Chapter 1 Dinner

At this moment, Li Hao had just finished a hearty dinner. His appetite was three to four times that of an average person, which made his already strained financial situation even worse. If he could, he would like to apply for a gluttony relief fund.

In the evening, Li Hao, having eaten his fill, rushed towards EMP. He still had to take the Bleem mission seriously. As soon as he entered the EMP building, he heard a chorus of impassioned curses. Li Hao was delighted, which meant there were open spots. Actually, even if there were a lot of people, it wouldn't matter to them, since, as members of the mecha battle team, they had priority.

Meanwhile, a livestream room on Mars also had a "Hot" tag.

Mars Old Dad – Guidance for Friendly Neighbors Special.

Mars Old Dad was a part-time streamer with unpredictable appearance times, but a very unique style: he particularly liked to stir up trouble in the high-scoring areas of USE, with a manic fighting style.

Only three consecutive wins had pushed his popularity to over 500,000. He had just crushed a high-scoring player from the Los Angeles A-level military academy in North America, causing his popularity to skyrocket.

"Brothers, long time no see, I'll definitely make sure you have a good time today!" Mars Old Dad roared. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět

ID: Mars Old Dad, ROM, Os A-level Military Academy, Stein, third year, selected to participate in the S10 Solar System Mech Warrior Competition, currently 1659 EMP points.

Among the four federations, it was generally believed that the value of NUP was greater than ROM, greater than USE, greater than Titan.

"There's really no one who can fight. See if there are any more challengers. Can't you send someone with some weight?"

Stein in the livestream was unusually disdainful. It wasn't that he looked down on USE, but they really were trash. The previous three, though from A-level academies, were all rookies who came to challenge before their feathers had even grown in. And some of the well-known experts in USE didn't dare to come, too damn protective of their reputations.

When choosing a war zone in EMP, you could choose your own, or specify one, but you still had to be careful when streaming, especially prone to mishaps.

Ding ding ding dong dong…

A series of challenge requests made Stein frown. Anyone with an EMP score of less than 1,500 was trash. With the level of USE, you needed at least 2,000 points to be qualified to fight him.

In USE, those who could reach 2,000 points were basically star players from famous schools, who wouldn't easily appear in such a livestreaming setting. After all, it was fine to win, but if you messed up, you would lose a lot.

There were also some top-tier experts who were confident of defeating Stein, but using a sledgehammer to crack a nut would only make people say it was to be expected, even a bit unsportsmanlike. If they lost, their lifelong reputation would be gone.

Stein looked through the challenge list for a long time, but they were all unheard of. "Brothers, it seems the Earthlings are a bit timid. Probably no experts today. I still have team training later. I'll give you one last random match to see if we can run into someone with some skill."

Streams of gifts soared up on the Sky讯 screen, some even sending an Olympus Mountain, which was worth 10,000 Federation credits.

Entering matchmaking selection…

Mars Old Dad vs. Mu Ou

Stein frowned. Mu Ou?

What the hell? He liked to come to USE to abuse people from time to time, but he wasn't an idiot. He knew the IDs of some of the most famous people in USE. What the heck was Mu Ou? But if it was a rookie, he shouldn't be matched up with him.

Not only that, but when he was matched with Mu Ou, his popularity rapidly increased from 500,000 to over 700,000... Earthling?

In the livestreaming area, the Mars trolls, who had dominated, were now flooded with a large number of Earth supporters, who were going all out.

Stein smiled. This Mu Ou was probably a famous streamer, which would be fun.

At this moment, Zhuang Zhou gritted his teeth and spent 100 credits to enter the livestream room, so he could watch the holographic battle. Damn EMP really knew how to make money. The price of watching battles in holographic mode varied from ten to thousands depending on the popularity, but for the sake of Mu Ou, the money was worth it.

Almost all of Mu Ou's supporters came from the virtual zone. There was now a special zone for Mu Ou on the USE Sky讯 area, and there were special fan groups, notifying each other. One title was enough: "Mu Ou vs. Mars Old Dad."

This included two Lunarians, Artz and Feynman. These days had been extremely difficult for Feynman. Even when he closed his eyes, he saw himself being killed. If it were anyone else, it would be fine, but it was a shady Mu Ou. In Feynman's words, he wouldn't be able to close his eyes even in death.

"Although Stein is high-profile and pretends to be cool, he still has some strength. If he still uses the armored dragon, he will be strongly suppressed by Mars's beast armor," Artz said with a smile.

"Not necessarily."

"What, are you scared? Strong is strong, but mech battles require experience. This guy has only fought a few high-end matches. Maybe it's his first time fighting a Martian player."

Each planet had a very different fighting style, and the mech styles were even more different. On Mars, the most popular were beast-type bionic mechs, which were fiercer and more focused on suppression. Moreover, Mars's team combat was also fierce. They worshipped wolf nature, a pack of wolves attacking, leaving no bones.

Feynman was silent. He longed to fight the opponent again, but his intuition told him that he would still lose. He had to find the opponent's weaknesses. Everyone had weaknesses. The captain was right. When he found the weakness, it would be the time for him to defeat Mu Ou.

Arena.

Stein switched to combat mode. He wouldn't be foolish enough to interact during the battle. Winning was the top priority.

Hellhound V6 Beast-type Mech, 80 tons.

Dual-engine nuclear fission four-axis drive, dual shoulder telescopic laser guns.

Telescopic titanium claws.

Mu Ou also confirmed his mech – Armored Tiger Fighter.

Armored Tiger Generation Heavy Mech, 120 tons.

Dual-engine nuclear fission drive, laser gun, titanium Overlord Spear.

As soon as this choice came out, the barrage area exploded. The Martians were already laughing so hard they were rolling on the floor.

"Is that Fatty Tiger? Holy crap, haven't seen that in years."

"I'm going. Is this the series of a lifetime? Hasn't that thing been eliminated yet?"

"Haha, the shame of the Earthlings, the titanium d*ck gun is back, too awesome."

"What the heck is this Mu Ou? Why choose such a clumsy, outdated thing to fight a beast-type mech? Did he choose the wrong thing?"

"Haha, clever, he's already found a reason for failure."

"The most cowardly are the Earthlings. I bet it'll be over in one minute."

The Martians were wantonly scattering barrages. On the other hand, the Earth side was a bit silent. A large number of Earth supporters who had rushed over were angry at Stein, who deliberately used the name Mars Old Dad and privately called himself Earth Daddy. On the other hand, they had expectations for Mu Ou, after all, he had won before.

But the Armored Tiger... even the Earthlings themselves were embarrassed to mention this mech. What was the point of choosing it?

It must be mentioned that Earth had relatively few heavy-duty types. After all, the bigger the mech, the better. The Armored Tiger was once highly anticipated, with balanced handling. In terms of weapons, it was equipped with a heavy titanium gun, and even given an overbearing name. However, that was just wishful thinking. The mech was too clumsy, and it used a gun. Mech battles weren't fistfights, and being an inch longer didn't necessarily make you stronger.

In various tests, the Armored Tiger was always beaten down. It could only be used to fight against Titan's super-giant mechs. This model had already been discontinued, so there was only one generation.

Beast-type mechs were very suitable for the wildness in the Martian bones. The four-axis drive could make more flexible changes and stronger control. If it wasn't for being restrained by the Lunarians' light mechs, the Martians would have definitely dominated.

But fighting Earthlings was like a father beating his son.

Both mobile suits entered the arena. Some of the Earthlings had already retreated, including those who had paid for holographic viewing rights. But who would go looking for abuse? Watching it on the Sky讯 was fine, if they lost, they lost. But holographic viewing was completely immersive, which was truly paying money to be humiliated.

Zhuang Zhou didn't. This wave of choices by Mu Ou seemed to be underground, but he felt there must be something to it.

He held his breath.

In the arena, the Hellhound fighter exerted force on its limbs, and the mech roared. The difficulty of four-axis control was high, and the physical load was also higher, but once mastered, it was a 360-degree omnidirectional attack. Seriously, this clumsy mech might not even be able to react.

The Armored Tiger fighter appeared. The art style was still quite handsome, after all, it was tall and mighty. It stretched out its right hand, and *clank… clank… smack…*

The titanium Overlord Spear popped out. This once incredibly handsome entrance action had become the Earthlings' shameful nightmare.

Other than being handsome, it was useless.

Li Hao hadn't used it in a long time either. The Armored Tiger fighter turned its right hand, and the Overlord Spear in its hand whirled a few times, pointing diagonally at the ground.

This action immediately caused wild laughter in the barrage, but Stein on the opposite side was stunned. His vigilance rose. Streaming was just his amateur hobby. He himself was a player qualified to participate in the Solar System Mech Warrior Competition. Although the opponent was just a test weapon, he still smelled something different.

After all, he could be matched with this guy at this score, so he might have something up his sleeve. He couldn't be careless.

He perked up, and Stein's Hellhound fighter suddenly bent down, forcefully controlling and advancing.

The Hellhound fighter spread its limbs and charged towards the Armored Tiger fighter. During the charge, the Hellhound fighter's advancing rhythm changed.

--Beast Armor Variation Step!

This was a completely different movement rhythm from humanoid mechs, extremely difficult to predict. Everyone watching laughed. This was a showoff, not aimed at the opponent, but to please the audience. Some Martians had already started giving rewards.