You said mechs were going to fight monsters, but instead you're destroying stars with your bare

Chapter 38 Gentlemen, I like money

Li Zhe immediately rejected this idea.

If you hug someone's leg incorrectly, something bad will happen.

Those who abuse the favor of this senior's verbal promises will not go far in the future.

Besides, there are some legitimate ways to speed up the application and ranking process for mechs...

……

After returning to the villa, Li Zhe browsed the internal forum for mecha pilots.

A temporary worker recruitment post caught his attention—

The Abyss Frontline Intelligence Support Team is recruiting junior analysts!

The job mainly involves analyzing combat data transmitted back by frontline mech pilots and providing them with intelligence support.

Supports remote work and performance-based compensation based on contribution.

Those with outstanding performance will be given priority in applying for mechs!

With my intelligence advantage and analytical skills, I can easily handle this job!

Li Zhe immediately submitted his application and resume.

The review process was very efficient; it was approved in no time.

that's it.

Li Zhe joined an intelligence support team codenamed "Insight" through remote collaboration.

I was assigned to a junior analyst position, a temporary summer job.

The group leader's attitude towards the addition of Li Zhe, a "sports prodigy," was ambiguous.

They simply gave him a bunch of basic materials to study, as if it were a formality.

They were informed that the group was currently contracted to form an elite mech pilot squad called "Vanguard Blade".

They are exploring an unusual area in the Abyss and urgently need intelligence support from the rear.

And that so-called "abnormal area"...

Li Zhe glanced at the intelligence data...

At a collapsed overpass site, the remains of a massive, tunnel boring machine-shaped monster remain.

What?
Isn't this the very place where I hunted that two-headed burrowing dragon?
The "Vanguard Blade" team transmitted back environmental data from the scene.

They were at a loss, faced with the monster's enormous remains.

According to their understanding, this is the first time that humans have discovered an elite-level monster that, after being killed, did not completely turn to ashes but instead left behind a huge wreckage!

The "Insight" team immediately convened an online video conference for an emergency discussion.

Although Li Zhe was a newcomer, he was also brought into the meeting.

A brief self-introduction is also required...

When the other members of the group learned that Li Zhe was actually a "sports student" who scored zero on the written test...

A strange and disdainful look involuntarily crept into his eyes.

"A jock? Seriously? What could he possibly contribute to data analysis?"

"Never mind him, he's just there to fill the space. Let's focus on the problem itself."
“Новичок, слушайвнимательноиучись.Невмешивайсявразговорстарших.” (Newcomer, listen carefully and learn well. Don't interrupt the seniors' discussion.)
"まあ, Shikata Nana. Newcomers can observe and learn by seeing and learning." (Well, there is no other way. It is also a rule to let newcomers observe and learn first.)
After a brief ceremony to mark the beginning of the new relationship, the meeting officially commenced.

Based on the data transmitted back by the "Vanguard Blade" team, senior analysts debated endlessly.

The conclusion is...

The core weaknesses and structural principles of this monster are completely undetermined.

It is also difficult to determine why such a huge skeleton remained.

Just when everyone was at a loss.

Li Zhe, who had been lurking and spying on the screen, calmly turned on his microphone.

"I suspect that these two tunnel boring machines are just parasitic 'shells'."

His voice reached the ears of every member of the meeting.

"The true monster's body is probably an organic tumor-like tissue similar to that of parasitic monsters. That's likely its core and weakness."

This statement immediately drew criticism from some group members.

For a newcomer who is all brawn and no brains to say something like that is simply wishful thinking!

That's the Steel Empire!

How could other types of monsters possibly appear?

Of course, some more conservative group members said that this phenomenon is not impossible.

Research on the Abyss Realm is still in its early stages.

Based on the intelligence sent back by the mech pilots, it seems that there are ways to reach other types of ghost realms, but this has not yet been confirmed.

But perhaps it really is a monster that came from another strange realm, and combined with the ecological environment of the Steel Empire, this situation arose?

Ultimately, the team leader made the decision.

He decided to immediately relay this conclusion to the frontline team.

They were advised to follow Li Zhe's approach and conduct the corresponding debris cutting and energy detection.

A few minutes later, the frontline team sent back the latest reconnaissance results—

The facts perfectly confirmed Li Zhe's guess!
The entire intelligence team fell into a deathly silence.

Then, bursts of incredulous exclamations erupted.

This new "sports student" in their eyes...

It actually pinpointed the essence of the problem that even seasoned analysts couldn't see!

……

Over the next two days.

Li Zhe focused on his job.

Activate the double fun mode of the Demon God Mech and enter the Abyss Realm for an intense "buffet" session.

After the modules are integrated into the module, the erosion effect of the Abyss Domain becomes weaker.

You can basically run a dungeon every day.

They've reached a new level, with their attendance rate in Abyss dungeons far exceeding others.

Li Zhe efficiently farmed monsters to improve his strength.

They collected a lot of accurate first-hand intelligence.

The monsters in the outer regions of the Steel Empire no longer pose any threat to him.

Even elite monsters with a combat power of 1.5 or higher are as fragile as paper in front of his 3.0 level demonic mech.

He even discovered some entirely new types of monsters.

One little guy, whose whereabouts are elusive, stands out!

It was a "gold-digging slime" made from a discarded ATM and countless coins.

[Catalog Number: Gold Digger Slime (STSLM-35072)]

[Type: Third Generation Abyss Apostle - Slime - Mechanical Mutant]

【Combat strength: 1.0】

[Special Ability: Immune to physical attacks, adept at spitting a highly corrosive "copper-smelling" slime]

[Note: Money is the root of all evil, but you can't live without it.]

These monsters that are immune to physical attacks are indeed difficult to deal with.

However, Li Zhe switched to the Thermal Battle Axe mode and unleashed energy wave damage.

This guy is easy to deal with.

With a single blow of the axe, it melted into a pool of molten iron.

A golden icosahedron, like a die, was revealed.

【Name: Star Core Gold】

[Quality: Rare]

[Type: Core Material]

[Effect: A valuable core material that can be used to strengthen the mothership]

This golden thing looks incredibly valuable!

Unfortunately, the materials dropped by these monsters seem to be only usable for upgrading mechs or crafting modules.

It's completely useless and worthless to anyone or anything on Earth. This is actually the first time I've seen material with this kind of effect.

This thing isn't used to enhance mechs, but rather to enhance... a mothership?
Could it be that our mechs can be equipped with fleets of ships?!

Li Zhe couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

Mechs without a mothership are like fried rice without scallions, or dumplings without vinegar.

But having a mothership or something...

This goal seems a bit far off, so let's focus on the present.

In the past two days, Li Zhe has noticed an increasing number of second-generation apostles.

[Catalog Number: Information's Sin (STDAT-26074)]

[Type: Second Generation Abyss Apostle - Electronic Virus - Data Mutant]

【Combat strength: 1.8】

[Special Abilities: Capable of hacking into and paralyzing the electronic systems of mechs, releasing powerful electromagnetic pulses; its main body is composed of a core data stream, making it extremely difficult to detect.]

[Note: Internet disconnection is a form of modern torture.]

This monster is made up of a massive amount of discarded power lines, network cables, and fiber optic cables tangled together, and it is enormous in size.

For a regular mech pilot, let alone confronting it head-on.

Once invaded, the mech will be turned into a pile of immobile scrap metal.

However, Li Zhe's armored physique made him completely immune to this kind of data-level attack.

Simply activate the detection module to pinpoint the core data stream that is traveling at high speed through the cable.

Wielding precision repair tools, they forcefully intervened—

They deleted the database and ran away—a complete disaster!

After two days of Abyss Buffet training.

Li Zhe's combat power increased from 3.21 to 3.6, and he also acquired a lot of core materials for future use.

While running dungeons, he also selected some of the collected data and compiled it into a report.

Uploaded to the project sharing repository of the "Insights" group.

These reports are shockingly detailed.

It not only accurately marks the core weaknesses, behavior patterns, and material drop rules of various monsters.

They even accurately predicted the respawn time of small-scale "beast tides" in certain areas by analyzing the monster spawn mechanism.

These reports, once uploaded, immediately sparked a strong reaction in the "Insights" group.

"Holy crap! Is this newbie a monster?!"

"His analytical skills and work efficiency? In just two days, he has published more reports than our entire team did in the past two weeks!"

"Are you sure this isn't just a filler report to reach the word count?"

"Too curly! This guy is fucking curly!"

Some mech pilot squads that worked with the "Insight" group were initially skeptical of these reports.

They decided to give it a try and deployed their operations based on the intelligence provided by Li Zhe...

Holy crap! A support carry! Awesome!
They not only avoided a deadly "beast tide".

He also managed to evade the pursuit of several extremely troublesome Apostle-level monsters and save his life.

They even used their intelligence advantage to set traps.

Successfully hunted down several monsters that I wouldn't have dared to touch before!

The "Insightful" group quickly gained fame.

Its overall ranking among all logistics support teams has been rising rapidly.

Various collaborations and high commissions came one after another.

The team's overall performance rating soared.

And as the core contributor to all of this.

Li Zhe's personal performance reached a terrifying number in just two days.

Not only did they easily meet the requirements for applying for the mecha ahead of time, but they even had more than enough.

The group leader was overjoyed.

I personally used my highest internal privileges to submit a priority application for him.

June 14th, Saturday, Crisis Era 1.

The team leader contacted Li Zhe via encrypted communication.

"Li Zhe! Good news! Your summoning permit has been approved!"

On the other end of the communication line, the team leader's voice trembled slightly with excitement.

"Zhe Shen, you're truly our group's lucky star! To recognize your outstanding contributions, the core members of the group have unanimously decided to award you a huge bonus of... five million yuan!"

"Ding ~"

The phone rang.

Li Zhe glanced at the text message he received, somewhat bewildered.

[Your account ending in xxxx has been credited with 5000000.00 yuan]

I looked at the text message from my mobile banking app confirming the arrival of my funds.

The string of zeros made him unable to recognize the character "0" at all.

Damn it...

Five...five million!

Cash!
This...this is fucking awesome!
He felt a tingling sensation on his scalp, and an indescribable, immense joy instantly surged to the top of his head!
Although they already own a villa on an island.

But this real cash shock is still quite shocking!

Holy crap, is this the beauty of big numbers?

Cool!
The team leader also provided a thoughtful follow-up notification.

The summoning ceremony is scheduled for four days later on June 18th.

The address was assigned to the temporary base of the East China Joint Defense Mech University, which is nearby.

I expressed my gratitude to the team leader and then hung up.

Li Zhe was still immersed in immense joy.

That's when.

The long-unused system panel suddenly made a "ding" sound.

A brand new task pops up.

[Second installment of the ace pilot's exclusive mission chain: Finding a home for your ride]

[Description: A powerful mech naturally needs a matching mothership. It will be your mobile fortress for conquering the stars and the abyss, a warm harbor when you return weary. Please equip your mech with a mothership uniquely yours!]

[Requirement: Obtain a vehicle that can be used as a mothership]

[Reward: You will receive extremely generous rewards based on your final rating]

Li Zhe looked at the task and fell into deep thought.

Mothership?

As a melee armor, what I need is a mothership...

He activated the detection device and gazed at the distant horizon, at the indistinct outline of the aircraft carrier that was cruising...

Wow, look at that perfectly straight flight deck and that towering, upturned island superstructure.

I wonder if this Jiangzhe warship will be willing to enter my harbor tonight...

Cough cough... Calm down.

Li Zhe quickly dismissed this beautiful and bold idea.

This level of national strategic equipment is not something that private individuals can own.

But...

Should we take it one step at a time and build a smaller boat?
Then the problem is coming.

A small boat…

For example, what is the value of a yacht?

(End of this chapter)