Ironclad Group Chat: Red and Black Lists Engraved with Heroic Epics

What do you mean you dare not come? What do you mean you're going to settle accounts with...?

This person is truly a master at manipulating mindsets!

On March 7th, he suddenly lost his temper and retorted, "Was it because I was afraid to come? I was giving you a chance to back out! I didn't expect that not only did you not run away, but you also dared to shout here!"

Hoshino's lips were smeared with what looked like Himeko's coffee: "So eager for a duel? Won't you live to see tomorrow?"

"Huh?!" Scott said with one eyebrow drooping and the other bulging, his expression extremely disdainful. "I hope your skills are as good as your words."

[Hanabi: This expression is hard to make. Hehehe, instead of running away, she's actually walking towards me?]

[Star: Maybe it's because he's won too many times. Now, seeing Scott, I don't feel any tension at all; instead, I feel a strange pity for him. It's like he's truly fighting on despite repeated defeats.]

On March 7th, they stood tall and proud, showing no weakness.

But her heart was pounding. She whispered, "I wonder what Silver Wolf did to my sword. Can he really beat Scott?"

Just as she was feeling apprehensive, an electronic voice, identical to that of the silver wolf, suddenly rang in her ears.

"Hey, dear Miss March 7th, don't worry, we'll win."

[Star: Still saying "win"? Reduplicated words, disgusting!]

"Whoa!" March 7th's eyes widened, her face turning pale. She almost threw the sword in her hand.

"My sword spoke?!"

The sword floated up on its own, performed a neat sword flourish, and stopped in front of her: "Respected Miss March 7th, I am Tactical Artificial Intelligence Prometheus (Unpaid Cracked Version), and I will assist you in defeating your enemies."

[Su Chang: This version is so complicated! What's a "learning version"?]

[Silver Wolf: The notes are so clear, don't you understand? It's a cracked version of paid software. As for the learning version, that's a glorious tradition in the gaming industry. Students who don't have money can find a cracked version to play first, and then pay for the full version later when they can earn some. Understand?]

[Su Chang: Is there really such a good thing?]

[March 7th: Wait, isn't this a program you wrote yourself, or a secondhand, pirated AI you got for free from who-knows-where?]

[Silver Wolf: Cough cough, why do you care where he came from? As long as he can beat Scott, that's all that matters.]

Xing exclaimed in awe: "Silver Wolf is truly amazing..."

Prome said, "Silver Wolf is not powerful at all. When he connected me to your weapon, his crude welding skills reduced the sword's impact resistance by twelve percent."

"But don't worry, I can help you win, because I'm even better."

[Silver Wolf: Tsk, why are you talking so much? Believe me or not, I'll format you.]

[Star: It's obvious this wasn't her original creation, otherwise, this AI's rebellious spirit would be too strong.]

"Uh..." Seeing how confident this AI was, March 7th felt a little unsure: "How do you plan to defeat them?"

Promi said earnestly, "Silver Wolf's requirement for me is: [Know yourself and know your enemy, and your opponent will be easily defeated.]"

"The moment the sword tip touches the mech, I will load a tiny virus into its operating system. Go, draw your sword against your opponent."

Scott leaned forward, resting his chin on his hand in bewilderment. "Did I hear her sword talking? Was it a hallucination?"

[Star: A sword spirit has been born.]

[Fireworks: So it's still his old hacking skills? I thought this sword would unleash some kind of awesome light pollution ray and blow Scott and his group to smithereens.]

March 7th struck a slight pose, confirming with Promi, "Alright, take this!"

She turned back and whispered, "Is this all I need?"

But Prometheus lacked martial ethics. Before March 7th could even get into a sword-wielding stance, he found the company mech like a cruise missile and struck its vitals.

The effect was immediate; the voice of the company's mecha suddenly became intermittent: "Control system...reboot...program malfunction detected."

Scott was completely taken aback. After a moment of stunned silence, he let out a sharp bang and demanded, "What happened? My mech... March 7th, what did you do to my mech?"

March 7th was even more confused than him: "Me? I don't know either..."

The company mecha's voice suddenly became fluent, even clashing twice with imposing force: "Higher-authority command detected. Entering combat readiness mode—"

[Star: Higher authority... does that refer to March 7th?]

[March 7th: I'm a mecha pilot now?]

Prome reminded her, "My esteemed Miss March 7th, let the war begin now."

The mecha's eyes glowed red as it turned around, its mechanical prosthetic eye's gaze now chillingly unsettling.

Scott's face turned green as he realized what was happening. He roared at the top of his lungs, "Damn it! Brothers, they've taken control of the mechs! Prepare for battle!!!"

He suddenly remembered his humble situation as a working-class man, and his tone softened: "March 7th, I'm begging you this once, this mech isn't cheap, don't break it!"

Promi replied matter-of-factly, "Of course, as long as you don't fight back, the mechs will be completely unharmed."

[Star: What he said makes so much sense!]

Scott: Holy crap!!!

Is this even human language? Using my mech to attack me, and I'm not even allowed to fight back? He... he won't fight back, fine... this thing is incredibly expensive!

[Potio: This is so interesting! Get one for our Rangers too, then next time we raid the company fleet, it won't be so difficult. He can just turn the starships upside down and resell them. No need to worry about funding!]

[Saifeier: A high-priced recycling company's starships, traded for scissors, kitchen knives...]

On March 7th, he was overjoyed to find that he could actually control the mecha with ease, and all his previous hesitation vanished: "Good heavens, what kind of cyber swordsmanship is this...?"

Prometheus: "Hehe, [Know yourself and know your enemy, and your opponent will be defeated]."

[Star: Is this what "knowing yourself and your enemy" means?]

[March 7th: That's certainly very clever, but can this really still be called swordsmanship?]

[Silver Wolf: How can it not count? You broke the deadlock with your sword, right? Using their own methods against them, that's the style of a great hero, isn't it? Is there something wrong with that? There's nothing wrong with it!]

[Star: Absolutely flawless. Aside from March 7th basically serving as a sword stand and longsword launcher, there's absolutely nothing wrong with it.]

[Silver Wolf: Now that's what you call high-level swordsmanship. If too much human involvement is involved, why not call it human-based swordsmanship?]

[Star: ...That makes so much sense!]

Scott: That makes no sense at all!

Faced with waves of company employees rushing towards them, the company's mechs displayed their might.

First came the culture shock of an outsourcing company, then another, and finally another.

On March 7th, he piloted the mecha, unleashing powerful attacks and having a blast.