The four members of the "QL's Greatest Threat" group chat hit it off instantly, and their roster was quickly submitted to Chao Hao.
Having fought side by side so many times, they implicitly trusted one another.
Chao Hao wasn't surprised when he saw the list; he had guessed as much long ago...
With the end of the semester approaching, Wang Tianwei's theoretical courses were basically just down to review sessions.
So, aside from her fixed daily practice time, she practically lived in the mecha lab, busy modifying her Class B mecha.
Once the modifications were done, she still had to draw up mecha design blueprints for the other three members of her squad...
She originally hadn't planned on designing Class A and Class S mechas this soon.
But after Huang Yan saw her Class B blueprints, he told her not to be constrained by mental power limitations and to try designing Class A and S mechas. Even if she couldn't build them later, she would at least become more familiar with their structures!
They were all in the same squad, and during competitions, they went wherever they were needed, but at her core, she was still a mecha mechanic.
So, after Sir Huang mentioned it, she started considering the idea. She had long felt that Lyra's mecha was too clunky!
She was familiar enough with Class A and Class S materials, so drawing the blueprints would definitely be no problem.
Besides, she wasn't completely incapable of handling Class A materials now; she was the one who fixed several of the broken parts on Lyra's mecha!
Even though it took a bit longer... she had asked the teachers to inspect her work afterward, and there were absolutely no issues with the quality.
More importantly, her teammates were becoming more and more outstanding, and she didn't want to fall too far behind.
Finally,
"Come to the mecha practice room tonight! My mecha modifications are done! Everyone come help me test it! [Throwing Flowers]"
"Received!"
"Okay."
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When the last class ended and the other students were heading out, Huang Yan and the other two went against the flow of the crowd and arrived at Qilin's mecha practice room.
A mecha over three meters tall stood in the very center of the arena. Its originally white outer shell had been re-smelted and alloyed with other metals, turning it into a matte black. Two new detachable super electromagnetic cannons had been added to its shoulders, though the yellow stripes representing Qilin had been painted back on exactly as before.
The original mecha looked more clean and fresh, while the modified mecha before them looked much more solemn and intimidating at first glance!
Wang Tianwei had just climbed out of the cockpit and was standing to the side, using her optical computer to measure the mecha's physical data.
"Wow~"
Jian Jingyu gasped in amazement.
Hearing that the group had arrived, Wang Tianwei turned around and sent all of her mecha's parameters to their group chat.
"Huang Yan, take a look for me too. I adjusted the parameters in a few places, so the energy efficiency should be a bit stronger. I also added an extra mecha maintenance module.
Adding it in this position won't affect its mobility or combat capabilities!"
The three of them stared at their optical computers, clicking their tongues in admiration for quite a while, and Jian Jingyu's questions never stopped.
"It even has a temporary energy source?"
"Yes! Kinetic, wind, and solar energy can all be used to recharge it. Even in a completely sealed environment, it can last for 24 hours just on kinetic energy."
"Awesome!"
Huang Yan had seen the vast majority of Taihe's mecha blueprints, so he was extremely familiar with mecha parts and parameters.
Comparing the data on his optical computer with the physical machine, he had to praise Wang Tianwei for truly being a genius.
Judging from the measured values, this mecha pushed the efficacy and attributes of all its components to their absolute limits!
The physical machine was almost completely identical to the design blueprints. In fact, because she had tweaked a few areas, the physical data was even higher than what the blueprints projected!
And how long had it been? For a novice mecha mechanic to complete such a high-level build so quickly!?
"How is its speed?"
"Increased by 30%."
Hiss, such extreme energy application... it could even be called exploitation!
"Can I test drive it?"
"No problem!"
People with low mental power couldn't pilot high-level mechas beyond their rank, but these guys were either Class A or Class S, so piloting her Class B mecha was absolutely no problem for them!
"Lyra, pilot your mecha. Let's spar a couple of rounds without weapons to test it out."
"Okay."
Huang Yan boarded the black mecha. Wang Tianwei and Jian Jingyu stepped aside.
"Quick! Turn on the video recording! I want to measure the mecha's combat data again."
Jian Jingyu obediently turned on his optical computer, watching as the black mecha in the arena flexed its limbs.
The moment it actually started moving, Jian Jingyu couldn't help but exclaim,
"It's that agile!?"
"I used a growth-type smart alloy, which increases mental power resonance! This makes up for the movement distortion caused by my physical fitness being higher than my mental power!
Huang Yan's mental power is higher than mine, so the feeling will be even more obvious!
It's just that all the prize money I recently earned and my pocket money went entirely into it..."
Speaking of the cost made Wang Tianwei's heart ache too.
She hadn't wanted to ask her parents for money to modify the mecha, so her budget wasn't high, but for a Class B mecha, this was already more than enough!
"It's worth it! This is totally worth it!"
Jian Jingyu's eyes never left the arena the entire time.
Huang Yan also noticed that this mecha felt exceptionally light to pilot. He didn't even need to use that much mental power; it was far less strenuous than his medium-weight mecha!
He increased his speed and launched an attack at Zhang Lyra's heavy mecha!
There had been no comparison before because everyone was the same, but now he could clearly feel that Zhang Lyra's movements had a delay.
Zhang Lyra noticed this too. A Class B mecha was actually faster than her Class A!?
She had to push her mental power almost to its absolute limit just to barely keep up with Huang Yan's predictions.
After testing for ten minutes, Huang Yan maneuvered the mecha to flip and land behind Zhang Lyra's heavy mecha.
The two halted their attacks, and Huang Yan emerged from the cockpit.
"Very good. Its agility rivals that of a light mecha, and its movement synchronization is already at the peak of Class B. I think it might even surpass Class B..."
As he shared his thoughts, Wang Tianwei smiled so widely her eyes narrowed into slits.
"If you know how to talk, say more! There aren't many people left who understand mechas like you do! Keep praising it, don't stop!"
"..."
Jian Jingyu had been craving a turn for a while. Seeing Huang Yan come out, he immediately stopped the recording.
"I'm going to try it too! Sir Huang, help me record!"
The three of them took turns testing the new mecha.
"This mecha is really well modified! I feel like even a Class A pilot could use it without being held back."
Zhang Lyra said sincerely.
After testing Wang Tianwei's Class B mecha, piloting her own heavy mecha suddenly made her feel like she had sandbags tied to her limbs.
Is this the disparity between mechas? It seems she really needs to make more money!
She was really looking forward to her Class A blueprints!
"Yeah! It looks so cool!"
"You think so too!?"
Wang Tianwei slapped Jian Jingyu on the shoulder, as if she had found a kindred spirit.
"Teacher Eugene even suggested I shave down its cheeks a bit, but I didn't listen!
It looks so much cooler this way!! Let me tell you, it has other functions too..."
Jian Jingyu looked completely bewildered.
Uh... he didn't mean its face looked cool... whatever, seeing Wang Tianwei so happy, it was best not to contradict her.
