The Last Sentinel

In a dark conference room at a branch of the People's Alliance.

"Jin Tianci, you're under arrest."

The bright lights shone on Jin Tianci's face, which showed no trace of the sadness of a loser eating the dust, but rather a fanatical devotion.

Jin Tianci raised his hands, calmly looking at the electronic handcuffs locked to them, and provocatively addressed the guards in front of him, "You're angry, aren't you? You should be glad you caught me. If you had been any slower, all of India's landmass would have been covered by seawater! Then, the Earth would have lost 1.5 billion useless people!"

"What a pity! I almost managed to heal a deep-seated wound for this planet and for the entire Human Alliance!"

The lead guard punched Jin Tianci hard in the cheek. "The Extinction Order is meant to kill two hundred million people in Japan, but you secretly activated the Earth-Splitting Generator, causing the deaths of over a billion innocent humans. You are the executioner of the Homo sapiens race!"

A bright red fist mark marred Jin Tianci's cheek, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, yet his face was filled with arrogance. "Executioner? No, I am the purifier of this planet, the most ruthless recycling bin for the Homo sapiens! Our planet, no, I should say our entire Homo sapiens race, can only support the most superior carbon-based life forms. The rest of the trash humans should be ruthlessly purified! You simply don't understand how ugly those trashy guys are, contributing nothing to humanity yet clamoring to share the fruits of human wisdom. This era does not tolerate waste!"

boom--

Another punch landed on Jin Tianci's cheek.

Just then, footsteps sounded behind them. "Let me see who's resorting to vigilante justice!"

Dozens of squad members dressed in Human Alliance armor stepped forward, and the leader was none other than a member of the Twelve Knights of the Round Table of King Arthur.

Facing the S-class squad warriors, the security personnel stood ready. The squad leader asked, "We're responsible for capturing Jin Tianci. What are you going to do?"

"What a coincidence," said the Knights of the Round Table from King Arthur's squad. "I'm also in charge of capturing Jin Tianci."

The squad leader said, "We are acting on orders from the court to arrest Jin Tianci! Do not interfere with our law enforcement actions."

The Knights of the Round Table produced a wanted poster. "We are acting on orders from Lord Kuafu of the Cabinet to arrest Jin Tianci. This is Lord Kuafu's warrant. Please sign for it and then get out of here!"

The squad leader stared at the wanted poster without saying a word.

The Knight of the Round Table continued, "Three of the twelve courts are run by the Indians, right? Don't worry, those three will be purged soon. You and your superiors will be completely purged. No one can get a slice of the cake in this feast of human evolution without contributing anything. The Human Alliance will redefine what constitutes a valid Homo sapiens. Even though the Indians have a population of 100 billion, not everyone is considered a human. Only valid Homo sapiens are Homo sapiens."

Jin Tianci chuckled, leaning close to the squad leader and mockingly saying, "The Human Alliance isn't so easily fooled. Do you think you can usurp the Human Alliance like you usurped Atlantis? Wishful thinking! The Human Alliance belongs to the Great Xia Dynasty. The Great Xia and you Indians have been neighbors for thousands of years. Do you think we don't know what you're thinking? All you do is think about is reap the rewards, contributing nothing to technological development. You're good at parasitizing and spreading extremely fast. Your dreams are over! Hahaha!"

The squad leader snapped, "Shut up!"

The squad leader suddenly punched Jin Tianci!

Even faster, the Knight of the Round Table kicked out, striking the squad leader squarely in the abdomen and sending him flying!

"To hit someone in front of me, how arrogant!"

"You lot, I've remembered you. Violent law enforcement. You'll be waiting to have your memories erased and get out of the Human Alliance!"

"Take Jin Tianci with you!"

Several guards came up, lifted Jin Tianci up, and left.

The Knight of the Round Table spoke into the communicator, "Reporting, Captain, Jin Tianci has been captured and is now being transferred to [Luoyang, the Divine Capital] for trial."

King Arthur's voice came from the other end of the communicator, "Very good."

The communicator disconnected, and the screen switched to the Fusō Mech Home Port.

King Arthur strode to Ye Feng's side. "Boss, Jin Tianci has been sent to Luoyang."

While operating the AI, Ye Feng said, "That would be perfect."

King Arthur exclaimed, "That Jin Tianci is truly a mad dog! The Extinction Order only killed two hundred million people, but he almost killed two billion in one go!"

Ye Feng said, "A mad dog? I think this Jin Tianci is very calm. I even see some of the carbon-based powerhouses from the Dark Forest era in him. He's not crazy, he was just born in the wrong era. If he had been born fifty years earlier in the Three-Body era, he wouldn't be any worse than some of the Wallfacers. This guy is decisive, has a clear goal, and a clear mind. Given time, he will surely become a great man!"

King Arthur was taken aback. Could this Jin Tianci really have such a high evaluation?

Beside him, Qi Tian, ​​dressed in a research robe, looked at the mecha projection size on the AI ​​screen and couldn't help but ask, "Senior brother, should we expand it further? Four hundred meters is already the limit of the titanium-nickel alloy's properties. Increasing it any further would be a waste of materials..."

Ye Feng interrupted Qi Tian, ​​"There's no such thing as wasting materials in battle; there's only the issue of materials not being used effectively. As long as materials are used in the right direction, there's no waste. We talked about cost-effectiveness before because we were short of materials. Now that we have enough, we should use them boldly. Only by using all our materials on the war mechs can we generate even more resources!"

"The size and stats of the Vanguard Titan-class mechs are too low; they need to be upgraded and evolved. The mechs need to reach a size of 500 meters!"

"At the same time, the mechs abandoned long-range energy weapons, especially energy-consuming items like long-range protective shields. All mechs were converted into melee systems, and a new type of Iron Curtain mech was designed based on Elder Wu's [Martial Breaker] as a blueprint, which can match the [Star Armor Saint Cloth] architecture!"

Qi Tian asked, "Senior brother, why give up ranged energy weapons? What if we get kited by the enemy?"

Ye Feng said, "The [Star Armor Saint Cloth] has a second-tier diffusion effect. Its inherent Red Alert Iron Curtain effect can be diffused to the combat mech by the user for a short period of time, making the mech immune to energy attacks for a short time, while also temporarily disabling the energy weapons equipped by the mech. Therefore, ranged attacks and ranged defenses can be completely abandoned!"

Qi Tian seemed to understand something. "As Senior Brother said, wouldn't the new 500-meter close combat mech place high demands on the Pilot? It can no longer be an autopilot like the previous mechs. The Pilot is no longer just an energy battery."

Ye Feng nodded. "That's right. The Vanguard Titan-class, as the name suggests, is for pioneering exploration. It's not a mature Titan-class mecha technology. This basic mecha is designed so that ordinary people can also pilot mechas. The 500-meter combat-grade mecha is the main combat mecha. It's natural that the requirements for main combat mechas are high. Now, the Star Armor Saint Cloth's immunity to energy and physical attacks makes the mecha fearless of the opponent's energy cannons. Naturally, the requirements for pilots are also higher. Future pilots must have amazing combat power."

Looking at the new mecha architecture diagram and performance data on the AI ​​screen, Qi Tian murmured, "What should we call this new main combat mecha?"

Ye Feng thought for a moment, "Dauntless class, Dauntless-class Titan Mech!"

Qi Tian nodded, "Alright! It'll be the Dreadnought-class Titan Mech! I'll upgrade your [Crimson Destruction] first, then Elder Wu, Senior Wolf King, and the others!"

Ye Feng clapped his hands and walked outside. "The upper limit of future mechs will no longer be materials, but people, pilots. The combat level of the pilots directly determines the upper limit of the mechs. As long as the pilots are strong enough, one mech can easily take on dozens of mechs."

Qi Tian followed behind Ye Feng, asking, "Is it the same outside of Earth? I mean, are mechs also a main force on the battlefield outside of Earth?"

Ye Feng rolled his eyes. "Otherwise what? Do you think I, your senior brother, would go out for a stroll and come back to develop equipment that's useless to foreign forces? Of course, I'd choose to develop useful, devastating weapons of war!"

Qi Tian said, "By the way, Senior Brother, that, that Hua Xiaobai and the others..."

Ye Feng patted Qi Tian on the shoulder, "As the old saying goes, good people don't live long, but bad people live a thousand years. A beast like Hua Xiaobai would never mistreat himself; he's living a perfectly good life!"

Qi Tian said enviously, "I really envy them going to the outer universe with Senior Brother to show off. Senior Brother, you should take me out for a trip sometime! I'm always doing research in the mecha base, I'm getting stupid! I'm almost forgetting how to fight."

"There's a chance," Ye Feng said. "The outside world is quite chaotic right now, with constant clashes between various civilizations. There will always be opportunities in the future."

The two returned to the command room.

"Senior brother!"

"Second Senior Brother!"

Wu Xinxin greeted Qi Tian warmly.

Qi Tian was taken aback for a moment, so Ye Feng could only explain, "This is Master Zhang's newly accepted female disciple, ranked fourth. You are the second senior brother, and Gou Sheng is the third senior brother!"

Qi Tian smiled and shook hands, saying, "Hello, my name is Qi Tian!"

Wu Xinxin clenched her slender hand, and the next moment Qi Tian's face turned extremely miserable, and his body went limp and he sat down on the ground with a thud.

"Stop!" Ye Feng hurriedly shouted, "Don't hurt Xiao Tian!!"

Wu Xinxin quickly helped Qi Tian up. "I'm sorry, I was so focused on [Martial Arts - Imaginary Enemy] that I didn't pay attention to my strength. Second Senior Brother, are you alright?"

Ye Feng patted Qi Tian on the shoulder, "How was it?"

Qi Tian lowered his voice and glanced at Wu Xinxin, "Senior brother, does this junior sister have a boyfriend?"

Ye Feng was taken aback, and subconsciously said, "No, you, you've taken a liking to her?"

Qi Tian said, "I was just asking casually."

Ye Feng said, "Probably not."

Qi Tian blinked. "Senior brother, how about this? You're going to the Perfect Continent for secluded cultivation, right? You don't have time to take care of Fourth Junior Sister anyway. You can leave her with me, and I'll take care of her. As the saying goes, when the eldest senior brother is away, the second senior brother is the head of the household!"

Ye Feng couldn't help but shudder. Looking at Qi Tian's thin frame, he hesitated and said, "Second brother, are you sure you want to date her? Do you believe she can tear you apart with one punch? She's pure 'strength,' you understand? That's the kind of strength that can break through any defense with a single punch! Even if you summoned Steve, he might not be able to withstand one of her powerful punches!"

Qi Tian said, "It's not about whether or not we're dating, it's mainly about caring about my junior sister."

Ye Feng said, "Bullshit, Li Gousheng said you ignore him every day, why don't you care about Gousheng?"

Qi Tian said, "Gou Sheng, he's so unambitious. Every day, whoever works with him is doomed. At best, it'll cause a spaceship accident; at worst, the whole family will end up in the morgue. How can I help him? This junior sister is different. She has a high ponytail, and I love girls with high ponytails! Plus, I really like her habit of hitting people all the time. My sister used to punch me for no reason, and this feels amazing..."

Hearing this, Ye Feng felt completely overwhelmed.

Qi Tian, ​​that grandson of a bitch, is actually a masochist!

Grandma's legs... it's true, no genius is normal.

"Is this any good, senior brother? Give me a straight answer!"

"It's not impossible, it's just that the progress of the Dreadnought-class Titan Mech..."

"Accelerate by more than double! I guarantee the modification of three Dreadnought-class Titan mechs will be completed within a month!"

"Besides the Dreadnought-class Titan mech, there are also orders for the Vanguard-class mech and the S-class standard-body mech. Don't delay them."

"Don't worry, senior brother. The Vanguard-class mechs are being watched over by Lord Fire Seed, and the S-class standard-body mechs have already been mass-produced. These are not problems."

"Then, I'll leave Wu Xinxin at the machine base to be in charge of security."

"That's fantastic! King Arthur is about to be seconded by Senior Wolf King, and the base is short of security right now. My junior sister is perfect for the job! Come on, senior brother, let's go get some food..."

"No, I'm not eating anymore. I have to go back to the Perfect Continent. Xuan Nu and Zhi Yin are waiting for me there for dinner!"

"Well then, take care, senior brother!"

"Well, I'll talk to Xin Xin for a bit, and tell her to watch her temper, lest you beat her to death one day..."