Seven Lù said, "Don't worry, Master. Seven Lù won't do anything else, only upgrade the defensive capabilities of the Regular Mecha."
Xia Chujian said, "Regular Mecha have their own Mechanical Intelligence too. Remember not to interfere with the Mechanical Intelligence inside them. Just leave them as they are."
Seven Lù readily agreed. "Don't worry, Master! Absolutely not!"
After giving Seven Lù her instructions, Xia Chujian stopped speaking.
She handed control of the Mecha over to Seven Lù.
The next morning, Xia Chujian yawned.
She had not slept at all the night before.
Because Seven Lù needed to work through her Mecha, she, as the "Mecha carrier," had to remain active the entire time.
But Seven Lù, her Mecha, had been the one directing the work all along, not her.
Still, she had watched from the sidelines all night.
Seeing the ten Regular Mecha, their black iron coloring seeming even darker and heavier than before, Xia Chujian let out a satisfied breath.
"Wonderful! Seven Lù, how strong are these Regular Mecha defensively now?"
Seven Lù's childish voice brimmed with pride. "Purely in terms of defense, they are already on the same level as Second Generation Mecha First Generation Machines."
"Of course, they are still a little inferior to completed Second Generation Mecha."
"And they are even less comparable to Master's Third Generation Mecha."
Xia Chujian said, "Then if ordinary people who cannot undergo genetic evolution wear this kind of Mecha and fight Mid-Rank Insectoids, can they at least fight to a draw?"
Seven Lù said, "...Ordinary people have two major problems. One is whether their weapons and equipment can sustain prolonged combat, and the other is how long their own energy can last."
"Now that the endurance issue with the weapons and equipment has been solved, all that remains is