Thinking of this, Qian Chengxue's eyes sharpened. She controlled the mecha to crouch slightly, fully pushed the power control lever, and quickly input a series of commands.

In an instant, after the silver mecha's attack was blocked, it quickly retracted its silver blade, folded its hand from bottom to top, and slashed fiercely towards Su Mo, as if to cut him in two.

Su Mo instinctively felt extreme danger and quickly calculated how to respond in his mind.

He realized that no matter how he blocked, it would be too late, and he would definitely be hit.

Could it be that he was going to lose like this?

Suddenly, Su Mo had a flash of inspiration. He controlled the mecha to retreat sharply, dodging the attack. Then, he boldly went against the grain, charged forward head-on, fully pushed the control lever, controlled the mecha to jump up, and raised the alloy blade in his hand high, slashing down like a hot knife through butter!

The opponent was also taken aback, not expecting his attack to miss.

"Die!"

Su Mo slashed down fiercely.

If this strike hit, the opponent would be either dead or crippled.

However, just as Su Mo was about to succeed.

The power of the silver mecha in front of him suddenly surged further, as if overclocking. At the same time, the silver blade in her hand vibrated rapidly.

She squatted slightly, her right foot forward, and the blade in her hand slashed horizontally like a phantom.

"Lei Guang Shan (Lightning Flash)!"

The two blades collided.

In an instant, the alloy blade in Su Mo's hand came loose and flew out, heavily embedded in the ground next to him.

The entire mecha tilted backward and crashed to the ground.

Inside the cockpit, Su Mo was also stunned. What was going on? Even if the opponent managed to pull back in time to counterattack, he should still have the advantage!

How did he end up losing?

At this moment, the silver mecha raised the silver blade in its hand and pointed it at Su Mo.

Su Mo revealed a bitter smile, he actually lost.

Of course, he didn't know that Qian Chengxue's heart was even more unsettled at this time. If controlling the mecha was compared to a game, it would be like a top-tier professional王者 (wangzhe, king) player playing against a bronze player who had only played a few games, fighting to a draw, and finally having to rely on his signature move to win.

However, this result made her even more satisfied. At least it proved that he was not a spy sent by another guild.

After all, without identity and background, it was impossible to get access to mecha training.

The only thing you could get access to was the leaked civilian version, which would at most let you get a feel for it and familiarize yourself with the basic operations.

Just as Su Mo was calmly accepting defeat, he saw the silver mecha retract the blade in its hand, and then friendly extended its hand to Su Mo.

Su Mo was slightly stunned and subconsciously controlled the mecha to extend its hand. The silver mecha grabbed Su Mo's mecha and pulled it up.

Then, a clear and cold voice rang out from the silver mecha.

"Welcome to the Vanguard Regiment, I am Qian Chengxue, the legion commander of the Tenth Legion."

Su Mo frowned slightly, a strange look on his face. Qian Chengxue? Wasn't that Zhao Han's superior?

Qian Chengxue didn't mind Su Mo's silence. She directly extended an invitation: "Your strength is very good. The previous battle was just a test. Now I formally invite you to join the first echelon of the Pioneering Team, the First Combat Elite Regiment."

Su Mo was even more surprised, but in the end, he still declined.

"Thanks, but I don't have that plan for now. I think it's good to stay in Group Twelve."

"As you wish. If you ever figure it out and change your mind, the door to the First Combat Elite Regiment is always open to you."

After Qian Chengxue finished speaking, she drove the mecha away at high speed. She didn't intend to force Su Mo, nor did she intend to offer various tempting conditions. In her eyes, combat partners should be willing to join.

Su Mo paused for a while, picked up the discarded metal box, and drove the mecha towards the Outpost Base.

However, at this time, Su Mo kept recalling the previous battle in his mind. Every attack of Qian Chengxue's mecha control was perfectly reproduced in his mind and slowed down.

Su Mo quickly noticed a problem.

Throughout the entire battle, Qian Chengxue's attacks were exceptionally smooth, without any awkwardness or pauses. There were no stiff pauses even during high-intensity continuous attacks.

Moreover, each of her attack ranges was not very large, leaving herself a lot of room for maneuver.

It could be said that in terms of combat skills, the opponent completely crushed him.

But these gaps were fine. What surprised Su Mo the most was the last blow. He was clearly about to succeed.

But in the end, he lost. How did the opponent explode with such strong speed and power in an instant?

No, it's not just a matter of power. There was also a problem with the opponent's attack. Even if her burst of power surpassed the Azure Mecha, it would not be possible to knock the weapon out of his hand under normal circumstances. There must be a problem with some aspect.

The failure of the battle did not frustrate Su Mo. Instead, it aroused his strong interest.

For him, nothing was more interesting than defeating someone stronger than himself.

When the light of dawn shone over the earth, Su Mo drove the mecha along a small path into the rugged mountains and forests.

He wound around through the forest and entered a basin. The scene in front of him was very shocking.

At a glance, giant factories full of modern technology were neatly located in the valley.

"Who!"

At this time, a group of patrol teams immediately noticed Su Mo and surrounded him.

Su Mo opened the cockpit, revealed his appearance, and said, "I am Su Mo, an elite member of Group Twelve, number 54288, and I am carrying out a special transport mission."

After hearing this, the team leader immediately took out a special instrument and entered the number.

Immediately, Su Mo's avatar and identity information popped up in the instrument, and the task status was displayed. After verifying that everything was correct, the team leader saluted Su Mo.

"I am Tai Shi, the patrol captain stationed at the Outpost Base. Thank you for your cooperation."

"Captain Tai Shi, may I ask where I should hand over the mission? The mission didn't tell me who to look for."

"Please come with me."

"Okay."

Su Mo re-merged the cockpit and followed Tai Shi inside.

Soon they bypassed a small path and walked onto a concrete-paved main road. The main road was very wide, more than fifty meters wide, and on both sides were rows of factories and production bases with different functions.

For example, on the left side was an area covered with transparent fiber film, inside which were placed giant shelves, and each shelf was filled with prepared nutrient solution, and vegetables were being cultivated in a sterile environment.

On the right side was a complex purification factory. They inserted pipelines directly into the depths of the ground, extracted lightly polluted groundwater, purified it, and then packaged it into bottles of pure water.

"Are these factories all producing basic supplies?"

Su Mo asked in surprise.

"Yes, don't underestimate these most basic supplies, they are very important. Although basic supplies can be found in any fallen city, with the surge in the number of players entering and the massive consumption, the supplies in those fallen areas will be used up sooner or later. Haven't you noticed that the prices of basic supplies are rising?"