Exploding God

How on earth did you manage to get that?!

Old Tang still couldn't figure it out until a truck drove up to the building the next day.

Han Zhen, who had changed into a tracksuit, got out of the passenger seat of the truck, quickly sprayed some hairspray to style his hair, and then carefully directed the workers to unload the mecha that was sealed in a large wooden crate.

"Be careful!"

"Notice……"

The unloading took only five minutes, but Han Zhen was so nervous that his heart was pounding.

Just kidding. This fourth-generation construct mech, capable of directly fighting Mist creatures, is a precious asset of Shanglan Academy. He couldn't even imagine the terrible consequences if he took it out and damaged it.

Han Zhen breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the freight elevator finally lift the huge object up.

"Where exactly is this place? Heaven knows how much effort it took to get this mech in here. If it weren't for my connection to Shanglan Academy, this construct probably wouldn't have been allowed into the city at all."

"It seems there was a large-scale attack in Tingluo District yesterday, and the city guards have been keeping a tight grip on things lately."

"Hey Lu... God, is there really a suitable place to put this construct here? It's not that I don't trust you, it's just... wait, what kind of place is this?" When Han Zhen saw the bustling fried dough stick window and then saw the freight elevator stopping right inside the breakfast shop, he suddenly felt that something was off.

"You mean this machine repair shop?" Lu Ze asked.

"No, I'm talking about this fried dough stick shop." Han Zhen mechanically pointed to Mr. Tang♂Hui, who was casually showing off his muscles, and the group of fangirls queuing up.

"This is Uncle Tang's repair shop. Breakfast and dinner are just part-time jobs, after all, so many people need to eat." Lu Ze stopped and looked at the rolled-up shutter door in front of him. He turned around and called out to the burly figure, "Uncle Tang."

After arranging the breakfast business for the two apprentices, Tang Hui wiped his hands and hurried over. He closed three hidden doors to isolate the area into a secret room before opening the roller shutter door.

Roller shutters, sliding doors, sliding track doors...

Three more main doors opened in succession, revealing a clean and tidy studio of about 50 square meters, gleaming with metallic luster, in front of the three of them.

Of course, there was also the cool and beautiful woman in front of me, Tang Yingqi, who was wearing goggles and sitting in the center of the worktable.

A crisp jacket paired with fitted denim boots, her ponytail swung behind her head, and her fair swan neck revealed as she held an arc gun for welding—all these made her appear exceptionally dashing.

"You're here? Come in." Tang Yingqi glanced at the group and nodded, acknowledging them.

Han Zhen opened his lips but couldn't utter a word. However, his excited body was trembling slightly. All the hidden dissatisfaction he had just harbored was instantly forgotten. He glanced at Lu Ze, and although he didn't speak, his eyes conveyed a resolute meaning.

Brother, I've decided to be your friend!

Lu Ze nodded in response, his eyes filled with pity.

"You can order lunch at the worktable; it's all my treasured recipes." Tang Hui patted Lu Ze on the shoulder and turned to leave, only glancing longingly at the construct mech that had been pulled into the workshop.

A hint of memory flickered in his eyes, then he shook his head dejectedly.

"This repair room is comparable to the precision engineering labs of a university research institute. You are free to use it, but I will be involved in the entire process of disassembling the mecha." As Tang Yingqi changed the orientation of her swivel chair, her gaze completely ignored the eager Han Zhen and landed on the calm-looking Lu Ze.

"Okay." Lu Ze turned to Han Zhen, who was deep in thought, and added, "Tang Yingqi is a Class A mechanical expert certified by the Combat Association. Her involvement will shorten our research and development time."

There was one thing he never told anyone: Tang Yingqi, the future Queen of Artillery, was included in his initial member plan from the very beginning.

"You should call her Sister Yingqi." Tang Yingqi frowned and snorted in dissatisfaction.

Han Zhen really wanted to shake his head and say he absolutely shouldn't shorten the time, but in the final instant, the powerful aura displayed by the beautiful Tang made him instantly change his mind, "I welcome it with both hands!!"

"Let's begin then."

Lu Ze closed the roller shutter door, pulled over a swivel chair and sat down at the worktable. He skillfully turned on the VR surround-sense device on the worktable, and a three-dimensional image interwoven with lasers was presented on the silver-white metal table.

First, a program packet was transmitted via near-field communication using the wristband, and an unfamiliar black ghost logo quickly appeared on the 3D desktop.

"What is this?" Tang Yingqi stared at the icon, thinking carefully to make sure she had never seen anything like it before.

"【Ghost Whisper】, an encrypted communication tool developed by another member of our team. From now on, all confidential information between us will be transmitted using this software. Now turn on your wristbands."

Lu Ze put on the VR gloves, grabbed the software, and gently slid it toward the other two devices detected by near-field communication. The Ghost Logo flashed across the screen, and Tang Yingqi and Han Zhen's wrists jerked simultaneously.

"Why is it so formal?"

"Because the following blueprints are absolutely confidential."

Lu Ze reached out and tapped the "Ghost Whisper" software. The ghost logo flashed and disappeared in front of his eyes, and then a white chat box appeared. He typed a string of numbers with his right hand, and Han Zhen, with his sharp eyesight, instantly caught the numbers Lu Ze typed.

"Isn't this white chat box the CQ chat interface? And 2073051109... Why does this number look like..." Han Zhen muttered to himself, the more he looked at it, the more something seemed off.

"This is today's date and time. Why did you enter this?" Tang Yingqi frowned and asked, crossing her arms.

"To be precise, it's 2 minutes later than the current time. This is the program's second startup password, which you can set yourself later." Lu Ze said calmly, and after entering the number, he casually pressed send. The Venetian blind effect instantly appeared on the screen.

A bright black expanse, resembling the starry sky of the universe, appeared.

【L】：Okay.

【Cranberry is so delicious】: Okay, boss.

"Cranberry is so delicious" sent you a file.

Thanks to the ultra-fast speed of optical communication, the document opened in front of Lu Ze in an instant.

At this moment, Tang Yingqi, who had maintained a cold expression throughout, suddenly stood up, her beautiful eyes fixed on the huge image spread out in mid-air, measuring two meters square.

A dense network of horizontal and vertical lines stretched out before my eyes, and tens of thousands of labeled parameters formed a mechanical drawing that could be described as an art form.

Resembling gears yet also an exquisite ornamental column, these intricate lines outline an exceptionally beautiful mechanical silhouette in Tang Yingqi's eyes.

"What is this? This is definitely not a known mechanical equipment product. I have never seen a similar configuration in the more than 170 types of mechs I have disassembled." Tang Yingqi stood up, her beautiful eyes unblinking, and it seemed that countless numbers and letters were colliding fiercely deep in her pupils.

"Sun halo components, first generation."

"It can be regarded as a parasite on the engine of the mech. It does not need to replace the original mech plugin. It can be externally attached to the original plugin. Through the built-in carrier program, it can forcibly take over one-third of the central control chip's control over the engine."

"and then?"

"Then, a second quantitative adjustment is made to the original energy control scheme of the mech, thereby extending the maximum hang time by about 5%."

"5%!? In the free market, apart from adding jet nozzles or external acceleration devices, there are absolutely no fine-tuning methods to extend the loiter time! Which type of mech are you referring to with this 5%? Civilian or military?" Tang Yingqi looked up at the blueprint projection, her brows furrowed, and a hint of gentleness finally appeared on her heroic face. Perhaps this womanly side of her only showed in the areas she was most interested in.

"Which ones?" Lu Ze's right hand, which was constantly flipping through the rotating projection drawings, did not pause for a moment. He simply replied casually, "All of them."

Then, looking back calmly, he said, "I don't have any defective products."

"If you're right, then I'm afraid we'll have to..."

"I've struck it rich."

Tang Yingqi and Lu Ze's eyes met, her beautiful eyes filled with undisguised admiration and a hint of something else...

Surprise.