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Chapter 19 Sneak Attack!

Inside the Shattered Dome base, each mech is equipped with a pilot and an entire related team.

They usually gather together in this manner when dining.

At the long dining table for the Eureka Raider team, several mech maintenance personnel and another Eureka Raider pilot, Chuck Hansen, were already seated.

This young Hansen was almost a carbon copy of the old Hansen, but he looked younger and had sharper features. He was in his early twenties and was wearing a gray fitted T-shirt.

His gaze fell on his father, watching him bring the person over here.

"The best thing about being in the base is that you can eat your fill every day," Old Hansen said casually to Xia Shu and Luo Li as he placed his plate on the table.

"After all, as a mech pilot, you can't win a battle if you're not well-fed."

Upon hearing what Old Hansen said, Young Hansen echoed it.

“We just won a battle yesterday in Sydney.”

When talking about his glorious achievements, Hansen is always very proud.

"The Level 4 monster codenamed 'Virus' demolished that broken wall in less than an hour. 'Echo Saber' and 'Vulcan Ghost' were no match for it either."

"In the end, it was I who piloted the Eureka Raider and killed that monster."

He smiled and made a "ten" shape with his two index fingers: "The tenth one, we've broken the record again."

"It's 10-0 now."

As the most powerful mech currently available, the Eureka Raider boasts an impressive record: ten battles, ten kills, and an undefeated record to date.

"Pretty impressive." Hearing such a record, Raleigh couldn't help but look at him with more respect.

He praised it as he picked up the pasta with his fork.

He had killed five monsters when he was around Hansen's age, and putting aside his somewhat arrogant attitude, that record was indeed commendable.

Xia Shu kept her head down and ate her rice, just listening without making any response.

Now that he had struck up a conversation with Raleigh, young Hansen took the opportunity to speak his mind.

“To be honest, there’s a reason why that stupid wall plan was able to be implemented.” Little Hansen looked at Raleigh, his gaze carrying a hint of aggression.

"It's because there are too many useless mech pilots that those idiots at the United Nations think all mech pilots are like that."

The United Nations was initially quite optimistic about the Hunter Jaeger Project, but as more and more Jaegers became obsolete, they lost faith in the project.

Five years ago, the scrapping of the dangerous homeless vehicle was arguably the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Following that mission, the United Nations decided to implement Project Wall of Life and withdrew its funding to Marshal Strick.

Upon hearing this, Raleigh's fork stopped in mid-air, his expression turning serious.

He could tell.

This is someone trying to find fault with themselves.

The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat tense.

"You disappeared for five whole years, what brings you back now?" Little Hansen asked, raising an eyebrow, his tone full of teasing. "Was it because you couldn't get enough to eat while building those crumbling walls outside, 'Little Luo'?"

Xiao Luo even used the Chinese he learned from the Crimson Storm pilot for the last sentence.

The provocation has become so strong that it's almost explosive.

Upon hearing these rather aggressive words, Raleigh, whose mindset had become more stable over the past five years, did not immediately retaliate. Instead, he turned his head and glanced at Old Hansen.

Seeing the apology in Old Hansen's eyes, he weighed the options in his mind, and after a brief moment of thought, silently nodded.

They chose not to argue with the young people.

But when Little Hansen saw that Raleigh was silent, he pressed his advantage and pointed at Raleigh's nose.

"I find it hard to believe that a guy who has been wandering around for five years can still pilot a mecha."

"If you dare to hold me back in the later tasks, I guarantee you'll know the consequences."

After hearing this, Raleigh pursed his lips.

His hand gripping the fork tightened unconsciously, and a hint of aggression appeared in his eyes.

Five years ago, given my temper, I would have definitely given this kid a good beating.

But over the past five years, he has grown accustomed to such ridicule.

While on the construction site, shift leader Miles and some of the workers would often joke about themselves, and it had even become a part of their lives.

Compared to those people, the attack power of Little Hansen's words was not really that high.

After thinking it over, Raleigh realized that this kid had personally fought against the monster and saved countless lives. In addition, he also had to give Old Hansen face, so he ultimately refrained from making a move.

“Very good.” Little Hansen saw that Raleigh was still silent, and felt as if he had punched cotton.

When his provocation failed, he turned his gaze to Natsuki, who was engrossed in eating.

In just two short minutes, Xia Shu had already finished three dishes, and now the dishes on the fourth dish were being snatched away by chopsticks that were almost blurry, and put into her mouth.

Damn, this guy looks so skinny and weak, how can he eat so much?

“You know what, finding the guy who’s been wandering for five years isn’t the most puzzling thing to me,” he said, glancing at Natsuki and addressing the others at the table.

"What I find most incomprehensible is that there is now an alien in our base!"

"My God, what has become of our planet by alien monsters? And now there's an alien sitting right in the middle of us?"

He turned to the side and pointed at Xia Shu, saying, "You're saying this guy saved the marshal's life?"

"I'm more inclined to believe that it was all part of this guy's scheme, a plan to infiltrate the base!"

"If you ask me, if aliens want to help us, they should be lying in a lab, being dissected and studied by us, instead of sitting around dressed like they're on vacation..."

Little Hansen's mouth, like a Gatling gun, fired wildly at Natsuki, expressing his deep hatred for the aliens.

Old Hansen wanted to speak up and stop him.

But before that, the plate of mashed potatoes on the table suddenly flew up for some reason and hit little Hansen in the face with a thud.

“F......!”

"What... happened?!"

The plate of mashed potatoes was smeared on his face, leaving him completely stunned.

He tried his best to pry the metal plate off his face, but no matter how hard he tried, it was no use.

Natsuki, who was sitting on the side enjoying the last dish, ate slowly and deliberately, her gaze still fixed on the food, but a golden light had already appeared in her eyes.

There is no doubt that this blow was delivered by Xia Shugan.

"I hate it when people disturb my meal," Xia Shu said calmly and without saying a word.

The already tense atmosphere intensified instantly, and those sitting around even felt the temperature drop a few degrees, in a physical sense.

"Damn it!"

"This is an ambush!" Little Hansen's voice squeezed out from a pile of mashed potatoes.

"I...can't breathe...!"

"Ugh...ugh!"

The mashed potatoes in the iron plate on his face seemed to be under some kind of magic, rushing all the way to his throat and blocking his esophagus, preventing him from making any sound except for muffled noises.

Chapter 20 reminded me of an old friend.

A second before this scene occurred, some words popped out from the bracelet on Natsuki's right wrist.

As a qualified member of the Space Garrison, we must always learn to control our temper and let others know that our Space Garrison is a reasonable organization.

[The decision-making task has been triggered!]

[Option 1: Ignore Chuck Hansen's provocation. Reward: 8 hours of mental space training (Note: This is the second best option)]

[Option Two: Faced with Chuck Hansen's provocation, choose to use love to influence the child, allowing him to sincerely repent for his mistakes. Reward: 12 hours of mental space training (Note: This is the best option)]

Option 3: Face Chuck Hansen's provocation head-on and teach him the consequences of rudeness! Punishment: 6 hours of hellish mental space training (Note: Don't choose this option)

[Note: According to the bracelet's built-in system, you should have made two choices by now. I know the hellish training is unpleasant, so you should understand what to do. (Chief Director of the Space Science and Technology Bureau of the Land of Light, Hikari)]

Unfortunately, Natsuki's movements were even faster than its detection; having just finished its hellish training, it was already seething with anger.

After the semi-transparent panels displaying the text popped up, they silently retracted back into the bracelet after a second, perhaps sensing an awkward atmosphere.

......

"Please stop!" Old Hansen pleaded with Xia Shu, seeing his son nearly suffocating. "I'm sorry, I apologize on his behalf!"

"I've spoiled this child. If anyone should be punished, please punish me instead!"

That was, after all, his own son, and old Hansen couldn't stand idly by at this moment.

He felt he owed his son far too much, and his attempts to make amends only exacerbated the son's unruly personality, a hurdle he could never overcome.

Hey, Xia!

"Calm down, please!" Raleigh pleaded, not wanting things to escalate further.

Although Hansen was a bit of a smart aleck, he didn't deserve to die.

As the two continued talking, Xia Shu put the last bite of food into her mouth, and the golden light in her eyes slowly faded.

The metal plate that had been stuck to Hansen's face finally fell off onto the table, and the mashed potatoes in his throat were pushed down his esophagus and into his stomach.

Little Hansen, his face a deep purplish-red, lay sprawled on the table, panting heavily, his mind still reeling.

Seeing that the guy was out of danger, Raleigh and old Hansen both breathed a sigh of relief.

The commotion wasn't too great, and most of the other people in the restaurant didn't notice it; only a few turned their heads and cast curious glances in this direction.

Old Hansen knew that this was no longer the time for a meal, so he stood up, went to young Hansen's side, and patted his back to help him catch his breath.

Then he looked at Luo Li and Xia Shu with a look of apology in his eyes: "I'm sorry, it's my fault for not disciplining them well."

As they spoke, they pulled little Hansen up and prepared to take him away from the restaurant, also taking their dog with them.

At this moment, Xia Shu spoke up: "Sometimes when a child lacks love, they will do things that attract attention to seek attention in order to replace the lost love."