"Sorry to disturb!" Su Zijing seemed too engrossed to notice anything, so Liu Fei had to step closer and raise his voice.
"Ah... What are you doing?" Su Su suddenly woke up, turned around to see Liu Fei almost behind her, startled, she jumped up from her chair, subconsciously looking around, only to find herself and the cleaner in the vast laboratory, a hint of panic on her face.
"I'm not doing anything, just reminding you that class is over!" Liu Fei stepped back to keep his distance from the woman who emitted a strange fragrance, giving him a peculiar feeling.
"So what?" Su Zijing breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Liu Fei step back.
"You can leave now."
"Really... but there's still over an hour until class is over." Su Zijing glanced at the time displayed on the light brain and frowned.
"They've all left." Liu Fei said expressionlessly.
"Do you want me to leave?" Su Zijing suddenly smiled softly.
"Yes." Liu Fei nodded.
"Cough..." Su Zijing couldn't believe Liu Fei's direct response, coughed to cover her own embarrassment.
"But I still have tests to finish, sorry." Su Zijing calmed down a bit, the smile disappeared, replaced by cold arrogance as she sat back in her chair.
"..." Liu Fei opened his mouth but couldn't say anything.
"It'll be done soon."
Seeing Liu Fei looking dumbfounded, Su Zijing inexplicably felt a sense of satisfaction. Of course, she didn't understand the reason behind it. Being constantly surrounded and flattered by admirers, it was rare for a guy to be as indifferent to her as Liu Fei. Seeing him at a loss made her feel a strange satisfaction, a common phenomenon in psychology.
Soon, Su Zijing forgot about Liu Fei's presence and once again immersed herself in the test.
Time passed slowly, Liu Fei stood behind Su Zijing like a stone statue, unmoving.
"Sorry to disturb..." Twenty minutes had passed, and Su Zijing seemed to have made no progress in her work. Liu Fei couldn't bear it any longer. For him, it was a huge waste of time. As Lao Tzu once said, wasting time is tantamount to killing oneself. Liu Fei had a strong sense of time, everything was arranged meticulously, and he wouldn't waste a single moment.
"Don't bother me." Su Zijing immediately interrupted Liu Fei. She was not in a good mood; this was her twenty-third optical path test, and she still couldn't find the cause of the optical path failure.
"The resistance of the photoelectric circuit mainly depends on the contact resistance between the dynamic and static contacts of the circuit breaker. The presence of contact resistance increases the loss of the conductor when energized, raises the temperature at the contact, and directly affects the current-carrying capacity during normal operation, to a certain extent affecting the breaking capacity of the short-circuit current. Therefore, the resistance value of each phase of the circuit breaker is an important data for installation, maintenance, and quality acceptance of the circuit breaker..."
"Ah..." Su Zijing stared blankly at Liu Fei's incredulous expression.
"I don't mind helping you complete the test work." Liu Fei was soliciting Su Zijing's opinion, but in fact, he had unceremoniously pulled Su Zijing along with the chair and his hands swiftly danced on the main control board of the light brain, full of rhythm. The indicator lights on the instrument kept flashing, and the data stream on the holographic screen flowed crazily...
Two minutes later, a copy of the test optical path data report was spit out from the machine.
"Alright, you can leave now."
"Oh." Su Zijing was still sitting in the chair, immersed in shock. If she didn't have a copy of the data in her hand, she would hardly believe what had just happened. The test work that took her the whole afternoon to not complete was done by the cleaner in just two minutes.
Subconsciously, Su Zijing pinched her finger, feeling the pain before confirming that she wasn't dreaming.
She was a top student!
Watching Liu Fei, who was busy operating the cleaning equipment, Su Zijing inexplicably felt a sense of frustration, and her self-esteem was seriously hurt.
"You can leave!"
While Su Zijing was still caught in her frustration, Liu Fei had already finished the cleaning work in this area.
"Oh..."
Su Zijing left absent-mindedly, strictly speaking, she was driven out by Liu Fei. When Su Zijing walked out of the laboratory door, Liu Fei almost immediately closed the steel gate of the laboratory and headed straight for the adjacent mecha laboratory, leaving Su Zijing standing alone in the cold metal corridor, lost in thought...
Su Zijing's thoughts had nothing to do with Liu Fei. He was concerned about the mecha in the mecha laboratory. In his eyes, the number one beauty of Zotac Mecha University, Su Zijing, wasn't even as attractive as a composite armor plate.
Like the light brain laboratory, the larger mecha laboratory was also empty, with only Li Meng busy operating some loading and unloading equipment.
"Ah! Fei Ge, you came just in time..."
"You handle it yourself, I have something to do."
"Oh." Although Li Meng was not pleased, he had no choice. After all, he had plenty of time to spare now.
Liu Fei headed straight for a blue-colored mecha that had just been delivered a few days ago. Liu Fei had never had time to study it until today.
The mecha was eleven meters tall, slightly shorter than the standard twelve-meter humanoid mecha. From the menacing cannon barrel exposed on the mecha, it was evident that this was not a civilian mecha, but a long-range combat mecha. However, this mecha looked delicate, lacking the ferocity and heaviness of the combat mechas from the Zotac Galaxy. Overall, it gave a light and fluttering feeling.
Obviously, this was not a mainstream mecha of the Zotac Galaxy.
Although the technological civilizations of the seven major galaxies all originated from the mother planet Earth, after experiencing the era of interstellar migration and the current era of interstellar warlords, each galaxy fought independently, and mechanical civilization had become unprecedentedly active, with a hundred flowers blooming and a hundred schools of thought contending.
As one of humanity's favorite humanoid weapons, mechas naturally shone brightly. Due to the different environments and aesthetics of each galaxy, mechas also bore obvious regional characteristics.
Among the seven major galaxies, the Zotac Galaxy had the most fierce style of combat mechas because of its proximity to the Alien Star. Compared to the mechas of the other six galaxies, the mechas of the Zotac Galaxy were much larger in both weight and size.
Liu Fei's understanding of mechas was limited to those of the Zotac Galaxy because his economic level made it difficult for him to access mechas from other galaxies. Moreover, the laboratories of Zotac Mecha University rarely had mechas from other galaxies, which resulted in Liu Fei's limited understanding of mechas.
This blue mecha, which looked somewhat ethereal and agile, was covered in scars. There was a neat wound on its right mechanical arm, cutting off the lower part of the arm and exposing the complex optical paths inside. There was also a striking wound on the cockpit, through which the main control board inside the cockpit could almost be seen...
Undoubtedly, this was a mecha that had been through a fierce battle.
Taking a lesson from the previous mishap with the miniature auxiliary engine, Liu Fei didn't hesitate. He picked up the light ruler and recorder and climbed into the cockpit of the mecha.
The data of any mecha could be obtained from the mecha's main control light brain. The difficulty lay in the fact that the light brain of a mecha had setting permissions, and not just anyone could access the mecha's data casually. Of course, that referred to the core data of the mecha. In reality, most of the data of the mecha was open on the light brain.
"What a luxurious cockpit!"
As soon as Liu Fei entered the cockpit, he couldn't help but exclaim. Compared to the simple style used in the Zotac Galaxy, the cockpit of this mecha could only be described as luxurious.
Spacious and comfortable genuine leather pilot seat.
Large-sized holographic screen and multifunctional holographic scanning system.
Comprehensive hydraulic protection system.
Integrated transmission system.
Refrigerator, oven, and life support system all readily available.
...
This is simply a mobile room, not a combat mecha. Moreover, compared to the rough mecha manufacturing process of the Zotac Galaxy, the craftsmanship of this mecha is far superior.
Even a layman like Liu Fei could see at a glance that the manufacturing process of this combat mecha is far ahead of the combat mechas of the Zotac Galaxy, although the combat performance has yet to be determined. Comparing aesthetics and practicality is like comparing apples and oranges.
In Liu Fei's eyes, this mecha should be quite excellent in terms of agility. However, there is a considerable gap in defense compared to the mainstream mechas of the Zotac Galaxy. At least, its light armor design is obviously weak, and being hit could be potentially fatal. Due to its weight, although it has strong explosive power in short distances, its long-range capabilities are definitely lacking, which puts it at a disadvantage in today's space battles, where distances often span hundreds of thousands of kilometers...
In fact, the severed mechanical arm and the striking wound on the cockpit already confirmed Liu Fei's speculation. The likelihood of such a critical area as the cockpit being pierced is very small in mechas from the Zotac Galaxy because any mecha from the Zotac Galaxy spares no effort in armor protection for the cockpit.
Although the cockpit suffered violent damage, there were even bloodstains on the pilot's seat, but the internal structure of the cockpit was still basically intact, and the light brain could still be accessed. With little time to spare, Liu Fei immediately used a recorder to copy some basic data from the light brain. Unfortunately, the core data of the light brain was encrypted, and Liu Fei could only access some basic data.
Of course, this already satisfied Liu Fei. At least, he didn't have to climb up and down to measure the mecha's height and weight. From the preliminary data provided by the light brain, Liu Fei could intuitively understand the basic structure and performance of the mecha...
Soon, Liu Fei confirmed that this was a mecha from the Pangu Galaxy, with a peculiar and mysterious name, called "Embroidery Needle - 111 model".
The "Embroidery Needle - 111" is a quite advanced mecha. According to the data, the scanning system of the Embroidery Needle is at least ten years ahead of the scanning system of Zotac Galaxy mechas, if not more.
In the vast interstellar warfare, whether it's a space warship or a combat mecha, having an advanced scanning system is equivalent to holding the initiative in war.
The engine power of the Embroidery Needle - 111 is also very powerful, with its maximum speed almost one-fifth faster than the mainstream mechas of the Zotac Galaxy. This is an extraordinary data point. It's worth noting that the development of the main engines of any mecha has gone through hundreds of years of history, and the differences between the seven major galaxies are not significant. Even a one-second increase in speed is precious, let alone one-fifth.
Of course, the main reason for the powerful speed of the Embroidery Needle - 111, besides its powerful engine power, is that it sacrifices the mecha's armor protection. Liu Fei believes that such a sacrifice is not advisable.
Another aspect of the Embroidery Needle - 111 that surprised Liu Fei is the sensors spread throughout the mecha's body. It's worth noting that a "Hawkeye" unmanned reconnaissance ship has only six sensors, and the fact that sensors are spread throughout the mecha's body indicates that the Pangu Galaxy has made great strides in mecha sensor development. If we go by the concept that more sensors on a reconnaissance ship are more expensive, undoubtedly, the value of this mecha is extremely high...
As time passed, Liu Fei became engrossed in studying the functions, roles, and even materials of every component of this mecha.
As someone who understands woodcarving art, Liu Fei knows that, whether it's woodcarving or mechas, their value depends on the material when the craftsmanship requirements are the same.
In the past few months of working with wood carving, Liu Fei deeply felt the importance of materials. A wood carving made of sparkling pear wood is worth dozens of times or even more than a wood carving made of ordinary materials.
Compared to the material of wood carvings, the requirements for materials in combat mechas are higher. A mecha equipped with high-quality alloy armor plates will definitely have a higher survival rate on the battlefield than a mecha equipped with ordinary metal armor. This is beyond question.
Due to insufficient permissions to use the mobile advanced metal analyzer, Liu Fei had to scrape metal powder from the mecha's components with an alloy blade, and then analyze it with the metal analyzer...
The data showed that the material of the Embroidery Needle - 111 was ordinary, except for the use of rare metals in some important components, there was nothing special about it. If this mecha were the mainstream mecha of the Pangu Galaxy, it would mean that the Pangu Galaxy is at least twenty years behind the Zotac Galaxy in the research and use of metals.
...
"Liu Fei, someone's here."
The urgent call from Li Meng came from below the mecha. Without hesitation, Liu Fei swiftly descended from the cockpit. In the moment of leaving the cockpit, he didn't forget to shut down the light brain.
"It's this mecha."
As Liu Fei's feet touched the ground, a group of stern-faced men in suits strode in. They didn't even notice Liu Fei in his janitor uniform. Immediately, they used equipment to tow away the Embroidery Needle - 111. Their actions were clean and efficient, showing well-trained individuals.
Soon, the group of men dragged the mecha away, leaving Liu Fei staring at the empty spot where the mecha had been, lost in thought.
"What's wrong?" Li Meng walked over and asked.
"Nothing, let's go."
Liu Fei sighed deeply, relieved that he had the foresight to copy the basic data of the Embroidery Needle - 111 using the recorder.