The Plane War Begins from Wandering Earth

Chapter 175 174. Storm Red, a model of industrial aesthetics
Military equipment, technological level, and the powerful mobilization capabilities of nearly 20 billion people under the rule of the four planes are the greatest confidence that the coalition government can handle this "plane war" with ease.

The indigenous people's military armed forces at the war level are no match for the coalition government.

What the United Government can really take seriously are the alien monsters from outside the Earth - the Kaiju.

The United Government does not want to take over the world rashly before truly understanding these Kaiju.

Because at that time, the threats faced by the indigenous people would only be a burden to the coalition government.

Therefore, after entering the different dimension, the United Government did not show any aggressive intentions except for the initial global declaration.

We have only reached cooperation intentions with a few small and weak countries that are unable to afford the PPDC defense funding and are in urgent need of security protection.

Under the strong demands of the people of these small and weak countries, a considerable portion of their national sovereignty was given in exchange for the United Nations government's military protection of these small and weak countries.

Hundreds of space warships, tens of millions of drone swarms, and millions of main forces of the joint government army began to enter East Timor, Brunei and other countries in the Pacific Rim region.

Regarding the actions of the coalition government, PPDC can only be "angry but dare not speak out".

How could a coalition government with overwhelming military advantage be so "rules-abiding"?
Not only PPDC, but also countries outside the Pacific Rim found it unbelievable.

But no matter what, no one wants to personally test the military strength of this coalition government that owns hundreds of space battleships.

In this way, the United Government collected data on previous Kaiju attacks and analyzed what means could be used to better fight these giant monsters from outer space.

At the same time, it began to infiltrate countries around the world through artificial intelligence.

This includes "cloning to replace senior officials" and manipulating mainstream media organizations in various countries to gradually expand the United Government's voice in the world.

Violence and intimidation by force are the simplest and most direct ways, but they are also the most harmful.

What the coalition government wants are people under its rule who identify with them and are worthy of being protected by the coalition government forces.

Instead of using violent suppression, we should suppress those "traitors" who are always thinking of rebelling.

The European region gave up its aid to PPDC and, under the influence of conservatives, began to completely isolate itself and refused to communicate with regions outside Europe.

After losing the "big money sponsor" in Europe, PPDC's military spending dropped significantly.

The huge "Hunter Mecha Project" had to be suspended and fully transformed into the "Wall of Life Project".

In the Pacific Rim, areas threatened by Kaiju attacks were built with tall reinforced concrete walls to prevent Kaiju from landing and force them to leave densely populated urban areas.

In fact, many people within ppdc realized that the "Wall of Life" plan was just a temporary solution and could not fundamentally solve the threat of the Kaiju.

But the appearance of the third-level monster "Sickle Head" made everyone see the terrifying speed of Kaiju's evolution.

Continuing to endlessly invest funds in the research, development and manufacture of giant mechas is destined to be a bottomless pit.

A huge and expensive mecha, once it is destroyed, everything will be gone.

In contrast, the "Wall of Life" can be repaired and reused even if it is breached by the Kaiju.

The cash-strapped PPDC has to tighten its belt.

Just as the United Government was analyzing the intelligence information of the Kaiju, giant mechas, and indigenous forces.

The information obtained by the advance exploration team also became the focus of reference for the joint government.

Especially the organs of the chrysanthemum and the living parasites that Liu Qi's team obtained from black market merchants.

It has become a research focus of the United Government's biological science department.

These organs and tissues from the body of the Kaiju will help the United Government to better understand the Kaiju and take appropriate measures to deal with it.

In addition, Liu Qi and others' participation in the registration for the Hong Kong Hunter Academy was also officially recognized by the United Government.

The giant mecha developed and manufactured by the "Hunter Mecha Project" is the highest technological achievement of PPDC and even the entire Pacific Rim human world.

The United Government is eager to learn about the technology and intelligence related to giant mechas.

Artificial intelligence can obtain confidential information on mecha research and development and manufacturing.

But for “Mecha pilots”, one still has to look to training institutions like Hunter Academy which have many years of training experience.

After Liu Qi and others successfully registered, they passed the auditions and preliminary selections.

Not only them, in fact almost all young people in this world dream of becoming a mecha pilot.

Physical fitness strength is the focus of the auditions and preliminary selections.

However, this item alone is enough to eliminate 99% of applicants.

Affected by the Kaiju, the economy of the Pacific Rim region has continued to experience negative growth for many years.

Coupled with the damage to the environment caused by the corpses and blood of the Kaiju, countless people in the Pacific Rim region have become homeless refugees.

A large number of disaster-stricken refugees find it difficult to maintain basic survival. Having enough food and clothing has become a luxury, let alone achieving physical fitness that is far stronger than that of elite special forces.

After the primary election, fewer than 300 people qualified.

At this time, everyone received another piece of bad news. The original plan to enroll 30 students this year could only cut most of the places due to PPDC's substantial spending cuts. Only 300 people could be recruited out of nearly 10 people.

All the candidates wailed. What made them most desperate was not the reduction in the number of places, but the announcement by PPDC that it would no longer build new giant mechas.

For those students who aspire to become giant mecha pilots, this is simply a bolt from the blue. Liu Qi and his friends did not think too much about it. Joining the Hunter Academy, becoming the best students there, and collecting all the information about mecha pilots for the United Government were missions engraved deep in their hearts.

With the blessing of [Popular Election], the physical fitness of Liu Qi and his companions is so strong that it is outrageous compared to other candidates.

As expected, they passed the levels one after another and successfully advanced to become official students of the Hong Kong Hunter Academy.

After passing the background information review, Liu Qi and others were finally accepted as “insiders” of the Hong Kong base.

The Hunter Academy is located at the Broken Dome Mecha Base in Hong Kong.

When Liu Qi passed through the giant hydraulic gate that was tens of meters high and saw the giant mecha stationed in the Broken Dome Base, he was immediately shocked by the industrial-powerful mecha in front of him.

“That’s the Storm Crimson, weighing 1722 tons and 76 meters tall. It’s the only giant mecha that requires three people to pilot.

It is made of a large amount of titanium alloy material and equipped with OSIH Achilles shock absorbers, which are magnetorheological dampers that can make thousands of micro-adjustments per second to ensure the excellent balance of the body.

While it is expensive, it also provides the Storm Crimson with unparalleled mobility.

The left arm consists of three arms, each of which can be converted into an eight-blade alloy flywheel, and the right hand consists of two arms, each of which can be converted into an eight-blade alloy flywheel, allowing Storm Red to use its ultimate move: Thundercloud Formation.

In addition, its left hand is an I-22 plasma cannon with a multi-petal structure. The support of multi-layer CELL-TIP technology gives the weapon biometric recognition capabilities. It can aim at the monster's bones and fire. Its power is three times that of the Dangerous Wanderer's I-19 plasma cannon.

By the way, I am also a new student, you can just call me Asako Mori."

Liu Qigang stared at the tall and cool red giant mecha, and heard a detailed explanation in his ears.

"This year's new student, my name is Liu Qi."

After shaking hands and greeting the beautiful student, Liu Qi just glanced at her twice and then turned his attention back to the Storm Red.

The deep red metallic paint has an excellent texture, and the various traces left after the battle with the Kaiju not only do not destroy the texture of the Storm Crimson, but instead give it a kind of coolness that is unique to a war machine.

Look up from the bottom at this war machine that is more than 70 meters high.

Liu Qifa felt a shock from the bottom of his heart, even stronger than the first time he saw the space battleship.

This humanoid mecha is simply a miracle of human industrial aesthetics.

Liu Qi fell in love with it at the first sight.

"Mr. Mori, do you know when we can start practicing?
Really drive this giant mecha!"

Liu Qi had already begun to imagine the exciting scene of himself driving a giant mecha and fighting those Kaiju beasts.

However, Masako Mori's words poured cold water on him.

“Not all students have the opportunity to pilot a mecha.

In fact, there are more than 960 students in the base now.

There are only a handful of real mecha pilots.

What we lack is not pilots, but mechas.

Especially since PPDC has just announced the suspension of the research and development of new mechas, there are no new mechas to provide to the students now..."

Mori Mazi's words struck Liu Qi and others like a bolt from the blue.

“No, why would they hire so many people if they can’t be mecha pilots?
This Hunter Academy, doesn't have a term called 'employment rate'?"

If I can't be a mecha pilot, then wouldn't it be a waste of time for me to come here?

Liu Qi's face suddenly fell.

“Qualified students are all reserve mecha pilots.

Once a new mecha is available, or the old mecha driver is unable to drive it again for various reasons.

It's time to take over the reserve.

In addition, students can also perform mecha-related repair and maintenance work.

By this calculation, the 'employment rate' you mentioned is still quite high."

Mako Mori was amused by Liu Qi's statement about "employment rate".

But Liu Qi Ke couldn't laugh at all. He didn't want to stay in the base and be a "mechanic".

"By the way, how do you know so much?"

Liu Qi didn't understand why Mori Mazi, who was also a new student, knew so many inside stories of the Hunter Academy.

"My adoptive father...

Forget it, that's not the point.

The important thing is, if you want to become a mecha pilot, you have to become the strongest student in the reserve as soon as possible."

"why?"

"PPDC is considering repairing the damaged mechas to cope with the dilemma of not having new mechas to build in the future..."

(End of this chapter)