Mech Diva

At the critical moment, she awakened another skill. My Qianji really was amazing!

Without another word, Xu Jiang activated Shadowstep and darted sharply to the side, opening up distance in the blink of an eye.

Only then did the blood-soaked bull stupidly crash into his afterimage. Having charged too hard, it staggered and nearly rushed off the broken slope.

Seeing this, Xu Jiang decided to give it a hand. He rushed behind the bull and drove a fierce Knee Strike into its backside.

Bang!

"Moo~~" The bull let out a miserable cry, plunged down the hillside, and rolled along in a trail of blood. It looked utterly pitiful.

Kindhearted Xu Jiang could not bear to let it suffer any longer, so he pulled the trigger again and sent the bull on its way with a burst of bullets.

"Phew~~ That was close, but we made it. Nice work, Qianji." Xu Jiang gave his beloved general a thumbs-up.

Qianji in her encouraged state was truly terrifying. She had awakened two skills in a row. That would scare people to death if word got out.

Qianji, on the other hand, did not take credit for herself. Brimming with fighting spirit, she replied, "Thank you for your praise, General. It was only my duty."

As expected of the top female general under my command. Her voice was lovely, and she was incredibly capable too. Not bad at all.

Desert Eagle, meanwhile, looked somewhat dejected.

"Sorry, General. The altered trajectory from Telekinetic Bullet affects the bullet's lethality and put you in danger."

"Uh, it's fine. At worst, I'll fire a few more shots. Better than missing entirely."

That crisis had made Xu Jiang realize his shortcomings.

Although Telekinetic Bullet could greatly improve his accuracy, its drawback was equally obvious.

The more severely telekinesis altered a bullet's trajectory, the weaker its killing power became, as though its force had been stripped away.

Most of the blame was surely Xu Jiang's terrible aim, yet Little Deagle had started criticizing himself instead. What a strange personality.

"Alright, let's stop talking about this. Let's check the loot." Xu Jiang changed the subject, hoping the young man would recover his spirits.

In a Spirit Domain, any item one came across could be taken away as long as one could carry it. It was merely a matter of whether it was valuable or not.

Black White Forest was, after all, a low-level Spirit Domain. Its herbs and ores were worth very little, and gathering them took a long time, making them hardly worthwhile.

The things dropped by monsters were also a mixed bag.

Things like the Ya Ya People's stinky socks and the Minotaur's broken axes were completely worthless.

Fortunately, this trip had not been entirely fruitless. There was still that metal box, which the four monsters had been gathered around studying earlier.

He crouched down and inspected the box's exterior.

It appeared to be a metal weapon case, with two combination locks fastened to it. To open it, he had to solve the riddle on the box.

Junior, by the time you see this box, I will surely have died from grievous injuries. Inside are my belongings, which should be of some help to you.

But if you wish to obtain them, you must first pass my test. Do your best to solve my riddle.

Let the inverse function of the monotonic differentiable function f(x) be g(x). Given f(1)=3, f'(1)=2, and f"(3)=6, find g'(3)=...

Bang! Bang!

"Find my ass, you idiot!"

Xu Jiang cursed as he opened fire, blasting both locks apart on the spot. His math had been taught by a PE teacher. If he could solve something with his hands, he would never waste his breath.

Once the locks had been smashed, the case opened as well. Its contents made Xu Jiang's eyes light up.

A military rifle, a compact submachine gun, and a tactical dagger, along with several hundred rounds of ammunition. They were all Level 1 equipment.

The military rifle was even blue-quality. It appeared to be an inheritance left behind by some Mech-type predecessor.

Weapons and equipment were not only divided into white, blue, purple, pink, and orange grades, but also had level restrictions.

It was not that one could not hold them, but if a Level 1 beginner wielded a Level 10 weapon, they could very likely suffer backlash from the weapon when using skills.

He had heard that some wealthy people had methods to avoid this sort of backlash, but Xu Jiang did not know how, nor did he have the mind to think about it now.

His attention was fixed on the notification ringing in his mind.

Congratulations, you have discovered a mechanical unit that can be appointed.

Another general! Xu Jiang excitedly rubbed his hands together, immediately activated General's Order, and reached for the most conspicuous rifle.

Congratulations, appointment failed.

Damn it, why the hell are you congratulating me if the appointment failed?

Frowning, Xu Jiang tried the tactical dagger and the submachine gun as well. Both prompted the same appointment failure.

What was going on? Was this thing messing with him?

The General's Order talent could only appoint certain mechanical units, yet it never specified what weapons qualified. It was truly strange.

Spreading out his hand, Xu Jiang asked the Desert Eagle in his palm, "Do you know how General's Order can successfully appoint a general?"

Desert Eagle did not disappoint him and immediately explained, "Reporting to General, I do. A mechanical unit must possess a Mech Soul to be appointed."

"Oh? There's such a requirement? Then what is a Mech Soul?"

"It is a mechanical unit that has established merit and is willing to devote its soul to the revival of machinery."

"What an abstract concept. Can you simplify it? Just tell me how to identify a Mech Soul."

"That is simple. If it can be successfully appointed, then it possesses a Mech Soul."

Fine!

After going in circles, they were back where they started. He had asked for nothing.

Since Desert Eagle could not provide an answer, it was fortunate that reliable Qianji was there.

"Huh? General, could this be the new subordinate you are looking for?"

With Qianji controlling his hand, Xu Jiang flipped over the rifle on top and lightly poked the iron rod at the very bottom twice.

A mechanical unit that can be appointed has been discovered. Appoint it?

Huh? There was actually something hidden here? But what was it?

Xu Jiang picked up a small iron rod, only around twenty centimeters long. It was cylindrical and could be gripped in one hand.

Xu Jiang had noticed this thing earlier. He had thought it was a rifle stand, but apparently it was not.

"Appoint."

It was rare to find something usable, so Xu Jiang no longer hesitated and directly activated General's Order.

A flash of light passed by, and the little iron rod came to life.

"Phew~~ I finally escaped that box. Huh? Are you the Prince Charming who came to rescue Sparkles? You're quite handsome, you know. Hee hee hee."

An innocent young girl's voice rang out beside him, and she called herself Sparkles.

Although rescuing a beauty was delightful, the feeling became rather strange when that beauty was a little iron rod.

"What exactly are you?" Xu Jiang asked.

"Hmph! How could you ask a lady such a question? Hee hee hee."

A lady? Did you get reincarnated into the wrong body, you little hee-hee freak?

Xu Jiang grumbled inwardly. After examining the iron rod from top to bottom, he still could not figure out how to use it, but Qianji and Desert Eagle reacted intensely.

"Huh? You said your name is Sparkles? Mech Diva Sparkles?"

"Hee hee hee, that's right. You know me?"

"We do, we do! I'm Desert Eagle. You can call me Little Deagle. I really love listening to you sing."

"I am Admiral Qianji. Your singing indeed helps soothe one's mood after intense training."

Xu Jiang stared blankly at the three before him.

So now even a bunch of mechanical units were getting into idol fandom culture?