Discovery

In a huge command center, surrounded by cold metal walls, dozens of large screens hung in the air, and below them were countless smaller screens, with a humanoid figure sitting in front of almost every small screen.

At that moment, the piercing alarm echoed in the room. They were frantically checking the instruments they were responsible for, their fingers flying across the input devices in front of them, hoping to obtain the relevant data as quickly as possible.

Several humanoid creatures quickly arrived on the bridge of the command center. Before they could even stand still, the leader asked, "What's the situation?"

"Sir, there's an energy level reaction at the wormhole exit; it's about to open!" someone below shouted.

"What's going on? According to Dr. Benba's calculations, it's still 15 months before it's activated again!" The officer was somewhat incredulous, because Dr. Benba's calculations had been tested for more than ten cycles and had never been wrong.

"I don't know, sir, but it's about to open."

Where is Dr. Benba?

"We've notified the doctor; he's on his way and should be here in about five minutes."

"It's too late, it's about to start, who's on duty?"

"It's the Stroller and Whirlwind Dancer, sir!"

"Send them there immediately to investigate, and recall all the teams on leave!"

"Yes, sir!"

Outside the command center, a massive metal base with a towering sixty-meter-high hatch on the side slowly opened, and two mecha giants, only slightly shorter than the hatch, slowly emerged.

As it walked, the impact of its steel body against the metal ground caused a slight tremor throughout the base.

In the huge plaza in front of the hatch, two missiles, each over fifty meters tall, rose from their silos.

"Hey, Rooney?"

"The signal is normal; I can hear it."

"Don't be so serious, bro," the speaker joked, then added, "Seeing these two big sticks gives me a bad feeling."

"The wormhole suddenly opened unexpectedly, catching everyone off guard. We must get there as quickly as possible to see what's going on."

"I knew it. Working shifts with you never ends well. I hope those engineers have time to dismantle the missile's explosives section."

Unfortunately, time clearly does not permit it.

"You know what, Rooney? This is why I hate you!"

In the driver's seat, Rooney shrugged. "Whatever, Jack. We'll just be on the road for a bit, so you'd better behave yourself. I don't want my partner to mess things up."

Just as Jack was about to retaliate, the commander's voice suddenly rang out on the communication channel. "Seriously, soldiers! For your own sake, and for ours, don't delay, get moving!"

Mech pilots are a new phenomenon in the Federation. More than a decade ago, the Jane Obak Trench in the deep sea suddenly emitted a super-strong energy fluctuation, which then opened up a wormhole.

Shortly after the wormhole opened, it closed on its own. The Bodi People arrived at the scene, due to their limited technological capabilities, searched diligently for months without finding anything.

But at that moment, the wormhole opened again on its own, and a strange creature more than fifty meters long shot out of it. It was very fast and extremely strong, causing extremely heavy losses to the Bodi People.

Because the creature possessed extremely strong resistance to conventional weapons, the Bodi People were ultimately forced to set a trap and detonate three medium-yield Nuclear Bomb at close range, thus annihilating it.

The monster was destroyed, but as the Bodi People tried their best to clean up the contamination caused by the three Nuclear Bomb, they discovered something even more terrifying. The monster's corpse was reacting with the radiation, and the contamination not only intensified but also began to spread slowly.

To this day, the Bodi People have no way to completely eliminate this pollution; they can only contain it and slow its spread.

Months after this incident, while the Bodi People were still arguing about who should be held responsible for the environmental pollution, the wormhole reopened, and a second monster appeared. Thus, yet another polluted area was born.

At this point, the Bodi People truly understood the crisis. Researchers calculated that if twenty such polluted sites appeared on their planet, the entire planet's ecology would be altered. Although the Bodi People would not become extinct, more than 90% of their population would be wiped out.

Such dire consequences jolted the Bodi People awake, and they quickly united, pooling global resources and devising a response plan.

The Mecha Warrior project was proposed. Simply put, the project involved creating mech giants the size of the monsters and killing them using physical means to prevent their corpses from coming into contact with nuclear radiation.

The challenges of manufacturing the giant mechs were quickly overcome through global collaboration, but the original plan to control them with artificial intelligence failed to deliver. Ultimately, this was due to the limitations of their capabilities; the cumbersome and complex algorithms prevented the intelligent programs from responding promptly to the ever-changing and complex nature of combat.

Therefore, the Bodi People had to change their plan and adopt manual operation. However, the humanoid structure of the mech giant made its operation very complex, and in order to achieve real-time performance, it was difficult to reduce the difficulty of operation through a team. Therefore, finding a qualified pilot became a new problem. They must have keen eyesight, super reaction, fast and precise hand speed, and good physical fitness. At the same time, they could not be afraid of heights, and there were also strict requirements for their overall vision and spatial awareness.

After the selection process, the number of suitable personnel in the army was completely insufficient to meet the needs of the mech force. During this period, the wormhole opened twice more, and two new contaminated areas appeared on the Bodi People's planet.

Time waits for no one. In order to find a sufficient number of pilots in the shortest possible time, they developed a simulation operating system. No matter what your previous job was, whether you were a company employee, a housewife, a student, a homebody, or even a minor offender, as long as you could pass the initial selection and meet the training standards, you could become a glorious Mecha Warrior, and all your past transgressions would be forgiven.

Under these circumstances, the mech unit obtained a sufficient number of pilots as desired, but due to their different backgrounds, their quality varied greatly, causing headaches for their superiors.

Jack is the type that gives commanders a headache. He used to be a well-known professional gamer with a quirky personality. He loves his current job, and in his opinion, this big toy is much cooler than the virtual games he used to play. His super-fast hand speed and reaction time allow him to perform some flashy extreme maneuvers even when piloting a cumbersome mech. He values personal ability and likes to show off.

Rooney, on the other hand, is much more mature and composed. He used to be a senior manager in a large company. Although his hand speed is slightly slower, his meticulous mind and keen insight always enable him to complete tasks excellently. He also has very good coordination skills and values teamwork.

Although Jack says he hates Rooney, the two actually have complementary personalities and work together very well.