Resurrection Empire

When resisting the Blade Beetle, Wen Lei's breastplate and giant shield were damaged.

The chest armor has a relatively complex structure and contains precise traveling circuits. It has the highest price among all the mecha warrior equipment.

The first-level basic exoskeleton chest armor requires 40 contribution points, while Wen Lei's enhanced armor requires up to 60 points.

Based on the degree of damage, Wen Lei speculated that the repair cost of the breastplate would be 20 points.

The situation of the shield is quite special. It is made of alloy and is integrally forged. If welding is used to repair it after serious damage, only 5 contribution points are needed, but the structural rigidity of the repaired shield will be damaged.

So the best option is to just get a new shield, but it costs up to 20 points.

Wen Lei now only has 30 points of deposit on hand, which stumps him.

"Originally I was thinking that after the treatment, I only have 20 points, so I can only repair the breastplate first and use the shield like this for now. Now Brother Ren, please help me save 10 points, so I can repair the shield later. Although it’s a bit worse, it’s still usable.”

Wen Lei said cheerfully.

Ren Zhong frowned, "You are a combatant, and the shield is your breadwinner, how can you make do with it?"

Wen Lei waved his hand, "Hey, there's nothing wrong with this. There are a lot of mecha warriors who don't have a complete set of equipment and they only wear arm armor and hunt outside. I used to be even worse, I could only pick pieces from the garbage. I assemble it myself from scrap metal. Sometimes it falls apart as soon as I hit it. I'm lucky if I don't die."

Ren Zhong subconsciously felt that something was wrong, "It's not your fault that you were injured by the Blade Beetle. You acted as a human shield for the team, but you paid for the treatment and repair costs yourself. Isn't it appropriate?"

Wen Lei explained again.

"There are public funds in the team. Every time we take action, everyone will put 20% of the income as a reserve. But just now Zheng Tian said that the performance of our current car is too poor, and she happened to contact someone who can buy it cheaply. A second-hand armored cargo truck, with certain protection capabilities, great speed and battery life, much better than the rubbish I fought for. There will be no such store after passing this village, and all public funds have to be spent on it, so she asked I’ll use it myself first. I’ll figure out a way to use the shield in two days, so just use it like this for now.”

Ren Zhong hummed, "That's it."

Perhaps Zheng Tian made the decision for the overall benefit of the team, but he had a different view.

Zheng Tian is bullying an honest person.

As a human shield for the team, Wen Lei is irresponsible for his life by using a shield with unqualified defense.

If you're lucky and only encounter level one ruin beasts in the next few actions, that's okay.

But if his luck is just a little bit worse and he encounters a level two, or if he encounters several level one at the same time, Wen Lei will be in great danger.

"In this way, I have a lot of money in hand. We will go to the arms store to buy a shield later, and I will lend it to you first."

Wen Lei was overjoyed when he heard this, but he was not polite, "Thank you!"

"You're welcome."

"But I think Brother Ren, you are still too lavish. You should develop the habit of saving money."

When Wen Lei started to make suggestions to Ren Zhong, it showed that in his mind the two of them had passed the stage of superficial communication.

He regarded Ren Zhong as a true friend.

Ren Zhong laughed loudly, "Wen Lei, do you know what's worse than living without money to spend?"

"What?"

"The person is dead and the money has not been spent. If you have money, you must spend it quickly. Besides, investing in you means investing in the strength of the team. Naturally, it is also investing in my personal safety. It is worth it."

Wen Lei understood, "That's it."

Then Ren Zhong asked him when he joined the team.

"About half a year ago. At that time, I was still a poor and cute new pilot, and I was miserable. Now I have equipment." Wen Lei said with emotion: "Zheng Tian is very famous among the deserters, even though she and Brother Ren You can't compare, but she is still very professional and smart. If the last mecha warrior in the team had not died, it would not be my turn. I am very lucky. And Captain Zheng Tian is also easy-going, unlike some scavenger captains , with his nostrils in the air all day long, letting his subordinates do all the work to bring about death, and treating people like animals. You have to be careful when talking to them. If you don't pay attention, you will be driven away or killed quietly. "

Ren Zhong still smiled easily, "That's right. She's pretty good."

"Zheng Tian started to be the captain about three years ago. At that time, she was not a first-level gunsmith, so she worked hard with a group of newcomers who had not even passed the professional title evaluation. In the past three years, her team has been maintained at the level of five. The personnel establishment has always been a very complete team."

Ren Zhong: "Oh? How many people have been replaced in total? Are people replaced only after death?"

"In total, about twenty people have been changed, and twelve of them died. Except for herself, only the dismantling engineer Chen Hanyu has not changed."

Ren nodded and asked the last question, "Compared to other scavenging teams in Spark Town, how often do Zheng Tian's teams die?"

Wen Lei recalled it carefully this time, "It's about average."

Ren Zhong's pupils shrank, "Okay, I understand. You rest first, and we will go to training after the treatment."

"Um."

Ren Zhong had doubts in his heart.

Although he had no contact with other scavenger teams, he could feel that Zheng Tian's level was beyond that of ordinary scavengers.

Logically speaking, the death rate of the team she led should be at least above average, if not top-notch.

If you were an ordinary person, or someone who didn't know anything about Zheng Tian, ​​you wouldn't think so much about one detail in your mind.

But he has a heavy responsibility. He was the man who used a small abnormal data in an experiment to publish a paper in the official issue of Science.

What Ren Zhong is good at is digging out traces from details.

With herself as a suspected "big shot", perhaps in Zheng Tian's eyes, her team should start to have a bright future.

Changing cars is the first step towards realizing her ambition.

Is it good to buy a car?

Of course.

With faster maneuverability, better protection, better sensors, and better battery life, the team's hunting efficiency will be greatly improved in the future.

These benefits are immediate. As long as the price of the car is right, the price/performance ratio can even exceed that of a formal watch.

But if Wen Lei dies...

What's the point of changing the car?

…

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the intermediate area of ​​the mecha warrior professional training ground next to the arms mall in Xinghuo Town.

Wen Lei looked at Ren Zhong with pain on his face, "This is too luxurious. According to me, we can just find a place outside. How can we come to this training ground for introductory teaching, and also come to the intermediate area? Four of us? It’s 10 o’clock! Brother Ren, why don’t we change to the junior area? At least it’s only 1 o’clock. I think you and Manager Ju are very familiar with each other, so she should agree. "

Ren Zhong waved his hand, "It's okay, time is the most precious thing. I said it first, you don't take money with you when you live. The supporting facilities in the intermediate area are much more complete. If you can save time, that's worth more than anything else. .That is, there is no advanced area, otherwise I wouldn’t even stay in the intermediate level.”

Wen Lei was suffocated by this anger. It is impossible for him to understand the mentality of responsibility in his life.

Ren Zhongzhi is not sure when he will die.

He felt that he would never take his money with him until he died.

At present, it seems that only by spending it quickly and investing it in yourself can you ensure your income despite droughts and floods.

"Fine."

"Then, Brother Ren, I'm going to assume that you don't understand anything?"

"good."

Wen Lei quickly entered the state, with a calm expression on his face, and said seriously: "You already know the four core parameters of the Mecha Warrior, right?"

"Um."

"Usually only when all four major parameters have been advanced can it be possible to break through the professional title assessment and be promoted to the next stage. Any parameter with shortcomings will not be able to fully exert its strength and will inevitably fail miserably in the professional title assessment mechanical armor. .”

Ren Zhong: "You continue."

"Your brain-machine synchronization rate has reached the standard. What needs to be improved most now are the remaining three items. The load-bearing power value, the brain response index and the comprehensive physical fitness index. The load-bearing power value is a hard work that relies on the effectiveness of training armor. It can only be slowed down. Wait. As for the last two items, you can use the simulation training machine at the intermediate training ground to improve simultaneously at a faster speed than ordinary people. In addition, there are reinforced training armors for you to wear in the intermediate training ground. In addition to improving In addition to carrying power, that thing can also use electrical stimulation to strengthen the growth of muscles and bones, as well as supporting high-absorption nutritional meals. There are only ordinary fitness equipment and brain response training machines in the primary training ground, and the two steps cannot be performed at the same time. Although 10 contribution points are very expensive, and I can’t even bear to come, but Brother Ren, it’s worth your money.”

Ren Zhong: "That's good."

"Brother Ren, please go to the tester over there and measure the bioelectricity carrying power first. I will increase the power for you little by little. If you can't stand it anymore, remind me."

"good!"

…

Five minutes later, Ren Zhong, who was sweating profusely and shaking like chaff, shouted, "Stop! Stop!"

The terrifying overcurrent in his body suddenly disappeared, and Ren Zhong sat down on the ground. At this time, he felt that except for his brain, everything else in his body no longer belonged to him, and his face could not stop shaking wildly.

He waited for a long time before Wen Lei reported the count, and finally he was able to speak, and asked urgently: "How many?"

Wen Lei: "This..."

"Don't do this or that, just say it!"

Wen Lei swallowed his saliva: "It's 2 kilowatts."

Hearing this, Ren Zhong shook his head in disappointment, "It's still far from the first-level bottom line of 10 kilowatts."

"But Brother Ren, you just started wearing training armor last night! Do you know what this means? The carrying power of ordinary people is generally around 1 kilowatt. From last night to now, you have increased by 1 kilowatt in less than a day! Calculated, you On average, it can increase by 1.6 kilowatts per day, and you can start wearing the first-level exoskeleton armor in six days at the latest!"

Wen Lei said he had mixed feelings.

It took him a full half a year to move from an ordinary person to the first level.

Although he did not use batteries every day, he used 20 batteries in total, accumulating for 40 days, with an average daily increase of 0.225 kilowatts.

Ren Zhong had previously bought five training armor matching batteries for backup, but now it seemed that he had bought too many.

Three yuan is enough!

Ren Zhong didn't ask in detail, but looking at Wen Lei's shocked expression, he vaguely guessed something.

Well, it seems that my talent as a warrior is not lost to studying.

He was not modest at all, he just said: "Oh? It seems okay?"

Wen Lei scratched his head, "No, I can't figure it out. Usually we have to train the carrying power while strengthening our physical fitness. People with strong bodies will naturally have a higher upper limit of carrying power, just like increasing the flow rate of high-pressure water in a pipe. We must first strengthen the structural strength of the pipeline. Assuming that there is no change in physical fitness, even if the carrying power is increased, it should not be so fast. Only..."

"Only what?"

"Only some people have extremely high initial brain-machine synchronization rates, and their neural networks are inherently tough and have low resistance, so their river channel widening speed is naturally much faster than that of ordinary people."

Ren Zhong pointed at himself, "Then it's me you're talking about?"

"It can be said that, after all, Brother Ren, you still don't look good now, as if you have just recovered from a serious illness. There is still a lot of room for improvement in your physical fitness before reaching the extreme physical training stage."

Ren nodded and thought to himself, this time Wen Lei guessed it right.

I used to be much stronger than I am now.

I am really weak right now, and I have been tortured by cancer to the point of dying.

At this moment, I can see that the abnormal cell devourer is still cleaning up the remaining evil in my body.

"Brother Ren, why don't you test the brain-computer synchronization rate again? I seriously doubt that you are more than 11%."

"No, there's no need to waste money."

The responsibilities are heavy and I am inexplicably saving.