Last time you said you'd teach me how to pilot a mecha, and now you want me as your co-pilot?
If you were my passenger, I'd probably wreak havoc everywhere...
Besides, how difficult could things get at the beginning...?
However, Cheng Anlang found that he couldn't bring himself to refuse. He hesitated for a few seconds and then nodded.
Zhang Mingyu: "Okay, contact me if you need anything."
Cheng Anlang: "Hmm..."
After ending the call, Cheng Anlang thought: So Zhang Mingyu contacted me just to explain a detector to me, and incidentally told me he could be my passenger seat for fun? ??? Does he really have that much free time...?
A surge of secret joy welled up inside Cheng Anlang, but he shook his head to suppress it: Stop thinking nonsense, let's think about the mech ranking competition instead.
Cheng Anlang looked at Cheng Dahua, who was practicing blowing bubble gum: "Dahua, are you confident about the ranking competition?"
Cheng Dahua jumped: "Awooooo!"
With a "pop," the bubble smeared Cheng Dahua's face with pink.
However, unexpectedly, Cheng Anlang encountered an unconventional character like himself in the very first round...
Chapter 19, Section 19: Hair Dryer
Cheng Anlang peeled the chewing gum residue off Cheng Dahua's face and gave her a new piece: "Like a little fool..."
"Aww..."
Cheng Dahua continued to boast happily.
After settling Cheng Dahua in, Cheng Anlang opened the book Tong Ban had insisted on giving him: "Essential Strategies for Mech Ranking Battles: Not Mysticism, But Science!"
It contains detailed records of all sorts of techniques, such as having a higher win rate when participating at times that are multiples of three, praising the school before the competition, or sticking a picture of the founder of the mecha on your chest, and so on.
Better safe than sorry. Although Cheng Anlang felt the description was a bit far-fetched, he still planned to try it out at nine o'clock that night…
He summoned Da Hua into his mind and sent her to the combat room to modify his mecha.
At this time, there was hardly anyone left in the combat room. The moon was bright and the stars were few, with starlight streaming in through the window. Cheng Anlang turned on the lights in the combat room, and the room lit up instantly.
He opened the package, took out a hairdryer and a megaphone, and pulled out two instruction manuals.
The blower, once activated, will unleash a massive gust of wind from the cannon muzzle towards the other side, while the loudspeaker will amplify your voice from the cockpit.
The cockpit is actually equipped with a communicator, allowing direct communication between the two cockpits. However, the communication is limited to the two cockpits. The loudspeaker is installed on the external modification of the mech. What is said in the cockpit can be amplified ten or even dozens of times. The sound can not only penetrate the cockpit of the other party, but also reach the ears of onlookers. It seems to be of no use other than shouting.
This is Cheng Anlang's first time participating in ranked matches, so he will be matched with players of similar skill levels. Cheng Anlang knows that there are only a handful of players with low scores who are using the same basic mechs. He can basically deduce who his first few opponents will be. Cheng Anlang had secretly inquired about their ranked match times. Perhaps because they all believe in superstition, they all usually participate at 6 or 9 o'clock. Fortunately, this is the case, since there are very few people with the same skill level as Cheng Anlang. If he cannot find a suitable match at the right time, he will either fail to find a match or be matched with someone with a higher score.
So, did he install a hairdryer or a megaphone the first time?
There are too many types of custom modification parts, and their functions are also very diverse. Therefore, there are strict restrictions on custom modification parts in ranked matches. Ranked matches stipulate that each person can use a maximum of five types of custom modification parts, and each type can be used no more than three times.
As long as you install custom modification parts and participate in ranked matches, it counts as usage regardless of whether you actually start the game.
In the first game, his opponent was basically one of those players, and he had secretly watched their usual practice sessions. He felt that unless the map was too difficult, his chances of winning were quite high...
Installing a hair dryer is a bit of a waste...
But what if...?
What if we encounter a troublesome map, or the enemy has a flashy character in their modification slot...?
Cheng Anlang rested his chin on his hand and thought.
He didn't want to lose in the very first game...
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He did know something about the saying "auspicious beginnings"...
Cheng Anlang gritted his teeth: Forget it, let's install the hair dryer just in case.
Despite his heartache, Cheng Anlang entered the data for the hair dryer according to the instructions and connected it to the second modification slot.
"drop--"
The mech's indicator light flashed as it acquired data; the modification bay was now connected.
Cheng Anlang checked the time; it was almost nine o'clock…
He entered the mech's cockpit, pulled out "Essential Guide to Mech Ranking: Not Mysticism, But Science!", and flipped through a few pages.
He pulled up a photo of the mecha founder from the AI, clasped his hands in prayer in front of the photo, first praising the mecha founder's achievements, then showering the school with compliments. At nine o'clock, he clicked to enter the ranked match.
"Buzz—"
A very slight feeling of dizziness swept through his mind.
The ranked matches are also played on a virtual battlefield, which will not affect real people or mechs. You can use your real name or remain anonymous. Cheng Anlang chose to use his real name.
Matching - please wait -
Half a minute later—
"Hello."
"I know you, you're the one who grows flowers!"