Mech: Shattering of the Galaxy

"Nuonuo is indeed a good girl!"

When Black expressed this, Mu Fan nodded in strong agreement.

Looking at the young girl beside him, Mu Fan revealed a clean and sunny smile, "Alright."

Hehe~

Seeing how readily Mu Fan accepted her proposal, Wang Nuonuo's big eyes curved into smiles again, like two clear new moons.

Whenever this moment came, this smiling girl would find that relaxed, free state like at home.

Home...

Suddenly I really feel homesick?

A trace of longing suddenly flashed in Wang Nuonuo's big eyes.

"Why did your expression suddenly become melancholic?"

Hearing Mu Fan's words, Nuonuo shook her head and smiled again, "It's nothing, just suddenly missed home since I've never been so far away before. It's all good now, let's eat, eat, eat!"

Wang Nuonuo was always the cheerful and optimistic young girl, unchanged since the day they met.

Mu Fan grinned and said, "Let's go!"

Under the green shade, two figures with their laughter trailing behind them walked further and further away.

...

The next day, Mu Fan still got up before 4 am.

It was once again the misty Little Green Mountain, and once again the figure of the youth was fixed on the mountain path.

He had gradually gotten used to the constant presence of the flexible weighted clothing.

When Mu Fan, drenched in sweat, reached the stone platform at the peak,

The figure like a distant mountain, with brows like ink, still stood with a bow, her bow clothes fluttering in the cold mountain breeze.

A lock of black hair lifted, and beneath a swift glimpse was a beautiful and fair neck.

A thought suddenly arose in Mu Fan's heart, wondering how many days Senior Sister Lu had actually stood here, truly unimpeded by the weather?

The faint figure beneath the gloomy sky did not stir at all due to Mu Fan's arrival.

Now, Lu Qingxue seemed like a wooden sculpture, motionless and silent.

"Good morning," Mu Fan's voice was cheery.

"Morning," her voice was as cool as always.

Neither mentioned the incident that happened during the Swordsmanship Club recruitment yesterday, perhaps would only have done so if Qingxue were surprised by Mu Fan's defeat.

When Mu Fan climbed down the mountain carrying that giant rock again, Lu Qingxue still maintained her archery stance, eternal and unchanging.

Both were implementing their wills in their own style, but if summed up could be described by the same phrase.

Unstoppable!

Lu Qingxue was like a cold and sharp sword blade.

And Mu Fan was the blazing flame that burnt everything in its way!

Return, wash up.

The other roommates in the dormitory were still not up.

They had agreed to go out for a meal together this weekend.

However, before noon, Mu Fan had scheduled to go with Wang Nuonuo to check the storage of the Extreme Special Soldier.

After again satisfyingly checking the rapidly healing wound on his shoulder, Mu Fan solemnly dressed in the handmade suit Wang Nuonuo had given him over his flexible training suit.

Looking at the heroic figure in the mirror, Mu Fan straightened his collar and then left with ease.

Today's operation signaled that the countdown to the Mecha Combat competition had officially begun.

And his condition was recovering at a good pace.

He believed it would only take a few more days to return to his peak physical condition, except for that medicine.

Unable to use Blessed Relief for twenty days, everything else was progressing along a perfect path.

"Black, report on the progress of all matters."

"The Mechanical Dock expansion is now complete. Currently, the Shadow Fleet is rapidly expanding; the first regiment of 22 small fleets is 65% complete, and it is estimated to be fully formed in seven days! At that time, I will arrange for the first fleet to deploy."

Black's news was incredibly invigorating—the fully mechanized production process achieved astonishing efficiency under Black's complete control!

"Deploy? To where?" Walking alone on the paved road, Mu Fan's expression bore a maturity that belied his youthful appearance.

"To infiltrate the desolate asteroid belt near Blue Capital Star and enter a covert standby state."

"Okay, continue."

"The surveillance at Gaoling Ze's location was triggered only once, by Gaoling Ze complaining about failed actions against you, which is suspiciously low in frequency. Why just one complaint?"

"Don't worry about it. Were there any other key phrases triggered?" Mu Fan pondered and asked.

"No." Black confirmed decidedly.

Mu Fan, with a dignified demeanor, walked with a steady and powerful stride toward the meeting place he had arranged with Wang Nuonuo.

"What is the progress on deciphering the Star Map of the Three-color Relic?"

"Currently, the required super light computer is encountering some obstacles, and the progress is very slow, only at 14.71%. However, there's an opportunity to use the Mecha Exhibition Tournament when the attention of those super-sized heavy industries will be diverted and their surveillance will be weakened, allowing me to use robots for some physical port bridging."

"Yes, continue with that operation and inform me once the decryption is complete. Next, we shall formally familiarize ourselves with the Extreme Special Soldier..."

"Yes, exploring the charm of this mysterious technology is irresistible to this lord." Black agreed, having yet to encounter the formal data on the Extreme Special Soldier.

But today, they were about to enter Loki Heavy Industry's secret warehouse.

There, all data would be opened to him without reservation!

As he contemplated, Mu Fan came to a halt.

In the fine morning sunlight, a girl standing in front of him looked like an elf from a fairytale.

Wang Nuonuo looked radiant today, although her mood was severely impacted yesterday by someone named Lin An who had sent a thousand roses. However, after a good night's sleep, Princess Nuonuo felt invigorated!

She yawned cutely and slyly stuck her tongue out at Mu Fan nearby.

"My lord, the Mecha Exhibition Tournament is coming soon, and I'm so excited! This is Loki Heavy Industry's first time participating in such a large-scale star-system level event. If we achieve good results, Loki Heavy Industry's mechas entering the interstellar stage might not just be a dream!"

Her eyes filled with longing, Wang Nuonuo clenched her small fists energetically.

Mu Fan watched the lively and cheerful girl and smiled without saying a word.

This was not only the stage for Loki Heavy Industry but also his own.

Since it carried both their dreams, he would undoubtedly give it his all.

Following Wang Nuonuo's light steps to the school gate, they saw a deep space-gray Floating Car quietly parked.

Wang Nuonuo looked at Mu Fan, "It's Loki Heavy Industry's company car."

Mu Fan nodded and followed her directly into the Floating Car.

Inside, there was only one bald driver, who appeared cold and taciturn. When Wang Nuonuo entered, he did not even blink or make a sound.

"This is not a person…"

Black suddenly spoke up, making Mu Fan abruptly turn his gaze.

Noticing Mu Fan's look, Wang Nuonuo secretly smiled, "A driving-type bionic robot, because the place we are going to is Loki Heavy Industry's secret warehouse."

"My grandfather worries about me, so aside from his confidants, most are bionic robots, which can effectively protect my whereabouts. I never called this one before," she stuck her tongue out again, clearly uninterested in the chilly entity following her.

The journey was a blur of light and shadow; within the 20-layer deep three-dimensional roadway, the 31 changes in direction were dizzying.

Eventually, the Floating Car exited from the bottom layer of the urban cube on the edge of the downtown area.

"It's such a hassle, which is why I rarely go there," Wang Nuonuo explained with resignation.

When the car drove into the private passage many layers underground, the surroundings finally quieted down.

Feeling the eerie silence, Wang Nuonuo felt a chill creep up on her and subtly moved closer to Mu Fan.

Through the thick bulletproof glass, Mu Fan's gaze stretched forward.

Looking towards the silver-white warehouse by his side, there was only one cold laser-etched nameplate:

Nautilus Warehouse.