Galactic Empire, the twenty-third colony, Manna Star.
Manna Star is among the foremost mining stars of the Galactic Empire. The specialty here is sodium crystal ore, an exceptional metal catalyst that is widely used in various aspects of industry, aerospace, and mecha manufacturing.
At sunrise, the North Mountain mining area was very hot under the reflection of three suns.
A fifteen-year-old boy, carrying a huge mechanical excavation arm on his shoulder. Crystal sweat glistened on his forehead under the sunlight.
"Xia Chen, you're here to help your father again today!" A middle-aged man with gray hair, driving an engineering excavator armor. Sent out his head to greet the teenager.
"Yes, Uncle Li, school is closed today." Xia Chen had a bright smile on his face, like the sunrise.
"How is your father's injury ......?" Li Quan's face showed a concerned expression.
"Still the same." Talking about his father's injuries, XiaChen's expression was somewhat gloomy.
"Hey, those sons of a bitch Predator beast, if I had met them, I would have used the mech to crush them directly!" Li Quan was indignant and waved his fist hard.
Predator beast is an indigenous creature of Mana Star, living underground, intelligence is not high, the body is like a leopard, the head is like a wolf, the claws are very sharp, and contains a deadly venom, the nature is unusually ferocious.
XiaChen's father, XiaYu, met the Predator beast the mine. Both legs were scratched by the Predator best and had to be amputated. And now he continues to be bedridden.
"XingChen, the most important thing for you now is to study, when the spiritual power level to level 5, you can drive engineering mecha, at least the salary is twice as high so that your father also enjoys the blessing." Li Quan patted the mech's operating console.
Xia Chen nodded, two eyes shining.
In the age of the universe, meshes are not only used by the military but have penetrated every aspect of life, and nothing can be done without them.
It is the dream of every young person to become a mech master.
The main measurement of a mech master is the level of spiritual power.
Psychic power level 5, you can drive civilian mecha, engineering maths is one of them, at this time can not be referred to as a mech master, can only be considered a mech pilot.
If you give way to the exam, you can become an authorized D-class mecha master and pilot a military mecha to fight for the glory of mankind.
The mech master examination is very strict, even with a level 10 mental power, can become a mech master, not even one in a million.
If you want to be a mech master, it means good treatment, good prospects, not only high income, good benefits, and many privileges that ordinary people can not enjoy.
And the mech master is a sign of a hero, wherever he goes, as long as it is the human territory, he will reap countless flowers, applause, and young girls' youthful kisses.
Passing the mech master exam is only the first step to get only D-class mech master qualification, followed by C-class, B-class, A-class, S-class, and the legendary level above S-class.
Mecha masters above the C level are already remarkably big shots on the planet, B and A level Mecha masters can still be seen occasionally on the right brain, while S and legendary level Mecha masters are the guardians and pioneers of all mankind, extremely rare.
"I must become a mech master!"
Xia Chen secretly resolves, because only by becoming a mech master, he can be a party the hit of miners, and immigrate with his father to a planet more suitable for human habitation, so that his father can live a decent life.
Since the 15th century, when the great seafaring era began, mankind has been made with the dirty slave trade.
History is still strikingly similar to the era of the grand cosmic exploration of the ephemeris 2016.
The so-called miners are slaves. The XiaChen father and son are mortal beings taken from the border planets by interstellar slave ships, with a social status comparable to that of prisoners, trapped on Mana for life until the day they are killed in the mines.
Only by passing the Mecha Master examination are you eligible to become a loyal citizen of the Galactic Empire and gain the right to immigrate and leave this inhospitable and barren planet.
Xia Chen clenched his fist, his talent is not good, to this day is still conceptual power level 2, for the ongoing him, mech master is a distant dream.
"Must work hard, must become a mech master!"
"Xia Chen you are going to an area, right, always remember your Uncle Li's words, it's not peaceful there recently, don't go too deep." Uncle Li finished instructing when he piloted the mech and took a giant step towards the B area.
North Mountain Mine was divided into Zone A and Zone B.
The ore is in Zone A contains some trace radiation, which has little effect on the human body, but will affect the operation of precision machinery, and cannot be mined by robots, but only by hand.
With the roar of the elevator, XiaChen entered the hundred-meter-deep underground. It was very early, not many people went down the shaft, received a work permit from the foreman, and walked into the dark mine cave that was like a monster's massive mouth.
"Mom, you must bless me, have good luck today."
Xia Chen closed his eyes, folded his hands, and prayed silently to his mother in heaven.
Both sides of the tunnel were lit with my light, not too spooky. Xia Chen walked for a while, came to the end of a tunnel, and found me in the process of turn around and go back.
Xia Chen walked to a mech repair point, there are several worn-out engineering maths on the repair table having yet to be repaired, there are numerous engineering maths whose energy indicator is red, is replenishing energy.
Workers at the mech repair point were off today, and there were not any one of the repair points.
Xia Chen involuntarily walked up to the maintenance table, palm touched the tall mech, a hard and cold touch passed over, face involuntarily blossomed into a smile.
"Mecha master ah! If only I could become a mech master!"
Just at this time.
The earth suddenly shook violently, and a feral roar sounded in the surrounding air.
The ground seemed to turn into a small ship sailing in a storm. The deck is in danger of overturning with every howling of the wind.
The odor was strong and contained the pungent smell of gas. Followed by indescribably brilliant flames.
Boom!
The explosion went hand in hand with a trembling of the earth, and as far as the eye could see. The light was lowered into uncountable pieces by shadows as if a swarm of demons.
"Earthquake! It's collapsing!"
Xia Chen felt a wave of panic.
The most terrible thing inside the mine is the collapse, XiaChen heard his father say countless times when encountering such emergency matters as fall, what first aid measures should be gathered, panic on the ground, hands to protect the head.
The earth was like a horrible beast, emitting an angry roar, darkness, smoke, and dust so that people could not breathe.
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A minute was just like a lifetime.
Finally, the surrounding silence, only the faint sound of rolling stones.
Xia Chen being on the ground, the ears are still the dreadful roar, the brain into a mess, see things with a lot of shadows, like the phantom of the demon.
Xia Chen kept dry heaving, the brutal shock just now, so he had a slight concussion.
Three minutes later, XiaChen finally recovered, and the scene in front of him slowly overlapped.
Then he froze.
The rock wall in front of him collapsed completely, and a gigantic space appeared.
The ceiling was crisscrossed with diamond-shaped crystals that emitted soft and cool light, and the floor was also a layer of silvery-white metal. Space was taken in a silvery-white color, giving it a bitter and clean feeling.
It's like a hospital or an institution.
Not far ahead, is gigantic silver-white equipment, ancient appearance, look at the shape to know that is not a human creation.
However, all this is a long way from making XiaChen feel shocked. What surprised him, is that the equipment near the floor, many fallen bodies!