Chapter 28 - 12: Envious

This is usually an emergency seat meant for rescue, nothing special about it.

Following the instructions, Wu Qingqing sat in the passenger seat and securely fastened the safety equipment.

When the soft panel fell, everything inside went dark.

The slight humming of the mecha starting up was heard, and the soft panel in front of the passenger seat transformed into a transparent wall, allowing visibility of the situation from the driver’s seat ahead.

Meanwhile, the sides seemed as if windows had suddenly opened, letting the outside scenery be visible.

At the exact moment the mecha officially launched, Wu Qingqing was stunned. Su Xiaocai’s entire body got covered in a layer of blue metallic shell, vaguely resembling a conceptual exoskeleton.

As she moved, the mecha moved.

The mecha somersaulted, but Wu Qingqing couldn’t see how it was operated; she only felt her hair stand on end, and after a slight feeling of weightlessness, it flipped over.

Can the mecha perform such complex maneuvers without using boosters?

Afterward, Su Xiaocai didn’t perform high-difficulty maneuvers again but merely leapt around the field, playing easily for a while.

This scene was captured by someone and posted on a social media platform with the title "The King of New Era Divination."

The comment section was cheerful:

"Ah, my eyes, burn, the mecha is so ugly."

"Why do I find it ugly-cute, ugly-cute?"

"Is it real that a hoe is used as a weapon? It’s an eye-opener."

"The attention-grabbing mecha, suddenly want one, where can I pre-order?"

"The comments are full of rookies; look at its sassy wiggling butt, graceful posture. Want to ask, is it easy for ordinary mecha masters to achieve this? I want to know who is the mecha master driving it; I want to follow her."

"No more talking, I’ve already tagged my mecha master friend to pre-order one. Please keep an eye on my account for the first test drive."

"Certainly for such viral videos, some big shot will show off and try to make money off us."

"Can’t drive mechas, just want to ask, are there collectibles?"

The title soon shot up the trending list.

After all, such an ugly yet sassy mecha is one of a kind and truly rare.

After Su Xiaocai had enough fun, Wu Qingqing, feeling dizzy, climbed out of the mecha.

Looking up at the beautifully hued mecha, it’s not ugly at all; it’s so sophisticated. She wanted one too; it was super cool.

Su Xiaocai continued to guide Wu Qingqing.

Sitting on a small stool, she dissected the moves of the Qi Sensing Exercise for Wu Qingqing, explaining the purpose of each move.

Facing the sunset, Wu Qingqing’s title for Su Xiaocai completely turned into, "Master, continue yesterday’s training tonight?"

"Not tonight, I’ve got things to do and scheduled plans with Fei Yi, but I prepared a combat robot puppet for you. It used to be my punching bag a couple of years ago; now it’s yours."

"There’s a combat robot too? The popular one? Heard it’s excellent as a training partner." Punching it would trigger blocking and adjust defensive stances based on the owner’s movements.

It’s said to be great for venting emotions.

"What are you thinking?" That kind of outdated machine can only serve as a toy. To Su Xiaocai, it’s no doubt trash, though she can’t afford this trash.

"It’s just an initial training partner. You and it will definitely get along well." Su Xiaocai handed over the training partner to her.

It was a basketball-sized machine resembling more than twenty layers of a magic cube.

Wu Qingqing saw four buttons on it: beginner, intermediate, advanced, and off.

"Advising you not to turn it on now; it’s set to automatically shut down an hour after battle. If you’re not fast enough, you won’t be able to turn off the button."

Wu Qingqing immediately restrained her curious hands and carefully held it in her arms.

On the way back to the dormitory, Wu Qingqing asked, "Master, is the patent you’re applying related to the mecha you’re driving now? Did you make the mecha look like that intentionally and plan to earn big quietly?"

"Great question, next time don’t ask. Stop your brain from daydreaming."

Su Xiaocai didn’t plan to use patents to earn a fortune; the technology won’t be widely spread to everyone, only big companies profit.

She couldn’t act like a saint and let others take advantage, right?

Yet the money deservedly earned should still be grasped. When all patents yield income, whether to donate or keep for spending will then be allocated accordingly.

Many times, people sacrifice some conscience to live better, as long as it doesn’t cross legal boundaries, Su Xiaocai didn’t mind being a greedy, selfish ordinary person.

As long as there’s no morality, she could feel at ease.

Of course, she would still try to be a good person regularly.

Having dinner, Wu Qingqing took the combat robot to the training ground, whereas Su Xiaocai went out to meet Fei Yi and Lawyer Zhang.

With the Magic Cube Fighting Robot in her arms, Wu Qingqing headed to the training ground, encountering a few freshmen from the Mecha Department on the way, asking with smiles where she was taking the iron cube-like object in her hand.