Mech Diva

At the critical moment, I learned a skill. My Qianji is really powerful!

Without a word, Xu Jiang activated [Shadowstep] and flashed sharply to his side, creating distance in the blink of an eye.

The blood-soaked bull, only now foolishly crashed into his afterimage. With an overestimation of its strength, it stumbled and almost fell off the cliff.

Seeing this, Xu Jiang decided to give it a hand. He rushed behind the bull and delivered a powerful [Knee Strike] to its rear.

Bang!

"Moo~~" The bull let out a pained cry and plunged down the hillside, rolling all the way down covered in blood, looking quite tragic.

Kind-hearted Xu Jiang, unable to bear its suffering any longer, pulled the trigger again, sending the bull on its way with a burst of bullets.

"Phew~~ A close call, but well done! Qianji." Xu Jiang gave his trusted subordinate a thumbs-up.

Qianji under the Inspiration state was truly terrifying. It had learned two skills consecutively; saying that out loud would scare people to death.

In contrast, Qianji did not seek praise and replied with high spirits, "Thank you, General, for your compliment. This is what I should do."

As expected of my top female general, her voice is pleasant, and she's very capable. Truly excellent.

On the other hand, Desert Eagle, this young man, was a bit dejected.

"I'm sorry, General. The trajectory correction of the Telekinetic Bullet affected the bullet's lethality, putting you in danger."

"Uh, it's fine. At worst, I'll just shoot a few more times. It's better than missing."

The recent crisis made Xu Jiang realize his shortcomings.

Although [Telekinetic Bullet] greatly improved accuracy, its drawbacks were also quite obvious.

The greater the deviation in the trajectory due to telekinetic interference, the weaker the bullet's lethality, as if its force had been drained.

Most of the responsibility for this was undoubtedly due to Xu Jiang's poor aim, but this young student Sha, however, began to self-reflect. This personality was truly strange.

"Alright, let's not talk about this for now. Let's go check out the spoils of war." Xu Jiang changed the subject, hoping to help him regain his spirits.

In the Spirit Domain, any item seen could be taken as long as it could be carried, with varying values.

After all, [Black White Forest] was a low-level Spirit Domain. The value of herbs and ores was very low, and the harvesting time was long, making it not very worthwhile.

The items dropped by monsters were also miscellaneous.

Things like the Ya Ya People's smelly socks and the Minotaur's rotten axes had no value at all.

Fortunately, this time wasn't a complete loss. Look, there was a metal chest, which was being observed and studied by four monsters just now.

He squatted down to examine the appearance of the chest.

This seemed to be a metal weapon case, with two combination locks on it. To open it, one had to solve the puzzle on the box.

[Junior, by the time you see this box, I will surely have died from severe injuries. The box contains my belongings, which should be of some help to you.]

[But to obtain them, you must pass my test. Try to solve my riddle.]

[Let g(x) be the inverse function of the monotonically differentiable function f(x). Given f(1)=3, f'(1)=2, f"(3)=6, find g'(3)=……]

Bang! Bang!

"I curse your ancestors, you idiot!"

Xu Jiang cursed and started shooting, destroying the two locks on the spot. My math was taught by the gym teacher. If I can use my hands, I don't need to talk much.

After smashing the locks, the chest opened, and the contents inside made Xu Jiang's eyes light up.

A military rifle, a submachine gun, and a combat knife, along with several hundred bullets, all were level 1 equipment.

The military rifle was even blue-quality. It seemed to be the legacy left by some Mech-type senior.

In the classification of weapons and equipment, besides the quality differences of white, blue, purple, pink, and orange, there were also level restrictions.

It wasn't that one couldn't hold it, but a level 1 novice holding a level 10 weapon might suffer a backlash when releasing skills.

He heard that some wealthy people could find ways to avoid such backlash problems, but Xu Jiang didn't know, nor did he have the time to think about it now.

His attention was all focused on the notification sound in his mind.

[Congratulations, a recruit-able Mech has been discovered.]

Another great general! Xu Jiang excitedly rubbed his hands and activated [General's Order] for the first time, reaching for the most conspicuous rifle.

[Congratulations, recruitment failed.]

Damn it, why congratulate me if the recruitment failed!

Xu Jiang frowned and tried the combat knife and the submachine gun, but all prompted recruitment failure.

What's going on, are they playing with me?

The [General's Order] talent could only recruit certain Mechs, but it didn't specify which weapons, which was truly strange.

Xu Jiang spread his hands and asked Desert Eagle in his palm, "Do you know how to successfully recruit with [General's Order]?"

Desert Eagle did not disappoint him and immediately explained, "Report, General, I know. You must possess a Mech Soul to be recruited."

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

"It is a Mech that has made meritorious contributions and is willing to dedicate its soul to the revival of Mechs."

"That's a very abstract concept, can you simplify it? Just tell me directly, how do I judge if something has a Mech Soul."

"That's simple. If you can successfully summon a general, it possesses a Mech Soul."

Got it!

After all that back and forth, we're back where we started. It was a waste of time.

Sha Ying couldn't get any answers, but thankfully, there was the reliable Qianji.

"Huh? General, do you see this? Isn't this the new subordinate you're looking for?"

Xu Jiang's hand, controlled by Qianji, flipped open the rifle on top and gently poked the iron rod at the very bottom twice.

[Mech found for summoning, do you wish to summon?]

Huh? There's something hidden? But what is this?

Xu Jiang picked up a small iron rod, about 20 centimeters long, cylindrical, and could be held in one hand.

Xu Jiang had seen this thing earlier. He thought it was a support stand for the rifle, but now it seemed it wasn't.

"Summon."

It was rare to encounter something usable, so Xu Jiang didn't hesitate and directly activated the [General's Order].

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

"Hoo~~ Finally free from the box. Huh? Are you the Prince Charming here to rescue Sparkles? You're quite handsome, ying ying ying."

A young girl's innocent and lively voice sounded in his ear, and she even called herself Sparkles.

While being a hero saving a damsel was a happy thing, the object of affection being a small iron rod felt a bit off.

"What are you?" Xu Jiang asked.

"Hmph! How can you ask a lady such a question, ying ying ying."

Lady? Did you get reincarnated incorrectly, you ying ying monster.

Xu Jiang grumbled inwardly. He looked it up and down, completely failing to understand how to use the iron rod. Meanwhile, Qianji and Sha Ying reacted intensely.

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

"Ying ying ying, that's right, you know me?"

"Yes, yes, my name is Sha Ying. You can just call me Xiao Sha. I really love listening to you sing."

"I am General Qianji. Your singing voice indeed helps to relax the mood after strenuous training."

Xu Jiang looked at the three of them with a bit of bewilderment.

So now, even a group of machines are playing fan club culture?