Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 338 In the Earth Federation, you can steal, but you absolutely cannot avoid paying taxes.
The site of the former Hollywood sign in the suburbs of Los Angeles.

However, at this moment, the huge sign that should have been erected in the 1920s and represented Hollywood culture has been replaced by a series of English letters representing "abandoned factory".

Looking down the mountain, large amounts of mech bodies and parts were piled up haphazardly into small metal mountains, but the excavators that should have been in operation were nowhere to be seen.

Because this place has been occupied by the "rebels," the staff belonging to the Earth Federation naturally scattered and fled.

However, at this very moment, Cheng, who had been thrown nearby by the shuttle, was staring blankly at the pile of metal scraps, his throat bobbing as if he were drooling.

Indeed, that was the case. If the timing and circumstances hadn't been wrong, Cheng Tian could probably have stayed in that scrap yard indefinitely.

Regarding the template settlement, Cheng Tian settled the tank master and bounty hunter, but the junior technician's abilities were not inherited. However, the ability to identify vehicle parts was retained along with the tank master's inheritance.

For Cheng Tian, ​​this pile of metal junk, which was stacked into countless small mountains, was a treasure trove waiting to be discovered, where it was possible to find some usable parts!
If it were Ryoma, he might be able to build a Getter out of the box by hand.

However, knowing that he was wanted by both factions, and with patrolling reconnaissance spheres roaming around the junkyard, Cheng Tian had no choice but to try to infiltrate physically, which actually reduced his chances of being discovered.

However, just as Cheng Tian was thinking about how to plan the route, a group of mechs that looked like Frankenstein's monsters and were obviously made up of all sorts of mech parts suddenly appeared in the surrounding area and forcefully broke into the abandoned factory.

These assembled machines fearlessly engaged in direct combat with Leia's revolutionary army's reconnaissance spheres.

Although the assembled machine was dilapidated overall, its comprehensive performance still far surpassed that of the reconnaissance ball. Soon, all the reconnaissance balls within Cheng Tian's field of vision that had not had time to escape were reduced to rubble.

After destroying the reconnaissance sphere, these unknown "reinforcements" plunged headlong into the junkyard without hesitation, starting to scavenge for various discarded parts.

It turns out that this was a group of wild mech scavengers who had settled in the vicinity.

Although mechs are officially military combat vehicles, weapons that can only be owned by nations and armies, there are countless owners outside of official bodies. In fact, the Principality of Leia itself has a considerable number of Civil Engineering modified combat mechs.

Crawlers that perform ground operations, jigs that excel at carrying out tasks, rollers that participate in paving the ground, and so on.

Based on the modular design of components in both countries, many parts can be used directly with minor modifications.

Therefore, the first and second generation mechs that the Earth Federation officially discarded and destroyed are treasures in the eyes of many people!
Originally, most of the wild mech scavengers would just come to loot abandoned factories after get off work or late at night to collect any usable parts.

The authorities turned a blind eye, simply setting a price for all discarded parts. If the scavengers collected within their daily limit, they were left alone; otherwise, the tax bureau of the United States branch of the Earth Federation would send their most elite third-generation mechs to their doorsteps...

They're forcibly levying taxes! And they're calculating and charging taxes based on the price of the parts when they were brand new!

On Earth, you can even provoke an army, but you absolutely cannot avoid paying taxes!

However, the abandoned factory has now been seized by a rebel branch, and the local garrison, under orders from above, has not engaged in direct conflict with the rebels. This has created an opportunity for the scavengers. If they couldn't scavenge when the authorities were around, and now that the rebels are in charge, they still can't scavenge, then what's the point of being scavengers?

Even their raids seemed perfectly legitimate because of the presence of the rebels!
However, a disagreement arose between the two sides after the reconnaissance ball was destroyed.

Some people still set their sights on the garbage mountain, hoping to find treasure with their own hands.

However, some people, after discovering that the reconnaissance sphere had been destroyed and the rebels had not yet appeared to retaliate, actually set their sights on the rebels stationed inside the factory!
Cheng Tian didn't know what kind of faction this group of people belonged to, but because he possessed the ability of a tank master from the wasteland world view, he immediately grasped the core of the actions of these assembled mech pilots, and naturally guessed what the mechs heading towards the factory were going to do.

"...Surely there aren't any junk dealers here who could open red heresies?"

Cheng Tian muttered to himself, but his feet moved swiftly, and he began to leap lightly among the scraps.

Since someone else has already cleared all the mines for me, there's no need to worry about routes or concealment; I can just charge straight in.

Of course, Cheng Tian did not let his guard down against these people who were able to take advantage of the chaos to force their way into the scrap yard and scavenge for scrap. He moved forward while keeping out of their line of sight.

It was Cheng Tian's caution that prevented unnecessary extra battles.

Because these scavengers were also displaying the wanted poster for Cheng Tian, ​​issued by the government, on their portable projectors.

However, besides Cheng Tian, ​​there were also many ordinary scavengers at the scene who didn't have mechs but rushed in to join the fun when they assembled their own mechs and made a strong entrance. With so many people, they didn't have time to look for anyone else; it was more important to take away the parts in front of them first.

But just as the scavengers were moving their loads like ants, a huge explosion rang out from inside the factory.

The main gate, which had been dismantled by the scavengers, was now forcefully blasted open from the inside, along with scattered parts of the assembled machine.

Meanwhile, surrounded by a group of enhanced Gates, a toad in its transforming flight mode, and Varimes wielding a steel axe and equipped with track parts, the BOSS radar, which should have been located at the innermost part of the factory, swaggered into Cheng Tian's field of vision.

Perhaps it was the scavengers' overestimation of their abilities that angered them, or perhaps it was for some other reason. In any case, Cheng Tian's target appeared so vividly!

Watching the Wolf Radar, a large group of guards that were deterring and punishing the scavengers, from afar, Cheng Tian, ​​who was not in a hurry to act, quickly reviewed his abilities and then came up with a plan.

Before entering the combat phase, he first manipulated his control panel, then found a suitable high vantage point and began setting up his combat vehicle.

A Mitroudh that has undergone extensive parts replacement.

And a Jero that retains its civil engineering form and can float in the air.

(End of this chapter)