Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 341 Destroy the mechs and produce spare parts.
If we're talking about those who are most baffled by what's happening on the scene, they'd have to be the scavengers, some driving makeshift machines and others carrying woven bags.

When the radar first appeared and started flying those assembled machines that had designs on the factory's interior, they had already carefully distanced themselves, but their work didn't stop.

When Cheng Tian seized the radar, it was as if the rebels themselves were experiencing inexplicable internal strife. Some of them chose to further distance themselves, while others, with the idea of ​​"fortune favors the bold," set their sights on the fresh mecha wreckage scattered on the ground.

Since the standard equipment parts of the Earth Federation Forces and the Principality of Leia's forces are almost interchangeable, parts that can be adapted to both countries' mechs are, in a sense, a form of hard currency. More importantly... these are the wreckage of the rebel mechs, so even if they are held accountable afterward, they don't have to pay taxes!
If the benefits are large enough, then naturally some people will ignore the risks and force their way in.

Cheng Tian, ​​under the cover of the Silver Varimes, successfully rendezvoused with the Gege and the Metrodode, and then began to coordinate their battle in an orderly manner.

With its thickest armor and strongest firepower, the Radar was assigned as the lead damage dealer and directly handed over to the combat AI, working alongside the upgraded Metrorod to provide auxiliary firepower.

Cheng Tian crawled out of the cockpit, climbed back into the Jie Ge, and hovered in mid-air to cast a spell.
Speaking of which, the radar, which is the BOSS unit in the game, is designed with an AI that is too humorous. Despite having super long-range bombing-level destructive power, it prefers to engage in melee combat. It can barely fire a few shells throughout the game, wasting its terrifying turret firepower.

It must be said that these Revolutionary Army pilots, who were suspected of being controlled by the mastermind and were so fearless that they didn't know how to write the word "retreat," and fought Cheng Tian and the Three Drops of Blood Guard Team to the point of total annihilation.

If Cheng Tian hadn't still wanted to collect the Valimes and hadn't insisted on keeping one, thus stalling for 15 minutes until the Ten Commandments' cooldown was over, it would have only taken 3 minutes to wipe them all out.

With the death of the last driver on the spot, the entire abandoned factory changed hands and was temporarily taken over by Cheng Tian.

But then this prompt popped up.

You have temporarily occupied the "Mech Destruction Factory," a special facility of the Earth Federation located in the United States.

[During the occupation of the factory, you can dismantle and destroy either complete or abandoned mech vehicles within the factory. There is a chance that permanent vehicle parts and corresponding mech blueprints will be obtained during this process.]

Under the influence of the mech combat modifier, all players on both sides are assigned their own mech at the start of the game, and the mech does not have the modifier "cannot be taken out of the instance".

According to the main quest rules, only players who complete the main quest and clear the game normally can put the mech into their inventory and take it out of the dungeon. Players who take the evacuation route will have their mechs forcibly taken away by the system even if they do.

While most mechs in the Armored Warriors universe have the ability to quickly replace parts on the battlefield, all replaced parts are considered to be integrated with the mech, and the replaced parts will immediately show the message "cannot be carried".

Most importantly, in this world view, the vast majority of vehicle components are limited to general-purpose mechs.

However, under the influence of the Mech Destruction Factory entry, there is a chance to dismantle universal combat vehicle parts, which is equivalent to a high-end version of Cheng Tian's template loading skill 'Junior Technician' in the Metal Slug dungeon!

Not to mention the possibility of disassembling it to find the design drawings!
And so, under the watchful, furious gazes of the numerous scavengers, Cheng Tian's Silver Guard discarded their battle axes and began the hauling work. The wreckage of the mechs scattered across the ground was pushed into the factory. Even Bazett, who had been on standby, was summoned by Cheng Tian and, looking bewildered, boarded the Jego, becoming the main force in the hauling. As a humanoid servant, Bazett was also given the same mech combat attributes, allowing her to use the mechs even without any piloting experience, relying solely on her brute strength. The Jego, with its two thick, massive arms and specialized hauling capabilities, was a perfect match for Bazett.

Incidentally, when Cheng Tian assigned the Jiege to Bazett as the main pilot, the paint job of the machine also changed. It changed from the previous bright yellow to a red bean color that was closer to Bazett's own suit and hair color. Even the mechanical arm was covered with protruding armor similar to the Giant Arm Beast.

However, Cheng Tian was focused on collecting souls at the moment.

The Oni Gauntlets obtained from clearing Ys Origins can still be used in this mech-dominated dungeon, but there have been some changes to the souls collected, which are influenced by the dungeon's unique characteristics.

Under normal circumstances, when Cheng Tian kills an enemy unit, there is a chance to drop the innocent soul derived from "Soul Salvation", and there is also a chance to drop different soul fragments derived from "Demon Gauntlet".

However, in the Armored Warrior dungeon, a new soul resource called "Steel Soul" appears only when it comes to destroying mechs.

Steel Soul is the counterpart of the Soul of the Innocent, and it also occupies 199 Soul points. If Steel Soul is replaced with the ammunition consumption of the mech, its conversion rate will be higher, almost twice that of the regular Soul of the Innocent.

As the old saying goes, weapons are not the culprits behind the world's disasters; it is the people who use them. It is quite logical that mechs, as war machines, are deemed innocent.

With the Steel Soul for ammunition conversion, the bonus from the Holy Grail Mission, and the slow recovery effect of the group vehicles that come with the Advanced Void Garage, Cheng Tian alone has the ability to handle small-scale battles.

Currently, Cheng Tian's title of "Tank Collector" has evolved, and his garage has been unlocked to the theoretical maximum capacity of the garage in "Metal Max".

But this is clearly not the end; the tank collector still has room for one more upgrade!

[Your current tank collection now includes 17 different types.] (Varimes and Roller Gori added)
[Your titles "Tank Collector" and "Void Garage" still have room for improvement.]

[Advanced requirements for the Tank Collector title: You need to collect more than 50 different types of combat vehicles.]

Cheng Tian collected 15 vehicles, upgrading them from blue (excellent) to purple (rare).

Upgrading from purple rare to gold legendary is significantly more difficult, now involving a whopping 50 different types of vehicles...

I must say, it's very challenging!
Cheng Tian naturally only had one choice in this situation—

That is to accept the challenge!
(End of this chapter)