Emergency Backup Plan That Fell Through

It was a black Mecha, but much smaller than the ones Gu Ding had seen at the military academy, and its joints were much more complex, with impeccably smooth lines.

Gu Ding was a student in the Combat Department at the time. The entire academy only had three retired Mecha, and the Mecha courses for a semester mostly consisted of theoretical instruction. Gu Ding had only actually piloted one mech twice, and the two sessions combined lasted less than an hour.

Passionate young men always have a special fondness for Mecha. This wasn't just true of Gu Ding; at the time, virtually every male student in the military academy took Mecha courses.

Seeing a complete Mecha appear before him, Gu Ding felt an indescribable excitement.

"This Mecha will be your combat tool this time. Although you can only use the Seventh Layer of Limitless Body Technique inside the Mecha due to the strength of your cells, this Mecha will increase your basic attack power to a level comparable to 10,000 points of Cell Comprehensive Index, which is more than thirty times your original basic attack power."

"To make your damage stacking ability effective, Robert used Conductive Protein when creating the hand portion. So unlike the previous touch stacking, you must touch your opponent to inflict the damage stacking curse. Attacks from other parts of the body cannot inflict the curse, but once the curse is successful, attacks from other parts of the body will still stack effectively."

"Another difference is that the combat power boosts from Mecha and weapons cannot be stacked. Therefore, you don't need to summon your weapons during combat."

"This Mecha was designed jointly by Robert and me. It takes into account all the moves and actions of the first eight levels of Limitless Body Technique, so you can see that the design of the joints is countless times more complex than any other Mecha. Over the next few days, you will wear this Mecha for various training sessions to familiarize yourself with its functions and operation, and to work on its compatibility."

Sea Emperor's words were exactly what Gu Ding wanted. Having finally obtained his own Mecha, he couldn't wait to hide inside it every day.

After entering the Mecha, Gu Ding simply moved his joints slightly and walked out of Robert's room with ease. However, he didn't notice the height of the door when he was at the door and bumped his head.

This Mecha is a compact and agile type, only about 2.7 meters tall. When Gu Ding, wearing the Mecha, appeared in the restaurant in a showy manner, Liliath, who was eating fruit, almost choked. Even Bigge heard the noise and poked his head out from the kitchen.

"Gu Ding? Where did you get that Mecha? I want one too!" Liliath was also very excited when she saw the Mecha.

"Hehe, it was designed by Sea Emperor and Robert. Robert made it for me, and I'm going to fight wearing this." Gu Ding's voice came through the microphone, sounding a bit like the voice coming from a communicator.

"Sea Emperor, design one for me too, I want one too!" Liliath said with a face full of envy.

"I'll design another Mecha for you as a gunner when I have time, but this time you'll be assisting in the battle, using a different one." Sea Emperor readily agreed. "Robert's isn't finished yet, it should be around noon. And Bigge's Light Armor was finished yesterday, he's already wearing it as a ring."

"Bigge, look at your armor!" Liliath and Gu Ding both looked on with anticipation.

Bigge, who was making breakfast, put down his spatula somewhat embarrassedly, took off his apron, and then turned the ring on his index finger. "Armor Transformation!"

The ring transformed into a slick of molten metal, rapidly wrapping around various parts of Bigge's body and solidifying into a set of black armor. Wearing it, Bigge exuded an imposing aura.

"We originally planned to make him a full set of armor, but the materials needed for that are hard to find. So we'll make do with regular armor for now, and make him a full set next time we have the chance," the Sea Emperor explained.

"So cool! Sea Emperor, I want one too!" Gu Ding thought the armor was much cooler than the armor, so he quickly shouted to the Sea Emperor.

"Armor only increases defense; it doesn't boost combat power, so it's inferior to being armed. You already have armor, so I'm not wasting my time designing something like this for you." Sea Emperor rejected Gu Ding's unreasonable request without hesitation. "Robert is busy and doesn't have time to make one for you. You should hurry up and practice with this Mecha. Also, get those missing materials from yesterday to Robert as soon as possible. Besides the equipment for the three of you, there are other things that need to be made."

"We should have a reply by noon," Gu Ding. He half-opened his Mecha, revealing his head, grabbed a handful of food, stuffed it haphazardly into his mouth, and chewed quickly. "Eat something first, then we'll start training right away."

"Can't you just take off your Mecha and eat properly?" Liliath found it somewhat amusing to look at Gu Ding's expression.

"The Sea Emperor said to try not to take it off, to let it get used to. I plan to wear it all the time except when I'm sleeping," Gu Ding said, stuffing another handful of food into his mouth.

"Alright then, I'm also very curious to know what my mental power amplification item looks like." Liliath rested her chin on her hand and slowly popped a small piece of fruit into her mouth.

Bigge came out of the kitchen carrying a plate of pies. "Where's the captain? Time for breakfast."

"He's finished eating!" Liliath pointed to the messy table.

"Looks like we'll have to eat pies." Bigge shook his head helplessly. He knew that with that Mecha, it was already pretty good that Gu Ding hadn't crushed the plate or collapsed the table.

"He's made such a mess, let's punish him by making him wash the dishes today," Liliath suggested.

"Let's forget it. If he's wearing that, the plates will break all over the place." Bigge didn't think it was a good idea.

"You shouldn't spoil him like this anymore. You should occasionally offer some objections." Liliath felt that Bigge was too easy to talk to. She was worried that if she were gone one day, Gu Ding would be spoiled.

"Okay, if he does it again, I'll make him do the dishes." Bigge finally nodded.

Gu Ding practiced Limitless Body Technique in his Mecha suit in the training room, and the morning passed quickly. Around noon, Gu Ding's communicator rang.

"It's someone calling from the Auction House," Sea Emperor reminded him, then answered the call.

"Is this Mister Gu Ding?" A female voice came from the other end of the communicator, and she sounded quite young.

"Hello, in the purchase list you gave us yesterday, there were a total of five items. We have purchased four of them. As for the High-Level Energy Amethyst, we have not received any news yet, and it is estimated that we will not be able to receive it in the short term. This kind of item is usually used in the operation of large-scale machinery with complex structures, so there are usually very few people purchasing it, and the supply is also very limited."

"Never mind if we don't have it," Sea Emperor said to Gu Ding. "I doubt we'll ever have a chance to use that thing."

"Okay, thank you. If that material isn't available, that's fine. I'll come and get the other four materials now." After hanging up the call, Gu Ding's expression was somewhat strange. "A complex, large machine? What is that?"

"It's only needed for the emergency backup plan, you don't need to worry about what it is. Now it seems that without energy support, this plan is no longer needed." Sea Emperor didn't intend to give any more explanation. "Take off your Mecha and retrieve the remaining materials. If you go out wearing this, it will only make the military more wary of us."

Reluctantly, Gu Ding dismounted from the Mecha and went to the Auction House to retrieve the materials.

Meanwhile, Sea Emperor silently contacted Robert, asking, "Can that thing be fitted with an energy converter to use other energy sources?"

"Ancient Weapon are extremely sophisticated, which is why I've been working on this thing ever since I woke up. Every detail needs to be polished. Ancient Weapon are even more picky about energy. Without the right energy, they can't be activated... Sea Emperor, to be honest, this thing is meant to cause slaughter. You could even use it to kill Tenth-Order Gene Body Military Department General, but that would only bring Gu Ding more trouble. At that point, it wouldn't just be Tenth-Order Gene Body chasing after Gu Ding."

"I know, but Lily's divination results..."

"The power of divination is a special power that can transcend time and space," Robert's voice was calm. "If the divination result is correct, then what is destined to happen will happen, and no matter how hard we try, it will be useless. Because the result of divination is the established history, and you should understand this better than I do. If you want to exact revenge, this Ancient Weapon is not the best choice. The best choice is the Antimatter Cannon on this spaceship. With the backup power source, the Antimatter Cannon can fire at least five shots, destroying five cities on this planet and causing at least 70 million deaths... But believe me, this is not the result you want. Although my emotional fluctuations completely disappeared after I changed the power source, I still clearly remember the destruction I caused back then. It's something I've spent my whole life trying to forget, but billions of years have passed, and those memories haven't been erased in the slightest. You don't want to experience something like that."

"I understand..." After a moment of silence, the Sea Emperor let out a long sigh.