Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 627 Which man doesn't like piloting a mecha?

Maria Hospital.

Room 311, third floor of the inpatient department.

Wang Shunli typed rapidly on the enhanced controller.

As one of the first five students recommended to enroll at Longgong Primary School from Mushroom Forest Primary School, Wang Shunli was neither the best in academics nor the most prodigious in invention. However, he excelled in the balanced application of theory and practice, graduating second in both academic performance and research achievements.

He was originally supposed to report to Longgong in September to begin his studies. Nowadays, everyone knows that Longgong's official name is Sun Yat-sen University, but due to long-standing conventions, people still prefer to call it Longgong rather than the university.

Because of an accident involving his father, Wang Shunli took a month's leave through Dianmao and Longgong, and will go there later.

Dragon Palace was very lenient about this, only requiring him not to fall behind in his studies and allowing him to start taking online classes through the intranet built on campus—a new type of educational network built with the company's electric cat system.

Online classes not only require students to listen to the lectures throughout, but also to complete assignments and take notes on extracurricular readings within a specified time.

Ryugu offers a high degree of freedom, but it is also very demanding. Without self-learning ability, it is difficult to keep up with the pace required for an entire semester.

Fortunately, the curriculum at Mushroom Forest Elementary School emphasizes the combination of learning and application, and many teachers have advanced training experience at Dragon Palace.

Teachers like math teacher Nian Gao, chemistry teacher Liang Xing, and biology teacher Xie Dongshan are all graduates of the Dragon Palace, so they have always been teaching students to think independently and cultivate the ability to learn quickly.

Now, Wang Shunli appreciates the value of this habit.

Without these foundational skills, I'm afraid I would be struggling a lot now, because there's just so much new to learn.

His major is optical printing computer, which requires not only proficiency in programming languages, but also the ability to call and debug various optical printing devices. It is a field most closely related to electromechanical life.

Teacher NianGao also talked to him about this: "You need to think it through. Although this direction has a very high ceiling, it requires a lot of proficiency and a solid foundation, and there are no shortcuts. It may take tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of hours of continuous coding and exploration in this field to achieve something."

"Compared to electromechanical life, humans have a natural disadvantage in the field of optical printing. They may only need an hour to complete data synchronization, but it may take you a week, a month, or even a year to learn. Can you accept this natural gap?"

Wang Shunli also hesitated.

In the Dragon Palace, humans have the greatest advantage in three disciplines: philosophy, sociology, and education.

Philosophy has a long history dating back to the early days of humankind and represents the ultimate realm of human thought about the world.

The renowned electromechanical monk was the philosopher of electromechanical life.

Due to the scarcity of philosophers, major mechatronic cities are now officially recruiting full-time philosophers, regardless of race or species, to contribute to the city's thinking and research. The compensation is quite generous.

Sociology analyzes and observes communities formed by settlements, exploring how globalization, urbanization, and technological progress affect social structure and culture.

This discipline is of great significance for urban governance and the prevention of dangers and diseases. The corresponding profession for this field is the land official, a need present in every city.

on the other hand.

The conceptual life forms that are gradually becoming known to people today are also an external manifestation of the changing social markers across different eras. To further understand their dynamics and interact with them, we need to understand the meaning of the archetypes behind them. This is what sociology does.

In education, the reason is that the human population is so large that the demand for education is inherently huge.

Humans are not as efficient and concise as electromechanical life forms, but they excel in interaction and feedback, and can understand the limitations and inherent physiological weaknesses of flesh-and-blood life forms. Whether teaching humans or introducing light into the species, humans are more suitable than electromechanical life forms.

In the natural sciences, however, electromechanical life forms have an advantage, and humans can hardly compete with these innately knowledgeable groups. There is a huge gap even in terms of basic knowledge alone.

But Wang Shunli firmly stated, "Teacher, I want to learn this."

"I want to design the most advanced wasteland armor."

Teacher Nian Gao immediately smiled: "Indeed. Photolithography and programming languages ​​are an indispensable part of wasteland armor. But on the bright side, if you can get through the basic courses and master the basic tools and paradigms, then creation based on the existing foundation is a human advantage."

"Let's set a small goal first: complete the first phase of our studies and graduate normally."

"By the way, is your wasteland armor modification complete? The first arena is on the first of next month. I'll be watching on time. Good luck!"

At that time, the teacher already knew that he and his father would be participating in the Mech Masters Tournament together.

Wang Shunli originally thought it was just an ordinary journey to pursue his dream.

It will burst as quickly as ocean bubbles, but it will leave behind some beautiful memories.

But who knows.

But it turned into an unstoppable raging fire.

……

"Your dad is really something... I told him not to go, but he wouldn't listen. Now look what happened!"

"You're so old, do you still think you're a teenager? The mechanical and electrical lifeguards are made of copper and iron, we're just flesh and blood. If we get hurt, they can just fix it. You win the fight, but you still end up in the hospital..."

Wang Shunli was brought back to his senses by his mother's rambling words.

“I used to enjoy watching the games, but I insisted on going on stage myself. I shouldn’t have let you go in the first place. It’s all my fault for being too soft-hearted.”

As she spoke, tears streamed down her face, and she wiped them away with her fingers.

"What if you just don't wake up..."

"Mom, it's not that serious."

Wang Shunli quickly reassured him, "Dr. Sun Hao said that Dad is fully conscious and won't be in a coma for long, and Dad's physical condition is good..."

"That's what they say, but why hasn't he woken up? Who knows if his condition will worsen?"

The mother said with a worried look, "Don't even mention your dad, an ordinary person. Recently, those infected with the A2 virus, those Japanese, they all thought they were fine at first, but they died in just a few days..."

"It's okay, it's really okay."

Wang Shunli said, "Mom, you should go back first. My little sister should be getting out of school soon."

"Oh, I've completely forgotten the time. I'll go pick up your sister, cook some food, and then bring it over to you."

After her mother left in a hurry.

Wang Shunli closed the door and looked at the hospital bed. His father's eyes were still closed, and his breathing was even.

Wang Shunli sighed: "Dad, that's about enough. Mom's going back."

The man on the hospital bed suddenly opened his eyes, sat up cross-legged, and stretched: "Your mother keeps coming here every day, it's a hassle for me to keep up with her. Find a way to stop her from coming."

Wang Shunli said helplessly, "That's not the problem. Why did you pretend to be unconscious?"

"With your mom like that, if I don't fake a coma, won't I be nagged by her until I fall back asleep when I wake up? Wait a few more days, wait until she's finished complaining, and then when I wake up, she'll just think it's great."

The father smiled slightly, as if he had everything under control.

"Sure, go order some takeout. I want fried chicken and fries today."

"...Hospitals do not allow takeout orders."

"Why don't you go buy it outside?"

Wang Shunli both admired and was speechless about his father.

Sometimes I feel that my father is not as mature as I am as his student.

Perhaps it was precisely this immature capriciousness and willfulness that caused his mother to constantly scold him. However, it was also this self-willedness that led to this extraordinary journey in the Mech Masters Tournament.

With the enhanced controller in his backpack, Wang Shunli walked out of the inpatient department and along the street to the food delivery street.

Then he found the familiar fried chicken shop, took out his coins, queued up, and ordered takeout.

While the fried chicken was still hot, Wang Shunli jogged all the way back to the hospital.

Someone called out to him at the hospital entrance: "Wang Shunli?"

He looked in the direction of the sound and saw a young woman with a bun hairstyle wearing an oversized sweater.

"Teacher Nian."

Wang Shunli quickly greeted them.

"Are you going to eat fried chicken at the hospital? Didn't you have lunch?" the math teacher asked.

"Um……"

Teacher Nian Gao then said, "Let me introduce you to someone."

She gestured to the side.

Standing next to Nian Gao was a young man wearing a baseball cap, a black face mask, and a simple white down jacket.

The man's eyes were gentle and calm, yet possessed a restrained authority.

Niangao said softly, "The chairman wants to have a talk with you."

Chairman?!

Wang Shunli was taken aback.

The black-haired man beside him nodded slightly, a smile in his eyes: "Congratulations on winning the Electromechanical Masters Competition, impressive. I've come to find out the details and give you a reward. The Wasteland Invention Award is a sure thing."

"Thank you, Chairman..."

Wang Shunli stammered a little.

The company has grown larger and larger over the years, but the chairman has made fewer and fewer public appearances. Originally, the chairman would appear during the graduation season of Mushroom Forest Elementary School, but due to the virus released by City 404 causing a major outbreak in winter, the chairman had to devote all his efforts to dealing with epidemic prevention issues.

When he graduated, Ms. Yuanxiao, on behalf of the chairman, presented awards to everyone.

"As far as I know, fried chicken is not a good idea to bring to the hospital, so let's talk outside."

The chairman said, "You eat first, we can chat while we eat. This stuff won't taste good when it gets cold."

Wang Shunli had no choice but to bite the bullet and eat a piece.

The three of them sat down on a bench nearby. Fortunately, it wasn't snowing today, and although the weather was cold, it was still bearable.

"Tell me about your participation in the competition."

The chairman expressed great interest: "I have been paying close attention to this competition before, and I watch it whenever I have time. It is not easy to win the championship in the C group. I remember that it is a double-elimination knockout tournament, so there is basically no possibility of upsets. It is very prestigious."

"The best result for a human participant before was the top 32, right? I remember it was a registered craftsman from the Craftsmen's Guild named Zoro. Now you have won the first championship, a truly historic breakthrough."

Wang Shunli immediately knew that the chairman was a true fan of the game!
He can talk about the competition format and participants without hesitation.

"Chairman, we actually started preparing to participate five years ago."

Wang Shunli hesitated for a moment before saying, "Back then, my dad was still at the Fourth Locomotive Factory in the Heavenly Kingdom, mainly responsible for designing various mechs. At that time, his idea was to make a new type of mech to compete in the competition... But we couldn't find an operator because the operator's salary was very expensive, so my dad had to be the operator himself."

"I later left my job and joined this company because I heard that there were wasteland armors here, so I came here and wanted to modify my wasteland armor to compete."

“People always say that my dad participated because of me… but that’s not true. He’s always been a super enthusiastic fan of the Masters tournament, and I grew up watching it because of him. It’s not so much that participating is my dream, but rather his wish. However, to convince my mom, my dad and I used this explanation…”

The chairman smiled and said, "You've been preparing for at least five years, so your father must have been planning for even longer. It's no coincidence that you've succeeded."

He waved his fist in the air: "What man doesn't like piloting a mecha? I'd like to try it out myself."

Wang Shunli nodded vigorously.

The chairman understands us.

"So after becoming an armor engineer, my father incorporated the mecha technology he had previously developed into the wasteland armor. It was a fist called the Sealing Fist, made with the light imprint of the Forbidden Altar. As long as the fist can continuously hit the opponent, it can lock the light imprint ability of the mecha life form."

Once Wang Shunli started talking, he began to speak at length.

(End of this chapter)