First Imperial Higher Military Academy, Seventh Combat Training Base K3 Hangar.
Countless steel beams supported the massive dome. Cool-toned lights evenly illuminated the entire base, as well as the rows upon rows of neatly arranged mechanical bodies.
General-Purpose Combat Training Mecha ZS-057G.
That was the mecha model standing before Wang Chen, codenamed Fist Blade!
The Fist Blade class was currently the Empire's most-produced Combat Training Mecha. From the prototype to the latest upgraded models, their total number was said to have surpassed ten million.
Though the ZS-057G was not the newest Fist Blade model, it was not at all outdated technologically.
It stood 7.53 meters tall and weighed 3.82 tons. Equipped with a PC5600 high-thrust engine, it could maintain endurance for up to five hours when fitted with a standard power pack.
In addition, the ZS-057G was equipped with a 120mm High-Energy Particle Cannon, a Titanium Star Alloy combat sword, and two 70mm close-defense laser cannons.
Though the Fist Blade was a training Mecha, it could in fact be deployed in actual combat.
Of course, the most important purpose of this class of Mecha was to cultivate outstanding Mecha combat talent for the Empire.
As a first-year freshman in the Mecha Combat Department, Wang Chen had undergone three months of military training and three months of basic theoretical study. Only after passing all assessments had he earned the qualification to operate a real machine.
He had previously encountered the ZS-057G and could be said to know every specification and function of this Mecha like the back of his hand.
But all of that had been through operating and piloting it in virtual space.
No matter how well one played a virtual game, it could never replace real combat.
"Everyone, listen for my command!"
At the Mecha instructor's authoritative shout, Wang