Chapter 1 The Music Restaurant

Su Mo walked into the High Tide Music Restaurant. Soft and pleasant music echoed around him, making him feel very comfortable.

He stood still, looking around.

On the central stage, a girl in a white dress, with outstanding looks and temperament, was holding a microphone and singing softly.

Around the stage, many guests were seated at the arranged tables.

Su Mo searched for Karinsha's figure in the crowd, and soon he found her. Karinsha was wearing a fiery red, form-fitting dress, which perfectly highlighted her hot figure. Her long silver hair was draped over her back, her delicate face was lightly made up, and her red lips looked exceptionally seductive. It could be said that Karinsha's image and style at this moment were completely different from usual.

It was obvious that she had put on makeup and carefully selected her dress.

At this moment, Karinsha inadvertently exuded a very attractive charm.

Many people who came here to eat couldn't help but focus their attention on Karinsha, and many were tempted to go up and try to strike up a conversation.

Unfortunately, Karinsha completely ignored them, and they all returned empty-handed.

Su Mo walked over and said apologetically, "Sorry I'm late, I kept you waiting."

Karinsha responded with a bright smile, "No, I just arrived not long ago!"

At this moment, a waitress came up and respectfully asked, "Excuse me, sir, madam, would you like to order?"

"Is there anything you like to eat?"

Karinsha asked Su Mo with a smile.

"I don't have any special requests, you can order."

Su Mo didn't have too many requirements for food. As long as it wasn't a nutritional bar, he had no objections.

"Then just give us set menu A."

Karinsha looked at the menu and said to the waitress.

Su Mo glanced at set menu A, which seemed to be a Hymanty couple's set meal, extremely expensive, priced at 50 star coins.

"Okay."

The waitress respectfully retreated.

After the waitress left, Su Mo said to Karinsha, "There's no need to order such an expensive set meal, just order something simple."

Karinsha shook her head and said sincerely to Su Mo, "It's not much money. If you hadn't arrived in time, I would have really died. Isn't a life-saving grace worth more than a meal?"

"We're friends, no need to be so polite."

Su Mo replied without thinking too much.

When Karinsha heard Su Mo's words, her smile became even brighter. She thought to herself.

"That's great, we're friends now."

......

Soon, a waitress brought up exquisite silverware.

The table was quickly filled with appetizing delicacies, including premium sea crabs, pearl fish, Arctic sea clams...

Karinsha opened a bottle of vintage red wine, poured a glass for Su Mo and herself, and then raised her glass.

"Cheers!"

The two clinked glasses.

Then they both drank it down in one gulp, and Karinsha's fair face gained a hint of blush.

Su Mo felt a little unnatural under Karinsha's gaze. In fact, he rarely ate alone with girls, especially in a restaurant like this. He coughed and started a conversation.

"I heard Finn say last time that you seem to be getting promoted to reserve member?"

"Actually, I was officially promoted not long ago."

Karinsha replied with a smile.

"So fast?"

Su Mo looked slightly surprised.

"Why are you so surprised? Don't you think I deserve it?"

Karinsha joked.

"Cough, no, I was just wondering, how did you get promoted so fast?"

Su Mo asked curiously.

"I was also promoted based on merit points. Of course, most of the merit points were accumulated in the Xinghuan World (Star Ring World). Later, during the Batak planet Thief Operation, I was lucky and got some merit points, so I was promoted relatively quickly."

Karinsha explained euphemistically.

Of course, she didn't tell Su Mo that her uncle was the current vice president of the council.

"I see."

Su Mo responded thoughtfully. It seemed there really was no shortcut.

Karinsha certainly understood why Su Mo was asking this. She poured a glass of wine for Su Mo and said considerately, "Mr. Su Mo, I believe that with your ability, as long as you have a little time and opportunity, you can easily be promoted to reserve member."

Su Mo also gave a wry smile. He shook his head and replied, "It's not that easy. Forget it, let's not talk about this. I'm going to the restroom."

"Okay."

Karinsha nodded in response.

Then Su Mo got up and walked towards the restroom.

Karinsha turned her head to look at the surrounding guests, and then looked at her phone. It should be about time. It's strange, why hasn't she arrived yet?

A few minutes later, Qian Chengxue, wearing a blue lace-trimmed dress, with a delicate silver hairpin on her long silver hair, a delicate necklace around her fair neck, wearing black high heels, and a indifferent expression, walked in.

The moment she came in, she immediately attracted the attention of many guests.

At this moment, Su Mo walked out of the restroom, looking down slightly as he walked towards his seat.

He had been thinking about Karinsha's words. In fact, Su Mo wasn't stupid, and he could more or less understand the implicit meaning in Karinsha's words.

She was clearly telling him that if he wanted to be promoted to reserve member, he needed to take his time.

Just as Su Mo was walking with his head down in thought, he heard a familiar footstep and smelled a faint scent of balloon flower.

Su Mo's heart suddenly contracted. He subconsciously looked up, and a familiar yet unfamiliar figure immediately came into his eyes.

At this time, Qian Chengxue with a indifferent face walked over and inadvertently saw Su Mo. The two met unexpectedly.

In that instant, it seemed as if time had frozen.

Her whole body stiffened in place, trembling slightly, and a complex expression appeared in her cold eyes.

The two stood in place, facing each other.

It seemed as if time was frozen at this moment, standing still.

The emotions of longing erupted like a flood, as if flowing through a thousand years of time, and finally into each other's hearts.

Su Mo opened his mouth slightly, wanting to say something. But this sudden encounter made him at a loss, extremely nervous. For a moment, the thousands of words in his heart were completely messed up at the moment of the encounter, and he didn't know what to say.

"What a coincidence."

"Yeah, um..."

Qian Chengxue replied calmly, but her heart was extremely flustered.

At this moment, a series of powerful footsteps came, and a low exclamation came from the guests present.

"Quick, look, is that Wang Hai? I'm not mistaken, am I?"

"It's really Wang Hai."

"Let's go up and say hello."

"Say hello to what? Didn't you see he's holding flowers in his hand? Wouldn't you be a third wheel if you went up at this time?"

"Ah, my male god has someone..."

"Okay, whether he has someone or not is not clear, but at least it's not someone we can get close to, let's just eat."

......

Wang Hai, wearing a black and well-fitting suit, a tie, black leather shoes, holding a bouquet of flowers, walked over with his head held high.

His extremely capable temperament and handsome face made him very dazzling.

At this time, Wang Hai walked to Qian Chengxue and greeted her, "Qian Chengxue, sorry I'm late."

Qian Chengxue came back to her senses and looked at Wang Hai.

"It's okay."

"This is for you."

Wang Hai handed the flowers in his hand to Qian Chengxue.

"Thank you."

Qian Chengxue took it with a somewhat flustered heart. The reason why she specifically invited Wang Hai to dinner was actually to thank him for helping her last time.

As a colleague and friend, she couldn't refuse the flowers.

In fact, it didn't have any special meaning, but for some reason, because Su Mo was beside her, Qian Chengxue felt inexplicably flustered.

"Is this your friend?"

Wang Hai also noticed Su Mo at this time, feeling a little familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere, so he asked doubtfully.

"Yes."

Qian Chengxue nodded in response.

Although Wang Hai was a little surprised, he still said politely to Su Mo: "Hello, would you like to join us?"

Su Mo came back to his senses and said with a somewhat complicated expression: "No, thank you, I have friends waiting for me over there, I'll go first."

Then Su Mo walked towards Karinsha.

Karinsha, not far away, naturally saw this scene. She sighed slightly, but her expression quickly returned to normal.

Reality is cruel, but it must be faced.

Qian Chengxue watched Su Mo walk to Karinsha and sit down. For some reason, seeing this scene made her heart even more flustered. At the same time, Qian Chengxue's heart also had a hint of shock. She was a little surprised that the woman eating with Su Mo was actually the woman she met in the locker room, who looked a bit similar to her.

"Qian Chengxue?"

Seeing Qian Chengxue standing there in a daze, Wang Hai opened his mouth to remind her.

"Sorry, I was just thinking about something."

Qian Chengxue replied apologetically.

"It's okay, let's go then."

"Okay."

Qian Chengxue nodded and walked towards a spacious table in the corner.

On the central stage, the singer was singing a soft song with great emotion.

The beautiful and melodious singing lingered in the restaurant.

After Su Mo returned to the table, he buried his head in his meal, looking preoccupied.

For some reason, Su Mo felt a little uneasy.

Karinsha naturally noticed that Su Mo was not in a good mood, but she didn't ask too much. She just quietly picked up the wine bottle and filled Su Mo's glass.

On the other side, Qian Chengxue was also eating with Wang Hai absentmindedly.

"I've been strengthening my training recently. My IV-generation biological mech is about to be repaired, and it will soon be matched."

"That's great, congratulations."

"Thank you, but I'm looking forward to it, but I also feel a little stressed."

"With your ability, there's no problem."

"I hope everything goes well."

Wang Hai wasn't entirely sure, after all, his IV-generation biological mech was said to be somewhat different from ordinary IV-generation biological mechs. The monster species at the core of its structure was a space alien, with an AT Field, and extremely powerful combat power.

Of course, the resulting pollution was also extremely strong!

......

Qian Chengxue chatted with Wang Hai without much enthusiasm, her eyes involuntarily looking at Su Mo in the distance from time to time.

Due to the angle and distance, Qian Chengxue could only see Su Mo's back. But she could clearly see that Karinsha was very considerate, constantly pouring wine and serving food to Su Mo, and the two seemed very close.

"Qian Chengxue?"

"Qian Chengxue?"

......

"Uh, what?"

Qian Chengxue was a little distracted for a while, and came back to her senses when she heard Wang Hai's call.

"It's nothing, why don't you eat something? I haven't seen you touch your chopsticks for a long time."

Wang Hai said gentlemanly.

"Okay."

Qian Chengxue replied quickly.

Wang Hai was also a little puzzled. He naturally noticed that Qian Chengxue's state today seemed a little strange, a little absent-minded.

However, Wang Hai didn't think too much about it, just assuming that Qian Chengxue had been under a lot of pressure recently. He certainly knew that Qian Chengxue, as a reserve, was different from other reserves.

Facing someone as proud as Hai Mo, she hadn't encountered a IV-generation biological mech for a long time.

........

After a long time, Su Mo drank the wine in his glass and said to Karinsha, "It's getting late, let's just eat here."

Karinsha nodded and responded with a smile, "Okay, but I have a request, can you take me home?"

Su Mo was also a little surprised. Actually, the reason why he ended the meal so early was that he planned to wait outside the restaurant for a while.

"Is it inconvenient? Then forget it."

Seeing that Su Mo didn't say anything, Karinsha replied with some disappointment.

"No, I'll take you."

Su Mo replied.

"Thank you."

Karinsha's eyes lit up slightly.

The two then got up and left the restaurant, and this scene naturally fell into Qian Chengxue's eyes.

In fact, for a moment, she wanted to chase after them, but reason ultimately stopped her.

She came specifically to thank Wang Hai this time, so she couldn't give up halfway.

So she patiently continued to eat with Wang Hai.

Time passed little by little, and eventually Qian Chengxue and Wang Hai also reached the end of their meal.

Wang Hai looked at Qian Chengxue in front of him and invited her very seriously: "Qian Chengxue."

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

"If you don't mind, I'd like to invite you to a movie later."

Wang Hai invited her with some anticipation. In fact, Wang Hai had been paying attention to Qian Chengxue to some extent for a long time. Later, when Qian Chengxue entered the GT department and became a reserve member, he paid even more attention to her.

At first, he was paying attention to her more from the perspective of a senior, thinking of taking care of her if needed.

But later, Wang Hai saw Qian Chengxue training and exercising desperately day and night, and that persistent and tenacious behavior deeply touched him.

And in order to rescue a friend, she didn't hesitate to go against her image and humbly asked him for help.

He admired this kind of character even more.

"Thank you for your invitation, but I'm a little tired, maybe another time."

Qian Chengxue declined politely.

"Okay, then I'll take you back."

Wang Hai was also a little disappointed, he said.

"No need to trouble yourself, I can go back by myself."

Qian Chengxue refused again.

Wang Hai also saw that Qian Chengxue wasn't in a very good state today, so he didn't say anything more.

Then the two also left the restaurant. Wang Hai said goodbye to Qian Chengxue at the door and then left.

Qian Chengxue stood at the door of the restaurant, looking around after Wang Hai left, a little expectant and a little nervous.

However, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

"Sigh~"

Qian Chengxue looked around everywhere, but still didn't see Su Mo's figure. The little bit of hope that had ignited in her heart was shattered again. This scene was so similar to before, and she felt incredibly sad for no reason.

In the end, Qian Chengxue turned around and left in a daze.

Not long after Qian Chengxue left, Su Mo ran over from a distance. After taking Karinsha home, he originally planned to go back to his dormitory to rest, but he always felt uncomfortable, so he ran back.

However, after Su Mo ran into the High Tide Music Restaurant and looked around, he couldn't see Qian Chengxue's figure.

Su Mo sighed in disappointment.

.......

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G12 District, mech training area.

Su Mo drove the Iron Guard mech at high speed into the training field, constantly shifting the mech's body to avoid various obstacles.

He pushed the Iron Guard's speed to the limit.

In the control room, Su Mo's eyes were fixed on the screen, and his hands were constantly operating.

One red warning box after another popped up on the operation screen.

"Warning, engine overload!"

......

But Su Mo acted as if he didn't see it, and didn't mean to slow down at all. He suddenly controlled the mech to pull out its alloy blade and swept it out.

High-speed movement cuts off passing targets.

An evaluation of 7211 points popped up on the electronic evaluation instrument.

This score is okay compared to second-generation mechs, but for first-generation mechs, it's already ridiculously high.

The people who were also training around were also exclaiming when they saw this scene.

"Who is driving that mech? Such a high score."

"Never seen him before, could it be some officer who came here to train?"

"Probably not, even an officer would find it difficult to get such a high score. You have to know that that's an Iron Guard mech, and our normal score is only around 4000 points, which is almost twice as high. It's simply too outrageous. The score of a second-generation mech is probably at this level."

"That's right."

"Let me tell you, that guy is not only strong, but his endurance is also top-notch. He has already circled all the projects in the training ground ten times, and he hasn't stopped at all. He's so fierce, I even doubt whether that Iron Guard can hold on. And don't guess, he's not an officer. He's from the 86th Reserve Team. Didn't you see the 86th Reserve Team cheering?"

"Too strong, whoever is his officer must be under a lot of pressure."

"You just found out? Let me tell you, good or bad, that guy's officer is Mo Bok."

"Damn, that idiot!"

"Keep it down, that guy is watching over there, didn't you see his face is not very good?"

......

Not far away on the observation platform, Mo Bok looked at Su Mo's test score, his face as long as a donkey.

He cursed Su Mo in his heart.

So what if your technique is good? What's the point of showing off like this? You're clearly making me lose face, just wait for me...

At this time, Su Mo controlled the Iron Guard mech to slide sideways and stop suddenly.

He let out a long breath, feeling that his depressed mood had eased a lot.

In fact, Su Mo was a little regretful. Last night, he finally met Qian Chengxue, but he only said hello and didn't have a good chat.

Su Mo opened the cockpit and jumped out of it.

Whether it was the people from his own team or the officers who were watching from other teams, they all applauded.

Su Mo was also stunned. He suddenly realized that he had overdone it a bit with the mech in order to vent his depressed mood.

At this time, Mo Bok walked up to Su Mo, reached out and patted Su Mo hard on the shoulder, praising him against his will.

"Very good!"

Su Mo had a black line on his face. Why was this guy hitting him so hard? Was he retaliating?

"Thank you for your praise, sir."

"But don't be too proud, in fact, this result can only be considered average. You have to understand that there are too many strong people in this world. Like me, understand? You have to keep a humble heart."

Mo Bok's old problem happened again, still not forgetting to suppress Su Mo.

If he said this in his own team as usual, although many people would not agree, they would not say anything.

But this was a mech training area, and there were too many teams training here.

Among them were officers of the same level as Mo Bok.

Some more straightforward officers couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Mo Bok, what are you pretending to be? With your lousy technique, are you qualified to teach him? With that score, I can't even do it myself driving the Iron Guard."

Suddenly, there was laughter on the scene!

"Haha!"

......

When Su Mo heard the laughter and saw Mo Bok's wonderful face, he couldn't help but want to laugh. He had a hard time holding it back.

Mo Bok's face turned green and red, but he wasn't so stupid as to argue with other officers.

Instead, he glared at Su Mo. Looking at Su Mo's expression, he felt that this guy was ridiculing him, and was immediately extremely annoyed.

Although he knew very well that his technique was not as good as Su Mo's, it was impossible for him to lose face like this.

He endured his anger and said to Su Mo: "I know that you are full of disdain for my words. But it doesn't matter, I will let you see what absolute strength is, and let you understand that what I say is the truth. Instead of like the guys who are watching, talking nonsense."

"Yes, sir."

Su Mo didn't take Mo Bok's words to heart. He replied perfunctorily. It was better to cooperate, lest this guy lose his temper and he get shot again.

"Mo Bok, stop bragging."

Several officers next to him booed, not afraid of making things worse.

"You just wait for me, I'll let you know what absolute strength is."

"Okay, we'll wait."

........

"Dismissed!"

Mo Bok flicked his hand and then left somewhat embarrassedly.

In the observation area, Lin Yixuan looked at Su Mo's excellent control with an envious expression. How great it would be if he had Su Mo's technique!

.....

At this time, Zhao Bo and others all surrounded Su Mo and asked excitedly.

"Su Mo, you're so awesome, can you teach us a few tricks."

"Cough, don't say that, we're all comrades, there's no such thing as who teaches who. We can exchange ideas when we have time."

Su Mo was still willing to give Zhao Bo and the others some pointers. No matter what, they were all comrades, and they would fight side by side in the future.

At this time, Ke Lief walked over and said, "What are you guys doing standing around? Lieutenant Su Mo has already said he's willing to teach you, why don't you take this opportunity to learn. This is valuable experience that can save your lives on the battlefield."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, shouting excitedly.

"Understood!"

Su Mo was a little dumbfounded. He said to Ke Lief, "This is not appropriate, is it? Teaching this kind of thing should be done by the captain and you."

"You're pedantic, whoever is capable teaches. The monsters on the battlefield don't tell you that. You don't need to worry, Captain Mo Bok is gone, I'll keep an eye on it for you."

Ke Lief replied with a smile, he also admired Su Mo's driving skills from the bottom of his heart.

Of course, Ke Lief wasn't stupid. He knew how petty Mo Bok was.

"Yeah, Su Mo, just teach us."

"Okay, everyone get in the mech!"

Su Mo agreed helplessly.

"Understood!"

Everyone ran excitedly towards their mechs.

At this time, the officers who were watching looked at their subordinates next to them and scolded: "What are you doing standing there? Go get in the mech too."

"Ah, what are we getting in the mech for?"

"Follow them and learn. That guy's operating skills are almost on par with those generals. What general would come down to teach in person these days?"

"But we're not on their team."

"Are you an idiot? Can't you sneak into the class?"

"Oh, oh, I understand."

......

Soon a very interesting scene appeared. A group of training mechs surrounded them.

For a moment, Su Mo scratched his head, feeling unspeakably embarrassed.