Interstellar Super Planter

Chapter 1135 Modified Mech
In that half minute, more than a thousand mechs fought fiercely with the Zerg. If the space pirates' mechs hadn't been modified, there would have been casualties long ago.
Most of the space pirate mech pilots are beginners, and they have little experience in killing the insectoid race. They are already risking their lives to pilot mechs and fight the insectoid race. If they had a choice, they would have run away long ago.

Less than half of the mech pilots were skilled and experienced in combat. Although they were not as good as Ye Lan and Ye Hao, it was not difficult for them to kill an insect soldier in three to five moves. Even if they could not wipe out all the insects within five minutes, eliminating half of them would not be a problem.

Watching his children fight from the cockpit, Ye Zhi Qiu frowned and then showed a satisfied expression. He was only relieved after the two of them killed the insect general.

Although Ye Lan and Ye Hao were in their forties, in his eyes they were still inexperienced children with little combat experience, especially in life-or-death battles. Otherwise, the two of them could have killed the insect general in two moves and wouldn't have had to waste the last two moves.

Zhu Shunming praised, "Your two children are already very outstanding. They became Grandmasters before they were even fifty years old, and they went to the battlefield to kill the insectoid race at such a young age. They will be able to make a living anywhere in the chaotic world. They are much better than our older generation."

Ye Zhi Qiu stared intently at the battlefield without speaking, but the pride in his expression was impossible to conceal.
His cultivation had reached its limit, with no possibility of improvement, but his children's success was his greatest pride.

Five minutes passed in the blink of an eye. Nearly ten thousand insect soldiers were not so easy to kill. After all, the combat power of the space pirates was not as good as that of the army. The fact that they could hold out for so long without casualties was already quite surprising to the officer on the escort ship.

"This Cold Night Mercenary Group is alright. Although those mech pilots are low-level, they maintained their formation and held off nearly 10,000 insect soldiers with just over a thousand people without a single casualty. This shows that they are well-trained. Ye Zhi Qiu is quite capable."

For an officer to say such things to a third-rate mercenary group is already the highest praise one can give.

The adjutant remained silent, his eyes fixed on the screen, before suddenly saying, "There's something wrong with their mechs."

"Ah! What's the problem?"

The frigate commander watched the battle but didn't pay attention to the mechs of Leng Ye and his men, because they were too varied, unlike the military's standard mechs, which were uniform in model and easy to see.

The adjutant said, "Did you notice that those mechs are all old and outdated models, but their defensive capabilities and speed are comparable to the latest models? Moreover, when the mechs are attacked, they unleash supernatural attacks. If the Empire had this technology, it would probably equip its military with it first..."

The implication was clear to the officer even without being told: none of their soldiers possessed such mechs, and the existing ones were outdated models, requiring personal modifications. The Cold Night Mercenary Group was truly a surprise!

Five minutes passed in the blink of an eye. The commander ordered Ye Zhi Qiu to abandon the pursuit of the remaining Zerg soldiers and immediately withdraw and set sail.

Upon receiving the order, Ye Zhi Qiu immediately contacted Ye Lan and Ye Hao to withdraw. Knowing that time was limited, everyone had to find a way to escape the battle and cover each other's retreat once five minutes were up.

Various handheld firearms began to pour forth from the secondary gun muzzles of the warships, hindering the Zerg's pursuit and covering the retreat of the mech squadron.

They regularly practiced various combat scenarios, and everyone returned in an orderly manner. Ye Lan, Ye Hao, and some highly skilled mech pilots covered the rear, preventing the Zerg from catching up.

Unexpectedly, the insect soldiers, having lost their commander, saw the situation was not good. The intelligent ones turned around and ran away, and many of the confused insect soldiers followed suit. Surprisingly, not many insect soldiers chased after them, and all the mech pilots retreated to the warship without any danger.

Ye Lan and Ye Hao returned to the Violet and reported the battle situation to Ye Zhi Qiu.

In this battle, the mech squadron suffered zero deaths, 10 seriously injured, and more than 200 slightly injured. These injured space pirates were all attacked by the Zerg due to their lack of experience and momentary panic. Fortunately, the mechs were effective, and although they were injured, their lives were not in danger.

Such achievements are easily attainable by regular legions, and while they are not uncommon among civilian mercenary groups, very few can actually achieve them.

After reporting to his military superiors, Ye Zhiqiu set sail immediately, with the transport fleet following closely behind, rushing back to their base at full speed. The hospital ship also had to head to the rear, so time was of the essence.

The commander of the escort ship was watching the battle replay of the Cold Night Mercenary Group. After watching it carefully, he indeed discovered the anomaly of those modified mechs.

Judging from the combat, Leng Ye's mech pilots clearly lacked some piloting experience. Perhaps they didn't even pass the mech pilot exam. Being able to pilot a mech shows that they have good talent, but they are all self-taught and haven't received formal training. Their foundation is not solid, and it's already quite impressive that they dared to come out and participate in the battle.

In the military, such a rookie would definitely not be sent out to kill Zerg. Going there would be like sending him to his death. He would be shot through the cockpit by the Zerg in no time and die a gruesome death, without even having time to self-destruct.

However, because of the superior performance of their mechs, which compensated for the lack of combat experience among the mech pilots, Leng Ye and his group fought the insect soldiers with extraordinary ferocity without suffering any casualties.

If this type of mech were equipped throughout the army, it would undoubtedly have an amazing effect on the battlefield. Moreover, with such high-quality mechs, the entry requirements for mech pilots could be lowered, the size of mech squadrons in the army could be increased, and more Zerg could be killed, and...

His heart was pounding, his eyes were shining. The benefits were simply too numerous to count; it might even become the turning point in the war, allowing the human army to defeat the Zerg in one fell swoop.

We can't wait a moment longer; we must report it.

"I'll contact Regiment Commander Zhao immediately and tell him I have important military intelligence to report."

The adjutant was taken aback. "You want to report Leng Ye's special mecha? What if Leng Ye's master is unwilling to hand over the technology? Should we contact Leng Ye's people first?"

The adjutant's concerns are valid. The empire treats ability users, weapon refiners, and pharmacists very well, giving them a higher status than ordinary people. Those mechs are clearly not technological products; they must have been modified by a weapon refiner. What if they rashly report this and displease that weapon refiner master?
The frigate commander said in a deep voice, "What is there to worry about when the country is in danger? As long as we can eliminate the Zerg, he should do his part regardless of his status. If that master could reveal his weapon-forging method, how many of our brave men could survive! The battle situation on the front lines is getting more and more difficult. What will happen to the hundreds of millions of people in the empire if all the soldiers die? No matter what the outcome, I have to give it a try."

The adjutant knew he was right, but he was afraid that the other party didn't want to make it public at all;

The situation in the middle star system is already extremely critical, with countless people dying every moment. However, the great families and noble families in the central star system all have profound foundations, with martial arts, supernatural abilities, and even legendary immortal techniques filling their warehouses, yet none of them have ever said they would make them public.

In the past, anyone who stole a noble family's martial arts techniques would be hunted down and their entire family wiped out. Instead of finding ways to make their secret manuals publicly available for others to learn in order to deal with the insectoid swarm, those noble lords are forcing a third-rate mercenary group to comply. Isn't that a bit...

The adjutant felt a little uncomfortable. He came from a commoner background, unlike the frigate captain who came from an aristocratic family and was used to aristocratic thinking. He couldn't say it outright, so he could only contact their direct superior.

The frigate commander's rank wasn't high enough to be considered a big shot in the logistics department, so he could only report the discovery to his superiors, hoping they could discuss it with Leng Ye's people. As long as he could get his hands on the technology and have it studied by the military's weapon refiners, he would have made a great contribution and might even be promoted and transferred to another fleet.

Su Qing was unaware that her modified mecha had attracted attention, and some people were already trying to use it to gain merit and promotion.