The Pride in a Young Man's Bones

(My baby suddenly had persistent diarrhea during the day, so I had to take time off work to go to the hospital. Sorry for the late update.)

The group was dazzled by the bustling scene, and almost all of them were momentarily stunned.

This lively scene is exactly what they imagined.

Intelligent robots provide directions, and many professions highlight themselves in their own unique ways.

For example, the mech that charged straight at them... covered in spikes!

"It's a real mecha!" The fat man's eyes widened in disbelief.

This mech has a powerful and stylish outer armor with numerous air deflectors, and its raised hand looks like it should be equipped with a weapon.

"Light modular armor, this level of flight enhancement components looks like it must be a firepower-type mech for long-range and aerial combat, but it's not equipped with weapons yet, probably because the academy doesn't allow it, tsk tsk." The White Hair guy looked at it with shining eyes and muttered to himself.

Then, following the mecha, I looked back.

Mecha Academy

"... Mu Fan, you can go and register now. I suggest you ask why we are all departments, while yours is an academy."

White Hair said with a resentful look.

"Yes, sir, you should go quickly, we'll go with you," Wang Nuonuo said excitedly.

Mu Fan scratched his head awkwardly and had no choice but to take the lead and walk in that direction.

As this group of people walked over, some people over there had already noticed them.

It must be said that the senior students in charge of recruiting new students at the Mecha Academy were not particularly thin, while the number of female senior students was relatively small.

A young man wearing blue, streamlined arm armor was swinging his arms back and forth in an experiment when he saw this group of people.

Although the White Hair was eye-catching, his gaze was fixed on the girl with the elfin eyes ever since he saw her.

"Yi Jin, what are you daydreaming about? What do you think of this latest hand coordination device? We had an expert optimize 36 circuits in total."

"Huh? Oh, very good, very good. The feedback is much more precise than the original, and it felt very easy to swing it just now."

By this time, Mu Fan and his group were getting closer and closer to the registration area of the Mecha Academy. Seeing someone about to greet them, the young man called Yi Jin quickly stepped forward and squeezed in front of his classmate, smiling at Mu Fan... Behind him, Wang Nuonuo smiled and asked, "Excuse me, are you here to register for the Mecha Academy?"

However, instead of receiving a reply from the elfin-like beautiful girl, he heard a quiet "Mm" from the side.

Wang Nuonuo giggled, covered her mouth, and pointed at Mu Fan, saying, "It's not us, it's him."

"Hahaha~" Laughter erupted around them, making Yi Jin's face instantly awkward. When she looked at Mu Fan again, she was no longer so friendly.

"Please show me your admission notice."

Mu Fan handed over the Special Training Base's ID card directly, "Hello senior, the instructor took my admission notice beforehand."

Um?

As a result, Yi Jin gently touched the heavy metal card to the instrument.

Mu Fan's personal information was instantly displayed:

[Cadet - Mu Fan, 17 years old, Army Reserve Special Recruitment, assigned to the Mecha Academy.]

A tall female senior glanced over casually and exclaimed in surprise, "She's actually Reserve Special Recruitment recruit?"

The sound wasn't loud, but it did draw the attention of those around, with several teenagers in line looking over curiously.

For them, the Reserve Special Recruitment only existed in stories. They never expected to actually see a specially recruited student here, and with a kind face.

"I didn't expect that a specially recruited student would come to report for duty right at the beginning."

"Where is it? Where is it? Let me see!"

Several teenagers started making a fuss as soon as they saw this.

"Mu Fan, your identity is actually so powerful?" the fat man exclaimed in surprise.

"Mu Fan has even more amazing things he hasn't told you about..." the White Hair added quietly.

At this moment, a disgruntled snort came from backstage, and the flustered trainees in the registration area dared not utter a sound.

"You're all getting this excited over a single specially recruited student? How have the prestige of the Dingchuan Mecha Department been tarnished all these years? Seeing how enthusiastic you are is truly embarrassing."

A cold, arrogant voice came from behind, and Mu Fan and the others looked up.

A tall, well-built young man in a gray uniform walked out of a passageway, his short black hair concealing an arrogant gaze.

When his gaze swept over the senior students, several students who had gathered in front of Mu Fan lowered their heads in unison.

"Who is he?" Mu Fan glanced at the man and turned to ask.

"The person in charge of this recruitment at the Mecha Academy is a third-year student, the vice president of the Dingchuan Mecha Club, and is known as the Ghost Tiger— Klock," Yi Jin explained to Mu Fan in a low voice, but still wanted to get the pretty girl over there to pay more attention to him.

"Oh~" Mu Fan remained noncommittal.

Klock had already walked up to Yi Jin's side. As Mu Fan got closer, he realized that the other man was a head taller than him, and with that cold and arrogant gaze, he truly had an extraordinary aura.

The fat man next to him had already shrank his neck when no one was looking.

The chubby boy was instinctively afraid of people who looked powerful and imposing; otherwise, he wouldn't have bullied them for so many years.

As for Yin Shuai, his eyes suddenly showed great interest. He provocatively stroked his White Hair with one hand and cast a defiant look at him.

Unexpectedly, Klock completely ignored Mu Fan, calmly looking at Yi Jin first, "Since you've chosen to pilot this steel behemoth, your will will guide all its actions. Therefore, I've always opposed Mecha Department students being like those in other majors, devoid of any fighting spirit. A bad temper or a harsh tone is fine; what I want to see is your wolf-like nature!"

"What the senior said is true." Several second-year students, including Yi Jin, lowered their heads and said at the same time.

"Don't act like you've never seen anything like this before. As the largest department in the Dingchuan Academy, and the only one with the 'Academy' suffix, show the arrogance you should have. If the freshmen are not convinced, tell them that if they have the ability, they can do the same in the future."

"New student, I'll handle your enrollment procedures. I also want to tell you what I just said to them. If you want to act tough here, then show me what you've got." Klock said, sitting gently in the mechanical chair and looking at Mu Fan.

"Great Bear, this guy looks really fierce." Wang Nuonuo quietly tugged at Mu Fan's clothes.

Mu Fan turned slightly to the side and nodded gently, indicating that he would speak first.

Mu Fan then handed over his ID card and politely said, "Thank you for your help, senior."

Klock was surprised by the boy's calm reaction. He couldn't help but twirl the metallic identity card in his palm and say, "Neither humble nor arrogant, I like that very much."

At this moment, Mu Fan gave a shy smile.

No one else saw the smile, but the White Hair who was closest saw it and felt a chill run down his spine for no reason.

Others might not know, but he knew Chu Chu that Mu Fan was a total brooding jerk. The boy's inherent pride and terrifying strength had repeatedly defied everyone's expectations.

"Senior, I just heard you say that the Mecha Academy hasn't been doing very well in recent years?"

Um?

Klock stopped tapping the screen, looked up, and stared coldly at the boy standing in front of him.

" In the Five Great Academies Mecha Exchange Competition, Dingchuan always comes in last place. Any further questions?"

Are they very strong?

Looking past Mu Fan towards the sky, Klock interlaced his fingers on the table and said in a seemingly nostalgic tone, "There are always more geniuses than you think. Back when Lei Nuo was around, we barely managed not to lose so humiliatingly. What, you want to fly before you can even walk? Perhaps there will be someone who can lead the Mecha Academy to new heights in the future, but I'm sure it won't be you, my specially recruited student!"

A smile appeared on Mu Fan's lips. Although his tone was calm, the fat man and the White Hair behind him felt their blood rush to their heads.

"Then I'll make defeating them my first goal."