Soon, they arrived in front of the prototype mecha.
“Sir, are you sure you want to buy this prototype?” Tanya asked.
“Yes.” Fang Tianhe nodded and asked, “When can I meet up with the engineer?”
“I have already notified the person. He will be here in five minutes at most.” Upon hearing that the Fang Tianhe had the intention to purchase, Tanya’s face was filled with excitement. She said enthusiastically, “How about you choose the mecha weapon first?”
The so-called prototype was just a basic mecha with no equipment installed.
This of course also referred to the absence of weapons.
Even the micro-missile would be added later.
“Roger, you choose!” Fang Tianhe said.
“Okay!” Roger, who had been looking forward to it for a long time, came over immediately.
Tanya tapped on the wrist computer issued by the company, activated the projection function, and then projected each piece of mecha weaponry in front of everyone.
There were firearms and melee weapons besides still images and dynamic illustrations of mechas using these weapons.
Under Fang Tianhe’s indication, Roger began selecting melee weapons.
With the increasing number of mechas accompanying the mercenary group, they could now engage in some division of labor and cooperation.
Shen Han’s marksmanship was no worse than Roger’s, and her ability was more suitable for long-range attacks. There, if Roger got to control the mecha, he would cooperate with Fang Tianhe in close combat.
In this case, a melee weapon was enough.
Sabers, spears, axes, halberds, swords, and hammers. A variety of melee weapons were listed along with their prices.
Lin Xinghai looked at them and couldn’t help but click his tongue secretly. The prices ranged from 10,000 to 50,000 points.
He also saw the price of mecha. A prototype mecha required 200,000 points.
As for those luxurious mechas that were already equipped with various weapons, their price ranged from 300,000 to 800,000 points.
This sight made Lin Xinghai’s mouth twitch uncontrollably. No wonder so many level 1 mercenary groups couldn’t afford even a single mecha.
Eventually, after careful selection, Roger chose a pair of giant axes valued at 18,888 points.
He was a strength-type Enhanced. In close combat, a heavy weapon would undoubtedly bring out his full potential.
Moreover, these giant axes were sufficiently large that, in critical moments, using them as shields was no problem at all.
Fang Tianhe, observing this choice, couldn’t help but nod in approval.
After picking a weapon, the engineer Fang Tianhe requested also arrived.
“Do you know which aspects of the mecha you need to modify?” The engineer who arrived was a middle-aged man in his 50s, and he asked this question directly.
Compared with customer service staff, he, as someone who relied on technical skills for a living, did not pay too much attention to service attitude.
Upon seeing the person in charge arrive, Roger instantly perked up. Compared to selecting weapons, modifying the mecha was undoubtedly more important.
This directly determined the performance of a mecha. Of course, the price would also be more expensive.
Roger was just about to say that he wanted to enhance the mecha’s power.
However, Fang Tianhe spoke first, “Enhance the mecha’s speed and its propulsion system.”
“Is the pilot an agility-based Enhanced?” The engineer asked.
“Yes, if everything goes as planned.”
“Alright! I have three modification plans on hand, which require 30,000 points, 60,000 points, and 90,000 points respectively.”
“Show me the modification plan with 90,000 points!”
Fang Tianhe and the engineer chatted among themselves. Soon, the conversation gradually became more in-depth than Lin Xinghai couldn’t comprehend.
As for Roger, who stood by, he had already remained motionless in his original spot. He felt the sadness in his heart had already become an overwhelming river.
“Don’t be sad. At least you chose a weapon.” Xu Haishui consoled from the side, though there was always a hint of schadenfreude in his words.
“No one will take you for a mute if you don’t speak.” Roger said in a sour tone.
Lin Xinghai watched the event on the side. How could he not know what such modifications meant?
However, would he object? Absolutely not.
This mecha would be his in two weeks at most. Of course, the more the modifications had suited him, the better.
Looking at the prototype mecha in front of him, Lin Xinghai had a surge of excitement in his heart. Soon, he had also been able to control the mech and engage in battles against mutant zombies.
Thinking of those terrifying mutant zombies, Lin Xinghai suddenly had a thought in his mind. Could his appraisal technique be used on mecha?
As soon as he came up with this idea, Lin Xinghai immediately opened the system panel and then used the appraisal technique.
Suddenly, the number of free charges for his appraisal technique was reduced, leaving only 4 uses left.
At the same time, the system panel also refreshed the information.
Name: Military Type I Combat Mecha (prototype)
Constitution: 300~900 points
Strength: 300~900 points
Speed: 300~900 points
Note: The combat effectiveness that mecha could unleash was correlated to the pilot. When combined with abilities, it would raise the upper limit of the attributes.
The properties of mecha were a pleasant surprise to Lin Xinghai.
No wonder the mecha could defeat mutant zombies. These basic attributes were no worse than mutant zombies, and there were no blatant shortcomings either.
Of course, the mecha had its weakness, which was the pilot.
“Rog, how do you pilot a mecha?” Lin Xinghai couldn’t help but ask.
“Brat, are you planning to start practicing right now? Just be honest with me, how long can I still use this mecha?” Roger glanced at Lin Xinghai with a mix of resentment and longing in his words.
Roger even doubted if bringing Lin Xinghai into the mercenary group was the right decision or not.
“*Cough!* Brother Rog!”
“Don’t call me Brother Rog.”
“Alright! Rog, be open-minded. It is not a bad thing for me to use this mecha.”
“*Cough!* What I mean is, once I can pilot the mech, I can make a greater contribution to the mercenary group and earn more points. I promise that in less than two months, the mercenary group will have its fourth mech. By then, you can modify it however you want.” Lin Xinghai reassured hastily.
“Really?” Roger looked skeptical.
“Of course, it’s true. When have you ever seen me lie to you?” Lin Xinghai assured with a hand on his chest.
As for the previous deception about having a special physique, he had already habitually forgotten about it.
Roger finally felt relieved, and then he said to Tanya beside him, “Let’s apply for a test drive of the mecha.”
“Alright! However, the space here is limited, so we can only perform some simple maneuvers.” After Tanya reminded them, she opened the mecha’s cockpit using the wrist computer.
With a leap, Roger arrived at the entrance of the cockpit, which was situated three meters above the ground.
However, he did not go in. Instead, he grabbed the handrail on the side and waved to Lin Xinghai.
Lin Xinghai did not hesitate and jumped up as well.
This was his 1st time taking a close look at the cockpit.
The cockpit wasn’t very spacious; the most prominent feature inside was the pilot’s seat, which was exceptionally large and ergonomically designed to provide a comfortable sitting experience.
Of course, Lin Xinghai’s attention quickly shifted to the control interface in front of the seat.
The dense array of buttons gave Lin Xinghai a headache.
“This… will take a long time to learn, won’t it?” Lin Xinghai couldn’t help but sink into deep thought as he looked at the array of controls, which were ten times more complex than a keyboard.
Following Lin Xinghai’s gaze, Roger couldn’t help but chuckle, “If you want to operate it with commands, it’s probably impossible to learn without practicing for three to five years.”
“Moreover, with command-based operation, it’s simply impossible to battle mutant zombies.”
“Controlling the mech to take a single step forward requires issuing nearly ten commands, from the engine to the transmission structure, and then to the balance system.”
“So, when we pilot the mecha, we use the built-in brain neural transmitter to control it.” Roger said, pointing to a helmet-like device above the seat.
“But using this thing requires a high level of perception.” Roger mentioned. When it came to perception, he regained a bit of superiority.