The male supporting character was actually myself.

Since there is no official record of it, "he" may be involved in top-secret matters, and my own level is clearly not high enough.

The multi-eyed alien spoke slowly and deliberately in a strange tone: "Don't worry, he means no harm. On the contrary, he really came to help us win. My findings confirm that the quad-powered mech is indeed his, not obtained through plunder or other illegal means, but more like some kind of... gift."

"In that case, could we accept their request and incorporate them into the Seventh Army?" the young officer asked urgently. "We desperately need warriors with such combat talent and powerful mechs to join us!"

Mu Liao frowned even more. "Wait a minute and wait for my instructions."

"Yes, General!" the other party replied and respectfully withdrew.

The discussion in the conference room quickly came to a temporary end, since the video footage would be kept for analysis anyway, so there was no rush.

"I collected the corpses of some different types of skeleton warriors on the battlefield," Jiang Chen explained unhurriedly. "When I destroyed the enemy's spaceship, all the skeleton warriors connected to the spaceship died instantly, as if they had lost their energy support."

So I thought that perhaps if we opened the exoskeleton device, we could find some clues on the real body inside, and study the function and operation of those two chains.

I am now handing them over for research purposes, hoping they may contribute to the understanding of intergalactic warfare.

In addition to valuable video footage, there was even a complete corpse of the opponent that could be studied!

The eyes of everyone present lit up immediately.

"See, what did I tell you!" The little wolf panted, sticking out his tongue. "The powerful figure you're clinging to was definitely a talent in life! At least much more capable than you. Look at his foresight and scheming. You should just stick to him and wait for your time to come."

Feng Yuan swallowed hard, feeling inexplicably nervous.

He had always longed for mecha battles, and in his mind, they should be as cool and stylish as those in the movies, full of mechanical beauty and exciting!

However, at this moment, for the first time in his life, he saw from a true first-person perspective that the battle-hardened skeletal warriors in the dim, poisonous fog moved swiftly and ruthlessly, reaping the lives of those inside the tanks.

The déjà vu was so suffocating that it suddenly brought Feng Yuan back to reality, reminding him that this was not a movie or a game.

Mechs are not invincible. Once their weaknesses are exploited and they suffer a fatal blow, all the hard work they've put in can lead to a complete defeat!

When Jiang Chen waved his hand and took out a complete skeleton warrior from the system space and placed it in the conference hall, Lu Xinnan took two steps back, her face turned slightly pale, and she exclaimed in surprise.

Neither video footage nor pictures can match the powerful impact of the real thing.

The skeleton warrior is about three meters tall, and the white exoskeleton makes it look even heavier, appearing enormous to ordinary people.

"Do I have to fight such a terrifying creature?" Her heart pounded and her palms were sweating. Even if she could pilot a mecha, she couldn't possibly do it!

Mu Liao observed the two's reactions from the small secret room, pondered for a moment, then called someone in and whispered a few instructions.

With the clues submitted, Jiang Chen and his two companions were successfully added to the army roster and were just waiting to be assigned to join the main force on their expedition!

"What a fruitful day!" Jiang Chen said with a pleasant mood as he left the military region.

Not only did they successfully join the Seventh Army, but they also unexpectedly obtained the seeds of the Argon Cluster. It seems they must hurry up and properly settle the riches left behind by Argon before setting off, so that their civilization can continue.

Lu Xinnan hadn't recovered from the shock yet, and said in a small voice, "Do we really have to go to the battlefield and fight those terrifying things? I... I've never even been in a fight before..."

"Fighting won't make much difference." Feng Yuan grinned helplessly. "I reckon without long-term training, it would be difficult to hit the target even while piloting a mecha. Unless it's a mindless firefight, controlling such a big thing to fight is too difficult."

Chapter Forty-Two: Observing the Stars at Night

“A qualified mecha pilot needs at least two years of training before he can go to the battlefield.” Jiang Chen recalled Tang Xiaoqi’s overpowered bug and added, “Even with exceptional talent, it still requires at least six months of professional training.”

Feng Yuan's brows furrowed immediately. "What am I going to do? I'm not getting any lead role treatment!"

There's a 99% chance you'll get chased and attacked if you pilot a mech into battle.

But without piloting the mech, I can neither fulfill my dream nor complete the mission. Is the main system trying to kill me?

“We definitely won’t get a third-class merit or higher if we don’t go to the battlefield, so…we need to hurry up and train?” Lu Xinnan’s voice trembled, clearly indicating that she didn’t have much hope.

Just as Jiang Chen was about to drive back to the courtyard, his communicator suddenly buzzed.

He glanced down and saw it was Little White Cat's number. He quickly answered the phone, "Where have you been? Why aren't you replying to my messages?"

"My dear host, this is really not my fault!" The little white cat looked utterly hopeless, huddled on the porthole, clutching its communicator, and whispered furtively, "I was going to see Tang Xiaoqi, but I haven't had a proper rest and I was too tired. Since she was sleeping, I simply leaned on her shoulder and took a nap."

Who knew I'd wake up to find myself on a spaceship!

Jiang Chen listened intently to its furtive sounds, then interrupted with a twitch of his lips, "Anyway, no one can hear you, can you speak a little louder?"

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"Oh right, what do I have to be afraid of?" The fluffy little ball immediately became unrestrained after realizing what was happening. It slumped against the porthole with its short, fluffy legs, holding the communicator in its paws with the air of a big boss cat. "Oh, host, you have no idea how powerful Tang Xiaoqi is now!"

General!

After the battle with the Serpentine Galaxy, her merits skyrocketed, and she rose through the ranks several times, becoming a general in just two years—quite impressive. Since she was the only one in the entire galaxy with perfect compatibility with storms, she was treated as a powerful weapon, essentially treated like a precious relic.

Tang Xiaoqi is indeed very capable. She always appears when there is chaos and goes into hibernation during peacetime. As soon as the Death Star System is threatened, she immediately ends her hibernation and prepares to go to the front line.

Her spaceship was heavily guarded, and ordinary communicators had no signal at all.

I went through a lot of trouble to switch the communicator to their dedicated signal channel, but don't worry, host, my system's special methods will prevent them from noticing anything unusual.

The biggest problem now is that I don't know how to get back!

"Host, what will you do without my soft and adorable little kitten by your side to help you?"

Jiang Chen: ...

"Then just stay by her side and don't get lost. Don't worry about me." He thought for a moment and continued, "If you can, send me your location. I'll come find you as soon as I finish what I'm doing."

The little white cat was moved to tears, "My host is truly the best! Remember to eat on time and sleep well, I'll be waiting for you in outer space! Love you, muah~"

After hanging up, the fluffy little ball tapped its paws a few times to send its location to its host, then hopped over to Tang Xiaoqi's side and crouched down.

"General, we have received an urgent message from the main star. They have made a breakthrough in their understanding of the Death Galaxy!"

The deputy handed over the encrypted message, and Tang Xiaoqi, still dressed like a tomboy, took it, glanced at it, and frowned slightly. "The Death Galaxy is advancing too fast!"

Our troops stationed on the border have little chance of stopping us.

This crisis will be far more terrifying and devastating than the last intergalactic war!

Her gaze drifted through the porthole to the vast universe, and images of their faces and the happy times they had shared flashed before her eyes.

Tang Xiaoqi sighed softly. If only he were still here, and they were still here!

........................

Back in the courtyard, Jiang Chen turned on his communicator and carefully looked at the messages in the newly joined group chat, pondering how to make the most of this substantial inheritance.

[Happy little ticket seller - Awei: Fellow villagers, listen up!]

I have received definite news that the Death Galaxy is approaching and war is about to begin.

Those who are capable should help each other out, or better yet, all of them should hide on a more advanced planet; the main planet is the safest!

If you absolutely cannot come to the main planet, stay on your own planet, prepare supplies and routes in advance, and escape as soon as you sense trouble!

[Fashion Designer Huihui: Will your smuggling boats still be running around then? Can I reserve a spot?]

[Transporter - Liang Yi: After hearing the news from the Sixth Prince today, I felt completely drained. Where can Ah Fu Ar go now that he's gone?]

[Lawyer Yao Tiantian: Don't be discouraged! We still have the Sixth Prince. As long as our race lives, the Afu'ar will not be completely wiped out. We must work hard to help the Sixth Prince build a new Afu'ar!]

[Happy little ticket seller—Awei: I'm so sorry, Huihui, we have to stay on the main planet to take refuge after this trip. Our boss said this crisis is too terrible, we have to hide!]

[Fashion Designer Huihui: Even smuggling ships have to hide? Good heavens, what are we going to do! Your spaceships have been running for nearly a thousand years, generation after generation, and this is the first time they've ever stopped operating!]

[Happy little ticket seller - Awei: Who says otherwise? We didn't stop operating even during the great war with the Serpent Galaxy six hundred years ago...]

[Zhang Weize, patrol officer of Saint Er Star: @Happy little ticket seller Awei, where is your smuggling ship now? Can it pass by Saint Er Star? I want to send the children to the main planet!]

[Happy little ticket seller—Awei: Wait a minute, let me ask the boss. If our ship doesn't pass by, I'll help you find other smuggling spaceships.]

……

After sending the message in the group, ticket seller Awei, with a toothpick in his mouth, walked through the crowded cabin, climbed two flights of stairs, and pushed open the office door to ask, "Boss, are we passing by Saint Er Star on our way to the main star? I have a fellow villager who wants to send his children to the main star."

The boss sitting at the desk was an alien with a face full of black hair who looked like a bear. After listening, he slowly raised his head, tapped the pipe in his hand, and muttered, "Not passing by. The route we're taking this time was decided by the brain, and it's a bit remote."

"Brain, why did you change course?" Awei walked over and lifted the black velvet curtain, revealing a small glass tank inside, in which only a brain, with occasional flashes of blue electric arcs, pulsated slightly.

"You're disturbing my sleep again! My brain grows so slowly, it's all because of you always bothering me." The brain echoed, "I observed the stars last night and discovered we're about to face a calamity, but this time it'll be a close call and we might even turn out to be blessed..."

Ah Wei frowned, his mouth slightly open, and he almost dropped the toothpick he was holding. "No way? Are we going to run into the Death Star System's forces? Last time you said we were safe but we escaped unscathed, our spaceship actually crashed!"

If you hadn't sacrificed your life at the critical moment to save us, the legendary smuggling spaceship that had been flying for nearly a thousand years would have simply disappeared into the universe. Tell me the truth, are we going to crash again this time?

"You only have your brain left, can you still save the spaceship?"

Chapter 43 Is this the rescue you were talking about?

"It won't crash, but..." Before Brain could finish speaking, a loud "bang" was heard, followed by the dilapidated spaceship shaking violently with a series of mechanical creaks.

Boss Xiong exhaled a puff of smoke and sighed, "It's really bad!"

Brain, your deductive abilities have been getting stronger and stronger over the years.

"Take another good look at me. Will I be able to find a reliable wife this time I'm stationed on the main planet? I want someone of the same race, you know, the kind with thick, dark hair, sexy and alluring!"

Ah Wei: ...

"Don't be so demanding. If you're willing to compromise, it might be possible if the black hair isn't too thick."

Before the brain could finish speaking, the bald, octopus-like alien in charge of equipment maintenance stormed in, his hands and face covered in grease, yelling, "You guys still have the mind to chat? My God!"

We're now in a remote shipping lane, and our spaceship has broken down again!

Can anyone help me figure out a way to get this guy moving?

"It's no use, it's already a total loss." The brain instructed, "Go, Awei, tell the passengers not to panic, our spaceship is just broken, someone will come to rescue us;

Multiple people went to turn on the spaceship's rescue lights;

Simultaneously, a distress message was sent on the distress channel.

The octopus alien named Multi-Handed shouted even louder, "Scrapped?! You figured it out, didn't you? Then why don't you let the boss get a new spaceship!"

"A new one is useless; it will still be scrapped if it's meant to be." The brain's tone remained slow and deliberate. "Moreover, if the spaceship doesn't break down and our bad luck doesn't end, we might suffer even greater losses elsewhere."

It's just an old spaceship that's about to be scrapped and phased out, yet it still manages to encounter some interesting adventures.

Trust me, the choice I made was the right one for us!

Du Shou muttered something, turned around and went out to turn on the rescue lights, and prepared to send a distress signal.

While contacting other smuggling ships on the communicator to inquire about the situation on Saint Star, Awei joked, "If you're so good at calculations, why bother with smuggling ships? Just stay on the main star, buy lottery tickets, gamble on horses, or even invest in stocks—you'd earn more than that!"