over and angrily scolded.
“Have you two argued enough? Aren’t you embarrassed?”
“Hmph!”
Su Lu and Yue snorted coldly and turned to leave directly.
Su Cheng was about to call out to his two sons and scold them when he suddenly saw Su Ming and the two women.
He immediately held back and walked straight to Su Ming.
“Nephew Yue, you’ve arrived. I apologize for making you witness such a spectacle.”
“It’s nothing. By the way, Sixth Uncle, we’d like to borrow a reception room to rest for a bit. Is that convenient?”
Su Ming asked Su Cheng.
“Convenient, why wouldn’t it be convenient? Yue, come with me, I’ll get you some good tea.”
Su Cheng said with a chuckle.
“Olisa, you two go to the reception room first. I’ll get some tea leaves and be right there.”
Su Ming heard this and turned to the two women.
“Okay!”
Olisa and Hillis then walked towards the reception room.
At this moment, Su Cheng quickly pulled Su Ming aside and asked eagerly.
“Nephew Yue, how’s the situation?”
“The situation is not good. We just looked at the Pseudo V-generation Mecha · Radiant Messenger produced by Holy Rustan Interstellar Heavy Industries Group, and their quote was only 180 billion, and they also included an additional Floating Light Gun.”
Su Ming said to Su Cheng.
“180 billion, that price isn’t right!”
“I also think something’s wrong, Sixth Uncle. Do you know what’s going on?”
“At this price, they’ll either give you a second-hand refurbished mecha, replace a part, tamper with the Eternal Metal, or add an unfair clause to the contract, requiring you to pay more later.”
Su Cheng said without even thinking.
“That’s what I thought too, but the most troublesome one isn’t this guy, but the Ke Fan Group.”
Su Ming nodded slightly in response.
“Ke Fan? What model are they offering? What’s the price?”
Su Cheng’s expression changed immediately upon hearing Su Ming’s words.
“They’re offering the Pseudo V-generation Mecha, Shadow Prison. After customization, it’s 210 billion. At the same price as ours, its performance is even better than ours.”
“That bastard, he’s definitely doing it on purpose, he’s infuriating me!”
“I also feel their price is a bit too low, as if they’re targeting us.”
“It’s not ‘as if,’ they ARE targeting us! Su Ming, you have to find a way to get Hillis to sign with us. If it were anyone else buying a Pseudo V-generation Mecha, at the same price, we definitely couldn’t compete with the Ke Fan Group, after all, the specifications are right there. But Hillis is different from others; she doesn’t really look at the specifications, she cares more about the appearance and customization.”
“I’ll do my best.”
“Not ‘do your best,’ you HAVE to get it signed! At this exhibition, our group company hasn’t even sold a single Fourth Generation Mecha-Thunder Control.”
“How is it possible that not a single one was sold?”
“It’s all because of that Ke Fan! They’re going crazy, suddenly starting a price war, pushing the Shadow Killer’s price extremely low, completely disregarding profit. In this situation, how can we compete with them? So we must secure this Pseudo V-generation Mecha order, otherwise this exhibition will have been for nothing, and I won’t be able to explain it when I go back.”
Su Cheng said with a massive headache.
“I understand, I’ll go greet them now.”
Su Ming replied, rubbing his temples.
“This is high-quality jasmine tea, take it and drink! Later, I’ll have someone bring you some food, so you can fill your stomachs.”
Seeing this, Su Cheng quickly picked up a can of jasmine tea and handed it to Su Ming.
“Thank you, Sixth Uncle.”
Su Ming took the jasmine tea and walked towards the reception room.
Over an hour later, inside the reception room.
Hillis and Olisa were eating pastries and drinking flower tea, listening to Su Ming recount the various wonders of Wormhole Spacetime.
Both of them were completely engrossed.
Although they had done a lot of interstellar travel, they had never been to such dangerous places; the Three Great Forbidden Zones were like legends to them.
Just then, footsteps approached.
Su Ming and the two women turned their heads to see Su Cheng walking over, saying with a smile.
“How are you two ladies resting?”
“Very well.”
Hillis replied with a smile.
“That’s good. I’m simply too busy here; I still have to prepare for the weapon actual combat performance, so I couldn’t personally host you. Please forgive me.”
“It’s alright, Mr. Su Cheng, you’re too polite.”
Olisa replied courteously.
“It’s my duty. Oh, I have a few VIP seating tickets for the viewing. Su Ming, you can take the two ladies to watch the actual combat performance.”
Su Cheng then pulled out three VIP seating tickets and handed them to Su Ming.
“Alright.”
Su Ming reached out and took them.
“You two rest well here. If you need anything, find the staff here. I’ll be leaving now.”
Su Cheng gave a brief instruction and then left in a hurry.
Olisa looked at Su Cheng’s departing back and said to Su Ming with a hint of envy.
“Mr. Su Ming, your status in the family must be quite high, right? I feel that your uncle respects you unusually.”
“It’s alright, we’re probably about the same.”
Su Ming replied with a smile.
“We’re still different. Mr. Su Ming, you rely more on your own strength, while I just rely on a bit of cleverness.”
Olisa said with a touch of self-deprecation.
“No, I don’t think Miss Olisa is merely clever, but rather exceptionally talented. You just lack an opportunity.”
Su Ming shook his head and replied very earnestly.
Olisa paused slightly upon hearing this, then showed a warm smile and said.
“I’ll take your word for it. Alright, we’ve rested enough. Let’s go to the Starry Sky Observation Area.”
“Alright.”
Su Ming and Hillis stood up and responded.
The three then left the Lei Shen Group’s exhibition area and walked towards the Starry Sky Observation Area.
Over half an hour later.
Su Ming and the two women arrived at the entrance of the Starry Sky Observation Area.
The entire area was very lively, with tens of thousands of visitors gathered, waiting to enter and watch.
Around them were many food stalls, selling various edibles and entertainment items.
“It’s so lively!”
Hillis said happily.
“I didn’t expect the weapon actual combat performance to attract so many people.”
Su Ming was also a bit surprised; he originally thought that those who liked to watch weapon actual combat performances would be a group of men.
However, he found many couples and families with children there.
“There’s still some time before it starts, let’s wait here for a bit.”
Olisa said, looking at her wristband.
“Mm.”
Hillis nodded.
Just then, a group of children, eating ice cream, skipped past them.
Hillis couldn’t help but look at the ice cream in the children’s hands, a hint of longing in her eyes.
Su Ming inadvertently noticed Hillis’s unusual behavior. He followed her gaze and then saw the ice cream in the children’s hands.
He turned his head to look around, then walked towards an ice cream shop.
Not long after, Su Ming returned with two strawberry-flavored ice creams.
“Here you go.”
“Thank you.”
Hillis was momentarily stunned, then her face lit up with joy as she happily took the ice cream.
Olisa was also a bit surprised, but she politely accepted it nonetheless.
Su Ming watched Hillis happily eating her ice cream and said with a smile.
“The weapon performance later will probably be quite long. How about we buy some snacks? We can eat while we watch.”
Hillis’s eyes lit up when she heard Su Ming’s words, but she still managed to restrain herself and said with some hesitation.
“Is that alright?”
“It’s fine, it’s a rare opportunity like this, so we should relax and enjoy ourselves. What do you think, Olisa?”
Su Ming said with a smile.
“I think Mr. Su Ming makes sense.”
Olisa, of course, understood Su Ming’s meaning and echoed with a smile.
“Then let’s just buy a little bit.”
Hillis took a deep breath, as if making a huge decision.
“Let’s go, there are many snacks over there, you can see what you’d like to eat.”
Su Ming led the two women towards the nearby snack shop.
Soon, they arrived at the snack shop counter, where various snacks such as popcorn, dried fruit, and pastries were displayed.
Hillis’s gaze was immediately drawn to the popcorn, but she still hesitated and didn’t speak.
After all, popcorn has an extremely high calorie count, which would affect her figure, especially her favorite caramel flavor.
Su Ming smiled and said to the female attendant.
“One caramel popcorn, please.”
“Sir, would you like a small, medium, large, or super-large size?”
The female attendant asked politely.
Hillis looked at Su Ming nervously upon hearing this.
“Uh, super-large, I guess.”
Su Ming originally wanted a large one, since he wasn’t eating it anyway. But he saw Hillis’s nervous expression and subconsciously ordered a super-large size.
“Alright!”
The female attendant immediately took out a super-large paper bucket and filled it to the brim with popcorn.
Hillis happily reached out and took the popcorn.
Su Ming also showed a hint of surprise; the portion was surprisingly generous. However, he didn’t pay too much attention and turned to Olisa, asking.
“Olisa, what would you like to eat?”
“Just some dried mango and a few pastries would be fine.”
Olisa ordered a few items.
“Okay, I’ll take one of each of these. How much?”
Su Ming finished speaking, pulled out his wallet, and asked.
“260,000 federal currency in total.”
The attendant said with a smile.
“Mm.”
Su Ming’s mouth twitched slightly; things here were truly exceptionally expensive. Nevertheless, he took out his bank card and swiped it.
“Thank you for your patronage.”
The female attendant said politely.
Su Ming and the two women took their snacks and turned to leave.
Just then, the broadcast sounded.
“Distinguished gentlemen and ladies! The Starry Sky Observation Deck is officially open. Please line up in an orderly fashion to enter. VIP ticket holders, please use the leftmost entrance channel.”
Many spectators on site began walking towards the entrance.
“It’s about to start, let’s go too.”
Su Ming led the two women towards the VIP channel.
Soon after, they successfully arrived inside the Starry Sky Observation Deck.
The entire Starry Sky Observation Deck was a semi-circular structure, with rows of chairs, the frontmost seats being VIP seats.
In front of the VIP seats was a small host platform, and behind the host platform was a transparent protective glass. Through the glass dome, the vast starry sky could be clearly seen.
Su Ming and the two women quickly found their seats. Their location was excellent, in the first row, near the center.
At this time, bigwigs from all walks of life and many tourists began to enter and take their seats, and the entire Starry Sky Observation Deck gradually became lively.
Not long after, all personnel had entered.
Just then, a man dressed in a black tailcoat, wearing a black hat, handsome in appearance, and looking very gentlemanly, walked onto the podium. He bowed to everyone and said with a smile.
“Good day, ladies and gentlemen! I am your host for this weapon actual combat performance, Mr. Hiva.”
“It’s the number one military commentator, Mr. Hiva!”
Many people on site shouted excitedly.
Su Ming looked at Hiva with some surprise. Wasn’t this Hiva the same host who hosted the Three School League back then? He didn’t expect him to be in charge of hosting; the organizer’s strength was truly impressive.
At this moment, Hiva said with a smile.
“I’m delighted that you all could come to witness this weapon actual combat performance. I believe everyone here can’t wait any longer. So, I officially declare the performance begun! First to appear is the Tier 4 Mecha · Shadow Slayer from the Ke Fan Group!”
As Hiva’s words fell.
The Interstellar Cruiser · Light Weaver, which had stopped its journey, opened an exit.
Swish!
A Tier 4 Mecha · Shadow Slayer rushed out at extreme speed, appearing in the vast starry sky.
At this moment, virtual images emerged, allowing everyone to see the Shadow Killer performing from all angles through the virtual images.
Hiva introduced with a beaming smile.
“The Tier 4 Mecha · Shadow Slayer is the Ke Fan Group’s renowned masterpiece, and also its most classic Fourth Generation Mecha, known worldwide for its extreme cost-effectiveness.”
At this point, the Shadow Killer that had flown out went full power, beginning to perform various highly difficult maneuvers in space, such as 360-degree extreme reversals and so on.
Immediately after, a series of circular mechanical target spheres appeared in the distance.
The Shadow Killer skillfully shot out beams of light.
Boom!
One by one, the target spheres were blown up.
“Beautiful!”
Many spectators burst into cheers.
After more than ten minutes, the Shadow Killer completed its spectacular performance.
Hiva then spoke.
“Thank you to the Ke Fan Group for bringing us such a wonderful performance. Next, we invite the Fourth Generation Mech · Mad Beast from the Dark Star Empire · Phaeros Heavy Industries to make its appearance.”
Su Ming also watched the performance with great interest.
Time flew by, and unknowingly, more than a dozen companies had already finished their performances.
At this moment, Olisa asked Su Ming.
“Su Ming, would you like some dried fruit?”
“No, I’ll just eat popcorn.”
Su Ming instinctively turned to Hillis, raising his hand to take one.
However, at that moment, Hillis had just put the last piece of popcorn into her mouth, her bright, clear eyes looking at Su Ming.
Su Ming was instantly stunned, looking at the empty paper bucket in disbelief. The entire large bucket of popcorn had actually been devoured by her.
“Sorry, that…”
Hillis’s cheeks were slightly red, and she spoke in a barely audible voice.
“It’s fine, I’ll just have some dried fruit then.”
Su Ming gave a wry smile in response, quickly reaching out to take a piece of dried mango to ease the awkward atmosphere.
Just then, Hiva called out.
“Now, let’s welcome the Thunder God Mecha from the Lei Shen Group to perform.”
“Su Ming, it’s your family’s turn.”
Olisa reminded him with a smile.
“Mm.”
Su Ming responded calmly. The Thunder God Mecha’s performance was very good, it was just slightly more expensive to build.
However, as Hiva’s words fell, the Thunder God Mecha did not appear.
The audience below discussed in confusion.
“Where’s the mecha?”
“I don’t see it!”
Hiva immediately reacted and said with a smile.
“The Lei Shen Group might not have heard my voice, let’s invite them again!”
But there was still no response.
Seeing this, Olisa quietly asked Su Ming,
“Su Ming, why isn’t your family’s mecha on stage?”
“I’m not sure.”
Su Ming’s brows also furrowed tightly.
At this point, Hiva, seeing no response from the Lei Shen Group, spoke.
“The Lei Shen Group might have been slightly delayed by something. Let’s invite the next company first…”
Upon hearing this, Su Ming said to Hillis and Olisa.
“You two sit here for a bit, I’ll go check backstage.”
“Alright!”
Olisa and the other woman nodded in response.
Su Ming then stood up and walked towards the left lift platform, which led directly to the hangar below.
Soon, Su Ming arrived at the hangar by taking the lift platform.
The entire hangar was very lively, with all participating companies busy performing final checks before their performances.
If there were any issues during the performance, it would be a huge embarrassment.
Su Ming scanned the area and spotted the Thunder God Mecha from a distance, then quickly hurried over.
And when he reached the Lei Shen Group’s waiting area, the entire area was in chaos.
Su Lu, with dark circles under his eyes and blood seeping from them, was being held down by three or four Lei Shen Group staff members.
Su Yue, meanwhile, was lying on the ground, his entire face covered in blood, his nose bridge broken.
At this moment, Su Cheng, usually good-tempered, was furiously cursing.
“You two rebellious sons, do you really want to infuriate me to death?”
But neither Su Lu nor Su Yue were convinced, their faces filled with anger.
“Sixth Uncle!”
Just then, Su Ming walked over and said in a deep voice.
Su Cheng was also startled to hear Su Ming’s words, then suppressed his anger and said.
“Su Ming, why are you here?”
“Didn’t they call our group up there? But after a long time, I didn’t see you go out to perform, so I came to check! What’s going on? Why are they two fighting like this?”
Su Ming asked with a tight frown.
“It’s all because he was fighting with me, it was clearly my turn!”
Su Lu angrily accused.
“You’re talking nonsense! It was my turn this time!”
Su Yue got up, clutching his nose, and retorted defiantly.
“Both of you, shut up!”
Su Ming’s eyes narrowed, and he barked coldly.
Su Yue and Su Lu instinctively trembled, then angrily quieted down.
“Alas, I really failed as a parent! Those two have been at odds since they were little, neither willing to yield! This time, I brought them out for a tour and exhibition. We originally agreed they would take turns performing, but the exhibition in Shabask Kingdom was canceled due to the new king’s ascension, so Su Lu didn’t get to perform. Su Lu then thought it should be his turn to perform this time, while Yue believed he was scheduled for this event, and why should he give it up to Su Lu? As a result, the two argued endlessly and eventually even came to blows.”
Su Cheng explained, his head aching immensely.
After hearing Su Cheng’s words, Su Ming was also a bit surprised. If that was the case, it would be hard to say who was right or wrong, as both had their reasons.
He pondered for a few seconds, then said in a deep voice.
“Yue, Su Lu! I know you are both unconvinced and feel you are right. I don’t want to argue with you about who is right or wrong now! This matter is ultimately a trivial one. It could have been resolved if one party had just yielded, but now it has been forced into an incident. Do you have any regard for the family’s reputation? Everyone outside is watching us make a fool of ourselves.”
Upon hearing Su Ming’s words, Su Lu and Yue’s expressions immediately changed, and they spoke simultaneously.
“I’ll go up and perform now!”
“Why should you go up?!”
“Why can’t I? It’s clearly my turn.”
The two started arguing again.
Su Ming looked at their current state, his brows tightly furrowed, and he said coldly.
“Enough, both of you shut up! Neither of you needs to go up, I will!”
Su Lu heard Su Ming’s words and said somewhat flustered.
“Su Ming, I can go up. This is a stunt performance, not actual combat. It needs to be highly entertaining to look good.”
“Hmph, look at yourselves now, how can you go up? Both of you stay here. Wait until I finish the actual combat performance, then I’ll deal with both of you!”
Su Ming reprimanded them without mercy.
Su Lu and Yue wanted to open their mouths to argue, but the words caught in their throats.
Although it was their first time meeting Su Ming, they both knew very well that Su Ming was the youngest major general in the family, and they simply couldn’t compare to him.
Seeing the two quiet down, Su Ming turned to Sixth Uncle and said.
“Sixth Uncle, notify Hiva, the host, and tell him we are ready.”
“Alright.”
Su Cheng immediately responded.
Su Ming walked straight towards Royal Thunder, his combat armor automatically activating and covering his entire body, as he floated towards the mecha’s cockpit.
“Combat armor.”
Su Lu and the other person were stunned when they saw this scene.
On the Starry Sky Observation Deck, Hiva, the host, received a notification from his hidden earpiece and then said with a smile.
“Dear gentlemen and ladies! Next, please welcome Lei Shen Group’s Fourth Generation Mecha-Thunder Control!”
As Hiva’s voice fell.
Whoosh!
Su Ming controlled Royal Thunder to burst out of the exit at extreme speed, flying into the vast starry sky.
A murmur of discussion arose in the audience.
“It’s finally here.”
“I wonder what it will perform?”
Hillis looked at the appearing Fourth Generation Mecha-Thunder Control and said in confusion.
“Strange, why hasn’t Su Ming returned after so long?”
“He probably can’t come back.”
“Ah? Why?”
“Lei Shen Group has been slow to appear, and there’s a high chance something went wrong. I suspect the person currently piloting the Thunder Mecha is Su Ming.”
Olisa said with a half-smile.
“If that’s the case, then I’ll have to take a good look at Mr. Su Ming’s operation.”
Hillis immediately became interested.
At this moment, Su Ming, controlling the Thunder Mecha with full power, began performing various highly difficult maneuvers in space, mimicking the Shadow Killer’s performance style, such as 360-degree extreme inversions, and doing them even better and faster than them.
In the audience.
The staff of Ke Fan Group immediately exploded into chatter, complaining one after another.
“What is Lei Shen Group doing? Isn’t this plagiarizing our performance?”
“This is too shameless!”
Sarison’s brows were tightly furrowed as he listened to his subordinates’ complaints.
Soon, Su Ming controlled the Thunder Mecha, completed a set of routines, and hovered in the starry sky.
At this moment, two spherical mechanical target balls floated over, passed by the Thunder Mecha, and flew towards the distant starry sky.
At this time, the Thunder Mecha, floating in the starry sky, remained motionless as if it had crashed.
The audience on site began to discuss animatedly.
“What the hell? Why isn’t it moving?!”
“Could it be that the mecha has a problem?”
“It shouldn’t be, Lei Shen Group’s reputation is still good.”
“Quick, blow it up with a laser cannon!”
Hiva, the host, looked at this scene, his mouth twitching uncontrollably. This Lei Shen Group really knew how to give him surprises.
He quickly smiled and said to the many audience members.
“Everyone, please calm down. The pilot of the Thunder Mecha might be preparing a wonderful performance.”
At this moment, the Thunder Mecha suddenly went into full power, its electronic eyes turning crimson, forcibly entering an overclocked state, and then it drew two light blades.
Whoosh!
Instantly, the entire mecha surged like a ferocious beast, rushing towards a mechanical target ball at extreme speed.
“It moved!”
“So fast!”
“But this speed can’t catch up. Why is he drawing a light blade? He’s not going to try to cut it, is he?”
The audience on site discussed in confusion.
Just then, Su Ming, controlling the Thunder Mecha, instantly vanished, then reappeared behind a mechanical target ball, raising the particle light blade in his hand and slashing down sharply.
Crack!
The entire mechanical target ball was instantly split in half!
“Light Speed Flash!”
“Amazing, but there’s still another mechanical target ball, flying in the opposite direction.”
The audience on site was also startled, and they began to discuss animatedly.
It was important to know that Light Speed Flash could only be performed by top pilots.
At this moment, a scene that surprised everyone even more appeared: the instant the Thunder Mecha split open the mechanical target ball, its power surged, and it vanished again!
Immediately after, the Thunder Mecha appeared behind the second target ball, and with a sharp slash, it simultaneously cut the target ball and a meteorite in front of it into two halves.
More than half of the audience stood up, shouting enthusiastically.
“Holy cow! Double Light Speed Flash!”
“Awesome, too awesome!”
“Is the Thunder Mecha’s performance so strong? It can even use the Double Light Speed Flash.”
Many weapons dealers on site saw this scene, their faces as black as charcoal. It was already difficult for a standard mecha to perform Light Speed Flash, and this guy actually performed a double flash.
Hiva, the host, was also shocked by Su Ming’s operation.
However, he quickly recovered and passionately said to everyone.
“That was spectacular! Thank you to the Thunder Mecha of Lei Shen Group for bringing us such a divine performance.”
At this point, Su Ming didn’t continue performing and directly controlled the Thunder Mecha to return to base.
In his eyes, a performance didn’t need to be too long; it just needed to shock everyone and be firmly remembered.
At this moment, Hillis excitedly said to Olisa.
“The Thunder Mecha from Lei Shen Group has such good performance! It can even perform Light Speed Flash twice in a row. I don’t recall any standard mecha being able to do that.”
“Heh heh, what’s awesome isn’t the Thunder Mecha, but the pilot inside. When you buy Royal Thunder, you’ll find that you can’t even use it.”
“That seems to be true. So, does that count as false advertising?”
“No, all exhibition weapons are verified and have not undergone special modifications. This time, the Thunder Mecha is probably going to become famous. You know, even highly customized mechas rarely manage to perform a double Light Speed Flash. This will give people the false impression that the Thunder Mecha’s performance is extremely powerful, far exceeding standard mechas of the same class.”
Olisa replied with a light chuckle.
“Mhm, mhm.”
Hillis nodded in response.
Inside the hangar.
Su Ming controlled Royal Thunder to burst out of the entrance and land in the designated bay.
Click!
The cockpit opened, and Su Ming floated down, deactivating the combat armor covering his body.
“Nephew Su Ming, you are truly amazing! This time, our Lei Shen Group has really made a splash.”
Su Cheng stepped forward, praising him excitedly.
“Thank you for the compliment, Sixth Uncle.”
Su Ming replied calmly.
At this moment, Su Lu and Yue, who were following behind Su Cheng, looked at Su Ming with complex expressions.
Su Ming turned to the two of them and said calmly.
“You two should reflect on yourselves. I won’t say any more to you.”
“Yes.”
Su Lu and the other person replied with their heads bowed.
Su Ming didn’t continue to scold them, but instead said to Su Cheng.
“Sixth Uncle, I’m leaving first. I’ll leave the rest to you.”
“Alright!”
Sixth Uncle quickly nodded in agreement.
A moment later.
Su Ming took the mobile platform and returned to the Starry Sky Observation Deck, walking towards his seat.
Olisa saw Su Ming return and said with a smile.
“Mr. Su Ming, is the performance over?”
“Miss Olisa truly has sharp eyes; you saw right through it.”
Su Ming sat down and replied with a smile.
“It’s not that I have good eyesight, but your operation was too stunning. A true strong person cannot be compared to a stunt performer.”
Olisa hit the nail on the head, pointing out the key.
“Haha!”
Su Ming chuckled and said nothing.
At this moment, Hiva, the host, passionately said to everyone.
“Gentlemen and ladies, we have now reached the grand finale of this weapon experiment performance! Please welcome Manager Hogia from Kaput Interstellar Heavy Industry Group to the stage.”
The audience on site heard this and looked over curiously.
Hogia, with a radiant smile, walked onto the stage, came to Hiva, the host, coughed, and said.
“Everyone, I am Hogia, Manager of Kaput Interstellar Heavy Industry Group. Next, our company will bring you a shocking performance. The mecha appearing this time is our newly developed Pseudo V-generation Mecha · Blazing Tiger, also known as the King of War!”
As Hogia’s words fell.
A colossal figure burst out from the exit, appearing before everyone’s eyes.
“This…”
Everyone present gasped in surprise.
Su Ming, on the other hand, was completely stunned, looking over in disbelief.
A gargantuan mecha, 120 meters tall, bulky and massive, covered in thick black armor, equipped with three-barrel heavy particle beam cannons on its shoulders, multi-port missile launchers embedded in its shoulders, two high-frequency particle beam cannons installed on its waist, and various launch ports embedded all over its body, filled with a powerful sense of oppression, came into view.
“What kind of mecha is this? It’s so big?”
Hillis asked in astonishment.
At this moment, Hogia said to all the audience.
“Are you all very surprised? You’ve never seen such a domineering Pseudo V-generation Mecha. Our company’s Pseudo V-generation Mecha · Blazing Tiger is different from conventional V Generation Mecha. It is equipped with super strong firepower, and its destructive power and defense absolutely reach that of a Pseudo V-generation Mecha. Of course, its agility is slightly less! But these shortcomings are completely negligible compared to the advantages I’m about to mention! This Pseudo V-generation Mecha · Blazing Tiger, after removing some weapon modules, is a standard Fourth Generation Mecha and can be purchased without a special qualification certificate. I believe those who understand the implications will understand, so I won’t say more! In addition, it has one biggest advantage, which is its cheap price. You only need to spend the price of a Fourth Generation Mecha to enjoy the equipment of a Pseudo V-generation Mecha. This is unprecedented in history.”
Su Ming heard this and said, his mouth twitching slightly.
“I know what this is. This is clearly a case of ‘not enough technology, make up for it with weapons,’ relying on stacking weapons to forcibly reach Pseudo V-generation destruction values.”
“What a talent. Who would buy such a weapon?”
Olisa said with a smile.
“You can’t say that. There is still demand for this kind of weapon, after all, they said it’s cheap.”
Su Ming shook his head helplessly and said.
At this moment, Hogia passionately shouted to the crowd.
“Next, it’s time to witness a miracle! Everyone, please watch!”
At this moment, the Pseudo V-generation Mecha · Blazing Tiger moved. Its six heavy particle beam cannons on its shoulders adjusted up and down, locking onto six floating meteorites!
Whoosh!
Six dazzling beams of light shot out, cutting through the dark deep space.
Rumble!
The six meteorites exploded.
“Wow, so powerful.”
Everyone present gasped in surprise.
Hogia, with a brilliant smile, said to the crowd.
“Everyone, don’t be surprised, this is not Blazing Tiger’s strongest attack. Next is the moment to witness a miracle, Blazing Tiger!”
The Blazing Tiger Mecha, hearing Hogia’s instruction, immediately controlled the mecha to fly in front of a barren planet with a diameter of five thousand kilometers.
“What is this guy doing?”
“Could it be equipped with a planet-destroying weapon?”
“Impossible!”
The audience on site discussed animatedly.
At this moment, Hogia shouted fanatically.
“Blazing Tiger, display your strongest weapon, the Heavy Ion Wave Cannon.”
The chest of the Pseudo V-generation Mecha · Blazing Tiger immediately split open, revealing an enormous launch port.
Zzzzz!
The entire launch port lit up with dazzling light.
The audience present, seeing this scene, all became excited.
Su Ming, however, frowned, his eyes fixed on it.
Soon, Blazing Tiger completed its charging.
At this moment, Hogia roared fanatically.
“Fire!”
Instantly, a dazzling beam of light filled with destructive power shot out, cutting through the starry sky directly towards the barren planet.
Boom!
The beam hit the barren planet directly, and special heavy particle waves spread out.
The spot where the entire barren planet was hit exploded, followed by dense, spiderweb-like cracks appearing on its surface, and then, like a vortex, it began to collapse.
“Holy cow! It really destroyed a planet.”
Su Ming, seeing this scene, also stood up in shock, saying in disbelief.
“Impossible, absolutely impossible. How can the power of this weapon be stronger than a V Generation Mecha?”
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