Chapter 71

"Boom."

The black mecha was torn apart by the sharp claws of several yellow monsters simultaneously, and then it burst open in the firelight.

Wang Yu only felt a pain in his body, his eyes went black, and he returned to the pitch-black game pod, but a burning pain still faintly lingered on his skin.

Before his mind had settled, a "beep" prompt sounded in his ears again, a point of white light flickered before his eyes, and an envelope-like pattern emerged.

"This is..."

A trace of suspicion flashed in Wang Yu's eyes, and he subconsciously tapped it with his hand.

With a "puff."

The envelope shattered, and a golden certificate stamped with the large red characters "Excellent" appeared before his eyes again, while the beautiful female voice from the game sounded in his ears:

"Blue Star China citizen Ding Yu, you have passed the Star River recruit system test with excellent results. Now entering the hidden training scenario."

As soon as the voice fell, the light on the golden certificate shone brightly.

A golden light swirled before Wang Yu's eyes, and the surrounding scenery emerged once again. He appeared in a transparent glass room, with endless deep blue seawater outside the glass, as if he were in the middle of the ocean.

In the center of the room was a flat metal circular platform, from which a white beam of light one meter in diameter erupted.

Standing in the beam of light was a lifelike projection of an old man in white robes.

This old man looked very strange; his facial features resembled those of a Western white person, but his head was twice the size of a normal person's. He was bald without a single hair, and apart from the deep wrinkles on his forehead, his body was short and withered, looking like a big-headed doll.

Wang Yu stood in the room, looking blankly at the old man's projection.

The white-robed old man's projection had already begun to speak to itself:

"Star Thought Art, also known as Heart Energy Art, is a specialized cultivation method for mecha pilots, completed after thirty years of deduction by the Blue Star Alliance government, which recruited the five major S-rank mental ability users of Blue Star, based on the Keli Empire's royal mental secret arts.

Mecha pilots who practice this art can significantly increase their mental power cap, better control high-level mechas, and even use telekinetic abilities directly through the mecha to attack enemies. It is an ability that every star-level mecha pilot must learn.

Star Thought Power is divided into nine levels, with each star level corresponding to a corresponding level of mecha. Theoretically, a nine-star mecha master can even use the mecha's amplification to disrupt a planet's gravity in space with Star Thought Power, pulling large meteorites and meteors to attack enemies.

Star Thought Power cannot be practiced by everyone; those who cannot pass the mental power test are not qualified to practice. Now, the test begins..."

As soon as the white-robed old man's voice fell, his small eyes, which were originally covered by layers of eyelids, suddenly widened a bit, and at the same time, white crystalline light was emitted from his pupils.

As soon as Wang Yu's eyes made contact with the crystalline light, he immediately felt his head sink, and he could not help but stare blankly, unable to think about anything else.

After an unknown amount of time, Wang Yu suddenly came to his senses, only to find that he was still standing in the glass room, but the white-robed old man's projection in front of him had eyes that had returned to normal, and he said to him indifferently:

"You have passed the mental power test and have been implanted with the Star Thought Power cultivation methods for the first three levels and the Star Thought Power shackles.

According to the Blue Star Alliance's Special Ability Secrecy Law, you are not allowed to disclose anything related to Star Thought Power to anyone other than mecha pilots.

You are not allowed to disclose Star Thought Power cultivation methods higher than their star level to mecha pilots whose star level is lower than yours.

You are not allowed to use Star Thought Power in violation of regulations toward ordinary citizens of the Blue Star Alliance.

You are not allowed to use Star Thought Power for anything that violates the Blue Star Alliance's 'First Interstellar Constitution and Regulations.'

As long as you violate any of the above, the thought power shackles implanted in you will automatically detonate your Star Thought Power."

The white-robed old man said more than a dozen items in one breath, leaving Wang Yu stunned.

But the next moment, the white-robed old man waved his hand, and the projection disappeared from the beam of light. Immediately, a flash of light occurred, and a middle-aged soldier with a serious face appeared in the beam of light.

He sat behind a silver-white metal desk, wearing the uniform of the Blue Star Alliance in the game.

"Congratulations, number GLX. You have now been secretly recruited by the Blue Star Alliance government into the special reserve and assigned to the Interstellar Tactical Mecha Squad. This recruitment is a mandatory recruitment; it cannot be refused, cannot be appealed, and cannot be leaked. The estimated service start time is October 10th, ten years from now."

As soon as the voice fell, the soldier picked up a seal in his hand, stamped it heavily on a document on the desk, and threw it toward Wang Yu.

"Swish."

This document actually passed through the beam of light, turned into a phantom, and landed directly in front of Wang Yu.

He was surprised and had just touched the document with his hand when it swished and turned directly into a ball of white light, landing on his wrist.

The white light converged, and a semi-transparent wristwatch full of sci-fi style appeared there.

The rectangular screen on the wristwatch showed a countdown of the year, month, and day. Looking at the time, it was exactly ten years from today, and it was ticking second by second.

Wang Yu was speechless. Just as he was about to open his mouth to ask the soldier something else, the other party waved his hand, and he suddenly disappeared from the glass room in points of white light.

In the base, the glass cover of the black game pod was suddenly opened.

Wang Yu walked out with a strange expression on his face. He looked at the electronic clock on the table; exactly one night had passed.

He raised his hand and looked at his wrist again; it was empty. He closed his eyes, and a cultivation method for the "Star Thought Art" automatically appeared in his mind.

He had already read this technique in the game pod; it was very simple and easy to understand, but the cultivation method was a bit strange, and some of the auxiliary items for cultivation were extremely rare, which ordinary people could not get at all.

Just at this moment, Zhao Jun's calling voice rang out in the room:

"Student Ding, hurry up and get up for breakfast. After breakfast, I will wait for you in the training hall. This morning, I will train you. In the afternoon, you will guide the others."

Wang Yu was stunned for a moment. For the time being, he could not afford to think about the series of bizarre things he encountered in the game, so he hurried out of the room.

In the silver-white hall, Wang Yu stared at a metal sphere floating in the void in front of him. Opposite him, the muscular man Zhao Jun stood with his hands behind his back, also looking at the metal sphere with burning eyes.

Under the pull of the two people's abilities, the metal sphere moved to the left and then to the right. In the end, Wang Yu's ability failed first, and he sat on the ground, letting the metal sphere fly steadily to Zhao Jun's side.

"Haha, even if we are both D-rank abilities, Student Ding, you are clearly undertrained and don't know some techniques for using your own ability." Zhao Jun controlled the metal sphere to land steadily on the ground and laughed at Wang Yu.

"Techniques?" Wang Yu was stunned.

"Yes, did you really think that our mental ability usage is just directly driving the ability and brute-forcing it?" Zhao Jun glanced at Wang Yu sideways and said with a smile.

"Isn't it?" Wang Yu asked back.

"Hehe, take a look." Zhao Jun didn't say much more. After a chuckle, he took a small piece of wooden stick from his pocket, threw it in front of him, and after it hovered in the air, his eyes widened.

The round stick began to rotate on its own, and it spun faster and faster, with wood shavings suddenly flying off from the front end.