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Of course, only Qin Yue could hear what the little girl said to him.

The members of the squad did not know that the two of them had communicated directly through their minds.

Just as they hesitated, Ling Ru suddenly looked at Qin Yue and asked carefully.

"Qin Yue, we've been debating for a long time, but there's no result. Why don't you make the decision?"

As soon as she said that, Ling Ru seemed to be afraid that Qin Yue would misunderstand something, so she hurriedly added, "But don't worry. No matter what decision you make, we will not oppose it."

Tang Ling and the others beside Ling Ru also nodded.

"Little Brother Qin Yue, we'll listen to your arrangements. There won't be any disagreements."

"Okay, Brother Qin Yue, go ahead and make a decision."

"Me too," added Wang Jun faintly.

From Qin Yue's outstanding talent, killing the terrifying Three-headed Sandworm, to running into the interstellar pirates, he had displayed strong fighting ability and a calm mind throughout. That attitude had saved them several times in a row.

The members of the team were already completely convinced by Qin Yue.

Despite their differences, they treated him as their pillar of support so they inquired and sought Qin Yue's opinion.

At the same time, he could not help but feel glad that forming a squad with Ling Ru and the rest was the right choice.

Qin Yue paused for a moment and said slowly, "Alright, let me think about it first! Meanwhile, all of you stay on guard. After all, we're still in the desert. Danger might descend at any time. I will try to communicate with this little girl. We will make a decision when I find out more."

Hearing Qin Yue's reply, Ling Ru and the others nodded their heads faintly. Then, they returned to their mecha and stood guard.

After the few of them left, Qin Yue attempted to communicate with the little girl again with his mind.

"Little sister, were you talking to me?"

The little girl stared at Qin Yue with her big eyes and replied with her mind, "Hello, my name is Reina. I was communicating with you just now. Can you take me with you? As a reward, I'll increase your Mental Strength."

Although she communicated using only her mind, Qin Yue could still make out a hint of pity in the little girl's tone.

However, Qin Yue was not a kind person. He would not agree just because of Little Reina's pleading words.

Moreover, Qin Yue did not care about her offer to increase his Mental Strength that Reina mentioned, his current goal was to find out the identity of this little girl.

After all, how could a 15 to 16-year-old girl like her be able to change one's Mental Strength?

Qin Yue looked at Reina's eyes and asked curiously, "Little Sister Reina. Can you first tell me where you're from?"

Reina looked at the man's eyes and did not answer him directly. Instead, she hesitated for a moment before replying slowly, "I've been living in a very big battleship since I was young. I don't remember everything."

From the little girl's evasive gaze, Qin Yue could tell that Reina was still wary of him.

However, he did not delve too deeply into it. Instead, he continued to voice out all the questions in his heart.

"Oh right, those five mecha just now were all Interstellar Pirates. Why were they so bold? If it was just to capture you, Interstellar Pirates would not behave so brazenly. What was the real reason they came after you?"

Those questions had already appeared in Qin Yue's heart when he first saw the interstellar pirates. However, he did not have the time to think about them, so he temporarily put them in the back of his mind.

The moment he saw Reina's figure, all sorts of new questions appeared in Qin Yue's heart. However, Reina did not hesitate when faced with Qin Yue's questions and answered at the first moment.

"Can I not choose to answer? Don't worry, I'm not a spy, and I don't pose a threat to any of you."

Immediately after, Reina continued to use her mind to ask softly, "I can see your doubt. Brother Qin Yue, do you not believe that I can raise your Mental Strength?"

Qin Yue's eyes were filled with surprise as he looked at the little girl in front of her.

From the beginning to the end, Qin Yue had not mentioned anything. There were not even any changes in his expression on his curiosity about her claim to be able to raise his Mental Strength.

It could be then be said that Reina, a seemingly innocent 15 to 16-year-old girl, was not who she seemed. As for where she was from, Qin Yue was not very clear on that either. After all, Reina was like a faraway cloud in Qin Yue's eyes.

It was difficult to see clearly, which also made it difficult to figure out.

Just as Qin Yue pondered on her identity, the eyes of the little girl at the side suddenly focused, and an invisible energy suddenly shot into the space between Qin Yue's brows.

Qin Yue immediately felt a wave of coolness suddenly drill into his mind and just like that, his Mental Strength had increased from 33 points to 35 points!

Following the increase in his Mental Strength, the fatigue from the two consecutive battles instantly disappeared.

Even the Mental Strength that he had exhausted had recovered.

What surprised him most was the moment his fatigue disappeared.

When such an obvious change occurred in his body, Qin Yue subconsciously widened his eyes and looked at Reina.

Reina, who had not smiled the entire time, suddenly smiled at him.

It was that smile that made Qin Yue even more certain that the increase in his mental energy was because of Reina!

The increase in mental energy had once again refreshed Qin Yue's understanding of the universe.

Before this, Qin Yue had understood that one's Mental Strength could only be strengthened and tempered through meditation as they absorbed a tiny amount of mental strength from an Alien Beast's core!

Now, Reina had used an unknown method to increase his mental strength.

Moreover, the increase directly increased his mental strength by three points.

One had to know that if Qin Yue had tried to gain three points of mental strength through meditation, it would have taken a full two months.

Instead, it only took her the span of a few breaths.

At the same time, Qin Yue became more and more curious about the little girl's identity but now was not the time to ask these questions.

After all, the longer she stayed there, the higher the risk of danger.

Qin Yue had already made up his mind.. After Reina showed him her special abilities, he had decided to take her back to the base!Although Qin Yue had already made a decision, Reina's existence was unknown to others except for the other four members of the squad so it was inevitable they had to hide her when they returned.

Qin Yue took out his communicator and connected it to Ling Ru and the others.

"Brother Qin Yue, have you made a decision?" Li Yanyan asked in puzzlement.

Qin Yue nodded faintly and continued, "Yes. I'm going to bring her back to the mobile fortress. However, I haven't figured out the identity of this little girl yet, so I'm going to hide her existence. Do you have any objections?"

Ling Ru and the others had already been prepared. No matter what decision Qin Yue made, they would support him.

Therefore, when Qin Yue finished his speaking, they did not hesitate.

"Qin Yue, we will follow your lead." Ling Ru nodded firmly.

"Don't worry, Brother Qin Yue. We promise that only a few of us will know about her."

Li Yanyan, who had originally supported bringing the little girl back, was even happier when he heard that Qin Yue's decision would be made.

Even Tang Lin, who was initially hesitant, had agreed immediately.

"Brother Qin Yue, everyone will listen to you."

Seeing that the rest of them had agreed, Qin Yue immediately put away his communicator and said to Reina.

"Get into my mecha first. I'll bring you with me."

As he said this, Qin Yue carried Reina into Sky Hunter's cockpit.

In the cockpit, Qin Yue had already piled up some mecha maintenance equipment, leaving only the pilot's seat vacant.

Now that there was one more person, it could not help but be a little crowded there.

Due to the lack of space, some physical contact was inevitable between the two.

Whether it was in his past life or now, Qin Yue, who had never had physical contact with a woman, could not help but blush slightly.

As for Reina, she was only a 15 or 16 year old girl.

Before this, she had never had much contact with a man. Both her cheeks immediately turned red as an apple.

As if to ease the awkwardness, Reina asked carefully with her mind.

"After this, will I be living here?"

"I still can't verify your identity, so I have no choice but to hide you here when we return. Although it's a bit crowded, I'll remove all this equipment away when we get back. It'll be much more spacious."

Saying that, Qin Yue activated Sky Hunter and prepared to return to the mobile fortress.

As soon as Sky Hunter moved, Reina lost her balance, and her whole body fell on Qin Yue's.

"I'm sorry! I didn't do it on purpose," Reina said shyly as she blushed.

"It's fine," Qin Yue scratched his head and responded awkwardly.

As the mecha was controlled by Mental Strength, it did not affect Sky Hunter's movement.

Two hours later, Qin Yue's squad safely returned to the mobile fortress.

Coincidentally, during the half a day Qin Yue and the others were out, the other six teams had familiarized themselves with the environment and went out to hunt Alien Beasts one after another. They returned to the mobile fortress together at the same time as Qin Yue and the others.

"Reina, you stay in the mecha. No matter what, do not come out."

After giving her those instructions, Qin Yue and the other squad members stepped out of their mecha one after another.

…

At that moment, quite a few squads had already started to show off to each other.

"Wang Ke, our squad has hunted down ten Alien Beasts. What's your tally?"

"Haha, we happen to have more than you. We've hunted down a total of eleven Alien Beasts."

"TCH, only one more than us. However, our squad members and mechas have only suffered some minor injuries. Look at your mecha. One of your mecha's arms has been torn off by the Alien Beasts."

The student who mocked Wang Ke pointed at one of their mechas that had lost both its arms and said leisurely.

Hearing that, Wang Ke's face darkened slightly as he defended himself.

"Isn't it normal for injuries to occur in battle with Alien Beasts? At least we didn't suffer any casualties!"

Right at that moment, another squad joined in on their discussion.

"Hey, what's the big deal? Our squad hunted a total of fifteen Alien Beasts."

"Moreover, all of our mecha are unharmed."

"See that? Those are the cores of the Disaster-level Alien Beasts we hunted down. There are a total of fifteen of them!"

Just as they were showing off to each other, Wang Yangming leisurely appeared in front of everyone.

When everyone saw Wang Yangming appear, they all shut their mouths.

They were afraid that Wang Yangming would accuse them of arrogant behavior. However, they were thinking too much. Wang Yangming did not have the time to care about these things.

Besides, some internal competition would be better for their growth.

"You sure know how to pick the time, all coming back together. Then, each of you can give your respective reports!"

Seeing that Wang Yangming did not have any intention of criticizing them, their faces once again filled with the joy of victory.

Then, they reported their results for the day one after another.

"Teacher Wang, our squad hunted down ten Disaster-level Alien Beasts."

"We hunted down twelve of them but one of our mechas was damaged. However, the mecha can still be repaired, so it's not too bad."

"Teacher, our squad hunted down fifteen of them, but there were no injuries or casualties."

"…"

Soon, one squad after another reported on their respective achievements.

Among those squads, the lowest number of Disaster-level Alien Beasts they had killed was nine.

The highest number had reached twice that amount at eighteen Alien Beasts.

In the blink of an eye, six out of the seven squads had finished their reports, leaving only the last squad who happened to be Qin Yue's squad.

However, Qin Yue did not step forward to report. Instead, Ling Ru, who was in charge of statistics, stepped forward to give their report to Wang Yangming.

"Teacher, we have killed a total of 39 Disaster-level Alien Beasts…"

Before Ling Ru could finish her words, the surrounding students who heard this number immediately showed a surprised expression.

"Hiss, 39 Alien Beasts???"

"This, is this really something that students can do?"

"Abnormal, that is simply too abnormal. Our squad only has nine, and theirs numbered more than four times ours?!"

Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air. Subconsciously, they compared their squads to Qin Yue's.

In an instant, they felt as if their achievements so far amounted to nothing!Ling Ru swept her gaze across the crowd and continued, "Apart from 39 Disaster-level Alien Beasts, our team also hunted a Catastrophe-level Three-headed Sandworm."

Hua!

In an instant, the entire place fell silent. Everyone was stunned on the spot.

One could hear a pin drop!

After a moment, a student's doubtful voice rang out.

"Ling Ru, it really is a Catastrophe-level Alien Beast? Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

"A Catastrophe-level Alien Beast. Do you know what that means?"

"A beast whose strength is comparable to that of a Military-class mecha! Moreover, the Three-headed Sandworm are like fish in water in the desert. Even the Military-class mecha have to avoid their sharp edges!"

Hearing those words, the few squads who were in a daze around them finally recovered from their shock.

Just now, after Ling Ru mentioned the sandworm, they were so shocked that they completely lost the ability to think.

They did not think about logic or anything along those lines.

Now, after hearing that student's words, they instantly came to a realization.

"That's right! A Catastrophe-level Alien Beast. This is not something that a bodyguard-class mecha can deal with. Even if they all work together, it would still not be enough, not to mention killing it!"

"I think that they are just boasting!"

"I think so too. Killing a Catastrophe-level Alien Beast is simply a fantasy."

At that moment, even Wang Yangming, who watched from the side, could not believe that Qin Yue and the others were able to hunt a Catastrophe-level Alien Beast.

Even if they were geniuses, they were still new students.

Moreover, this was their first time participating in the Desolate Star Trial.

Even if they were geniuses, they still had a long way to go before they could hunt Catastrophe-level beasts.

Faced with everyone's doubts, Ling Ru did not say anything. Instead, she playfully shrugged her shoulders at Qin Yue.

Following that, Qin Yue slowly walked forward and took out a fist-sized Alien Beast Core from his pocket.

It was the core of the Three-headed Sandworm that Qin Yue had killed.

The core of a Catastrophe-level Alien Beast!

The moment Qin Yue took out the core, the entire gathering was as silent as a cicada in winter!

The discussions and doubts instantly vanished without a trace.

Everyone present was dumbstruck. They all sized up Qin Yue and the others with incredulous gazes.

At the same time, their hearts were like waves that surged violently, unable to calm down for a long time!

Everyone could not help but have a thought in their hearts.

Could it be that Qin Yue's team had truly killed a Catastrophe-level Alien Beast?

"F*ck, it really is the core of a Catastrophe-level Beast!"

"Catastrophe-level… Are Qin Yue and the others that strong?"

"If the Catastrophe-level beast was really killed by them, then I reckon that all of our teams combined aren't as strong as them. After all, even if we were to join forces, we wouldn't be able to deal with a Catastrophe-level beast!"

"This is simply too much! So, we're the clowns after all…"

As he stood at the side, the second Wang Yangming saw Qin Yue take out the core of the Catastrophe-level Alien Beast.

His eyes went as wide as copper bells, and he almost shouted "Holy sh*t" in front of all the students!

However, before Wang Yangming could say anything, he noticed in the distance that Qin Yue and the other mecha also carried a lot of mecha parts.

Among those were several advanced parts not commonly found on the market.

In fact, behind the mecha of Ling Ru and the other three, were four slightly tattered mecha!

For a moment, all sorts of questions instantly surged into Wang Yangming's mind.

Immediately, Wang Yangming Strode forward and looked at Qin Yue with a puzzled expression as he asked, "Qin Yue, what's with all these spare parts brought back by your squad?"

Qin Yue had already predicted that he would be questioned about the incident after he returned.

Thus, he gave a simple explanation that she had prepared beforehand.

"After hunting Three-headed Sandworm, we were all exhausted, so we headed straight back towards the fortress."

"However, we ran into some trouble. We encountered a group of interstellar pirates who had their eyes on the core in our hands."

"The pirates were all very strong. There were four Guardian-class and one Military-class mecha. They immediately launched an attack on us. However, in the end, we managed to break through them one by one and killed them instead!"

Hiss ~

At that time, everyone could not sit still anymore.

After they heard Qin Yue tell the story in such an extremely calm manner, their jaws dropped in shock!

It was one thing after another…

Their minds were completely blown!

"Disaster-level three-headed sandworm? Interstellar pirates?"

"Four Guardian-class mecha? One Military-class mecha?"

"This… is ridiculous! If I didn't see those things with my own eyes, I would even suspect that Qin Yue was making up a story!"

"Awesome… if one of our six teams were to fight against one Guardian-class mecha, we would only barely make it through!"

On the other side, Wang Yangming stared at Qin Yue without blinking.

His eyes were filled with shock!

Even his pupils started to tremble slightly.

Wang Yangming thought to himself, 'That brat Qin Yue, is he that strong? Perhaps, the Sky Hunter mecha in Qin Yue's hands isn't a bad thing. Under his control, the previously neglected mecha might be able to shine!'

"Not bad. All of you are very outstanding, especially you, Qin Yue. If those old fellows in the academy knew about this, they would probably be scared to death!"

As he said that, Wang Yangming gently patted Qin Yue's shoulder.

"Thank you for your praise, teacher." Qin Yue smiled slightly and nodded his head seriously.

Ling Ru and the others hurriedly said, "Teacher Wang, it's alright!"

Tang Lin, Li Yanyan, and Wang Jun also hurriedly nodded when they heard this.

"Most of this is thanks to Qin Yue. If it weren't for Qin Yue, the four of us would have died many times in those battles earlier."

Wang Yangming could not help but laugh when he saw Qin Yue's calm expression.

He did not expect that that kid, Qin Yue, was not only powerful but also unfathomable.

He was also so highly respected among his squadmates.

"Oh right, teacher Wang, our team has already exceeded the standard and killed a Calamity-level Alien Beast. Does this mean our trial mission is over?"

Wang Yangming nodded and said, "Of course. You guys can arrange for your own free time for the next period."

"Whether you want to continue hunting or stay in the mobile fortress, you can do whatever you want."

After saying that, Wang Yangming looked at everyone and continued.

"Alright, everyone has given their reports, you can go back to your work. You are dismissed."

Not long after, the members of the other six teams returned to their respective residences one after another.

Only Qin Yue and a few others were left in the arena, including Wang Yangming.

"Say it, kid. You looked like you wanted to say something just now."

"Is there something you need me for?"

The corners of Wang Yangming's mouth curled up slightly as he looked at Qin Yue with a smile.."As expected, I can't hide anything from you, teacher."

Qin Yue scratched his head awkwardly and smiled as he spoke slowly.

"We obtained some precious mecha parts from the intergalactic pirate's mecha."

"It just so happens that our mecha are a little damaged. Teacher, I hope that you can give us a mecha maintenance room to use."

After hearing Qin Yue's request, Wang Yangming hesitated.

If it was in the Mecha Academy, he could let Qin Yue and the others use the maintenance room with just a word.

However, in this desolate planet's mobile fortress, he did not know many people and his connections were not very wide.

It was difficult to let Qin Yue and the others use the mecha maintenance room as they pleased.

'It's a little difficult, but I'll use this old face of mine to give it a try' Wang Yangming thought to himself.

"Alright, only because it's you, Qin Yue. If it was anyone else, I wouldn't even have bothered. Wait here. I'll be back in a while."

As soon as he finished, Wang Yangming walked away slowly.

As he looked at Wang Yangming walk off, Qin Yue smiled and said, "Thank you, teacher!"

After Wang Yangming left, Li Yanyan had a curious look on his face. She could not wait to ask Qin Yue about the purpose of the request to use the mecha maintenance room.

"Brother Qin Yue, how do you modify your mecha?"

"You little girl, what, you still don't know about the modification of mecha?"

"If I explain it, will you understand?" added Ling Ru, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Qin Yue smiled slightly, waved his hand, and said, "It's fine. I'll use words that you can understand to explain it briefly."

Qin Yue paused for a moment, sorted out his train of thought, and then continued.

"Modification, of course, will make the mecha stronger than it was before.

"However, there are many ways to modify mecha.

"I'm more inclined to focus on making mine light and agile. Reducing the energy wastage will also improve the mecha's overall performance."

The members of the team instantly understood Qin Yue's preferences, but their expressions did not show it. They were clearly shocked by Qin Yue's preferred choice of mecha modifications.

Although Qin Yue had only used a few short sentences to summarize it, they still knew how difficult it was.

Most of the modifications that they were familiar with were to ignore the weak points of the mecha itself and to instead strengthen the inherent characteristics of the mecha itself.

For example, if it was an Assault-type mecha, then it would be heavily modified with greater strength and improve its speed. However, it would have to give up on defense and firepower.

There were quite a number of people who had tried all aspects of strengthening and modifying yet very few people had succeeded. Even the successful ones did not have very satisfactory results.

However, when it came to Qin Yue, Ling Ru and the others seemed to already have a strong, but also blind, confidence that he would succeed.

Thus, a few of them started to look forward to his work.

After Qin Yue had modified the mecha, what kind of transformation would it undergo?

Not long after, Wang Yangming leisurely returned.

From afar, Qin Yue saw the look of joy on his face.

It was estimated that the maintenance room matter was most likely successful.

As expected, Wang Yangming quickly walked over and told Qin Yue and the others.

"Brat, you guys are lucky. There's a small maintenance room in the fortress that has just been built not long ago so all the equipment inside is very new. It was also fully outfitted with everything a mecha maintenance expert would need. Most importantly, as it has just been built, no one has arranged to use it for the time being. I used this old face of yours to get it for you guys.

"You guys are allowed to use it until the end of the trial!"

When everyone heard that, they were overjoyed.

Such conditions were perfect. All the equipment was there, and they were even allowed to use it until the end of the trial.

The most important thing was that from Wang Yangming's tone, that small maintenance room would only be used by a few of them during their time there. The rest would only make arrangements to use it after the trial was over.

In that case, Qin Yue would not have to keep the little girl, Reina, cooped up in the mecha cabin all the time.

However, Qin Yue knew that all of that was possible only due to his mentor.

Otherwise, with their status as students, they would not be qualified to borrow a maintenance room at all.

Following that, Qin Yue hurriedly thanked Wang Yangming.

"Mentor Wang, thank you.

"In light of helping our request for this maintenance room, in the future, if I, Qin Yue, can do anything, I will not decline!"

When Ling Ru and the others heard this, they hurriedly followed Qin Yue and thanked him.

"Hehe, thank you, teacher."

"Teacher Wang, thank you for your trouble."

When Wang Yangming heard that, he waved his hand nonchalantly.

"Of course. Who asked you guys to be my students! Moreover, I am also looking forward to seeing how far you guys can grow in the end."

When he said that, Wang Yangming seemed to have thought of something. He subconsciously looked at Qin Yue and said,

"During this period of time, work hard. After we return to the academy, perhaps the academy will still need to rely on you."

Qin Yue revealed a puzzled expression. He did not expect that the current him could really help the academy.

However, he really could not think too much about that. What mattered was that he did all he could to help.

"Teacher, what is it?"

Wang Yangming did not say it directly but responded vaguely.

"There's no rush. I'll inform you when we return to the Academy. It's never a bad thing to work hard during this period of growth. Moreover, the Academy won't ask for your help for nothing, and I won't either."

"If there's anything you need in the future, just say it. Although my old bones aren't useful on the battlefield anymore, I still have some connections. I can help you with other matters."

Qin Yue nodded and did not continue to ask.

If the academy really needed his help, it was probably within the scope of what he could do.

That way, whether it was the academy or the teachers, they could all potentially rely on them for favors.

If he had a thorny matter that he could not solve, or if there was something that he could not do, having the academy or the teachers owe him a favor would be quite useful.

Not long after, Wang Yangming left to do his own things.

Qin Yue also brought his squadmates to drive their mecha to the maintenance room that Wang Yangming had mentioned.

Qin Yue and the others looked at the small maintenance room in front of them and were completely stunned.

This maintenance room was as big as two football fields!

They glanced around and saw that the equipment was all there. It was not as crowded and small as they had thought.

Most importantly, there were four luxurious restrooms in this maintenance room.

"This maintenance room is considered small?"

The corner of Qin Yue's mouth twitched slightly. He had a brand new understanding of the so-called small maintenance room.

However, this also suited his purposes. Not only could he carry out mecha maintenance and modifications here, but he could also rest here.

"Ling Ru, Yanyan, Tang Lin, Junzi, rest for today. We'll talk about the modifications tomorrow," Qin Yue said.

"I'll share a room with Yanyan, Sister Ling Ru has one room, and Wang Jun has one room."

"The last room is the largest. Little Brother Qin Yue, you take the little girl and stay there."

Tang Lin gave Qin Yue a cheeky look and hurriedly pulled Ling Ru along. Li Yanyan then entered her room.

Wang Jun followed closely behind and entered his room.

"Reina, go and rest inside!"

"The room we're resting in is the largest. The sofa inside can even be used as a bed."

Looking at Reina who had followed him, Qin Yue tried to communicate with her using his mind.

"Ah, this…"

For a moment, Reina was at a loss. This room originally belonged to Qin Yue.

Now that Qin Yue actually gave it to her, she was at a loss.

"The bed is also very big. Why don't… We sleep together! Don't worry, I won't disturb your rest."

Looking at the helpless little girl, Qin Yue felt amused and could not help but think to himself.

"She's too innocent!"After a night of rest.

Early the next morning, Qin Yue and the others woke up early.

Only Reina, that little girl still slept soundly on the bed after everyone had woken up. Qin Yue figured that she had not had a chance to rest that well for a long time.

Tang Ling grinned as she tugged Qin Yue's sleeve and asked with a curious expression, "Little Brother Qin Yue, you didn't do anything to that little girl last night, right?"

Qin Yue covered his face with his palm as he felt speechless.

Although he knew Tang Lin's personality, he did not expect to hear such vicious words from her mouth.

"What are you thinking about!"

Qin Yue immediately exploded, and he flicked her head.

"It hurts so much. Little Brother Qin Yue, you really don't know how to treat beautiful women." Tang Lin immediately let go of her hand and deliberately covered the spot where she had been flicked.

Qin Yue shrugged his shoulders and smiled bitterly.

"Alright, stop messing around. Get ready to work."

As he spoke, Qin Yue walked in front of his mecha.

He silently used the system to check on the extent of Sky Hunter's damage.

[Sky Hunter: Comprehensive Mecha]

[Mecha condition: Defects detected. Damage to the body has reached 40%. Please repair promptly]

[Energy status: 20%]

[Mecha height: 30 meters]

[Basic strength: 27]

[Basic speed: 27]

[Basic defense: 27]

[Basic firepower: 27]

[Tonnage: 400 tons]

"It seems that the two battles yesterday have caused quite a bit of damage to Sky Hunter!"

Following that, Qin Yue used the system to check on the mecha of his squadmates.

The results were all similar, there were reports of damage across all of them. The degree of damage even surpassed Qin Yue's Sky Hunter mecha.

Fortunately, it was all within Qin Yue's expectations.

With the equipment in the maintenance room, Qin Yue could thoroughly repair and modify them.

"You guys put on the exoskeleton armor and move these parts to the operating table."

When Ling Ru and the other three heard his instructions, they acted according to Qin Yue's instructions.

Following that, Qin Yue also put on the exoskeleton armor and began to dismantle, repair, and modify Sky Hunter.

Six hours had passed and under Qin Yue's command, the repair of the five damaged mecha was completed.

"Repair completed!"

"The next main event is modification!" Qin Yue let out a long breath.

As she stood at the side, Ling Ru said apologetically, "Qin Yue, I'm really sorry. I can't help you with anything else. I can only help you carry things around and perform some menial tasks."

They all saw Qin Yue's effort, and they could not help but feel a little guilty.

"When did you guys become so pretentious? If I were that calculative, I would be an accountant! Alright, stop feeling sorry for yourselves. Let's get to work!"

Seeing how easygoing Qin Yue was, Ling Ru and the others did not bring up the doubts they also had.

When there was an opportunity in the future, they would help Qin Yue without hesitation!

"Junzi, disassemble Sky Hunter's Scarlet Pike and the XA-Wolf Talons hidden in its fists for me. First, we'll carry out the simplest weapon modification!"

Under Qin Yue's lead, the four of them quickly disassembled Sky Hunter's two most important close-combat weapons.

The XA-Wolf Talon has an unparalleled cutting ability. Even a Guardian-class mecha would be instantly dismembered if struck by it.

Qin Yue first modified the materials, which increased the sharpness, and durability.

The Scarlet Pike had extremely strong close-range attack capability. Other than being used as a melee weapon, the head can also fire beam cannons. Qin Yue had defeated the interstellar pirates Military-grade mecha with such a move.

However, Qin Yue was very dissatisfied with the power of its beam cannon. With the modification of the Scarlet Pike, Qin Yue planned to completely upgrade. He believed that the next time he used it, it would be a real God-slaying Scarlet Pike!

With the help of four people, it was completed a few hours earlier than Qin Yue had expected.

Not long after, Sky Hunter's modification was completed.

That time, Qin Yue did not use the system to check on the condition of the mecha. Instead, he took out the testing equipment from the maintenance room and tested Sky Hunter.

[Sky Hunter: Assault-type mecha]

[Energy status: 100%]

[Mecha height: 30 meters]

[Basic strength: 30]

[Basic speed: 29]

[Basic defense: 29]

[Basic firepower: 30]

[Tonnage: 380 tons]

Beside them, Ling Ru and the others saw Sky Hunter's attributes and were shocked.

"His basic attributes have reached 30 points? So strong!"

"I remember that our mecha's highest basic attributes are only 24…" Ling Ru swallowed her saliva and said in disbelief.

"As expected, Little Brother Qin Yue is really strong. There is nothing that you can't do!"

The few of them looked at Qin Yue with respect.

What they did not know was that just as they were praising him…

Qin Yue secretly complained in his heart.

There were many parts that Qin Yue could not work on due to the lack of materials.

Although the final modification results were very satisfactory, they still only barely met his expectations.

Next, Qin Yue was not in a hurry to experiment with the newly modified Sky Hunter.

Instead, he moved on to the mecha of Ling Ru and the other two.

Time passed quickly, and soon an entire day had passed.

It was already late at night by then but the reassembly of the four mecha was finally completed!

Qin Yue, who was drenched in sweat, took off the exoskeleton armor and gulped down a mouthful of water.

Gulp! Gulp! Gulp!

"Alright, we're done!"

"All the basic functions have been strengthened for you guys, and the tonnage of the mecha has also been reduced by quite a bit."

Qin Yue wiped the sweat off his forehead. The busy day had made him extremely tired.

"How is it? Let's go give it a try."

Ling Ru and the others did not hesitate either. They went to their mechas and arrived at the huge arena specially prepared by the maintenance room.

Qin Yue followed closely behind and piloted Sky Hunter to the spacious arena.

For a moment, the sound of Ling Ru and the others piloting their mechas could be heard in the arena.

"If we were to meet that group of interstellar pirates today, with our modified mechas, we might be able to defeat them."

"I really want to test these improvements against some Alien Beasts."

From their communicators, a few people let their thoughts be heard one after another.

Hearing that, Qin Yue immediately dispelled their thoughts.

"Although your current mecha can easily fight against Alien Beasts of the same level or even against a Guardian-class mecha, your battle experience is still lacking a little."

"Right now, we've just experienced two great battles, so we won't be out hunting Alien Beasts for some time. During this period of time, we'll get some rest and recuperate."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Yue's tone suddenly changed as he continued,

"Although we get to rest, after today, your skills in battle must be improved! We also need to get all of you more experience in a real battle!"

As she heard Qin Yue's serious voice, Ling Ru carefully asked, "Qin Yue, who will be our training opponent?"

"Naturally, it'll be me."

Qin Yue's laughter was mixed with a trace of a smile. The four people who heard it subconsciously shivered.

Following that, Qin Yue piloted Sky Hunter and practiced with its new upgrades before he returned to his room to rest.

It was already late at night, plus they all had a busy day, so Ling Ru and the other two did not practice for long either. They each returned to their rooms to rest soon after..