Chapter 515 - - 465 Romance and Skepticism_1

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Designer Module Management Office.

A designer named Ling Jiuxiao looked at the just-refreshed list of designers, rubbed his eyes, and looked up at another designer who was studying blueprints across from him, “Old Ghost, someone just broke the intermediate designer test record. Guess who?”

“Who?” the designer called Old Ghost answered without lifting his head.

In the Battle Network, many people take the intermediate designer qualification test every day. Unlike the mecha training modules, knowledge is universal, both in the Battle Network and in reality, so the title of intermediate designer in the Battle Network is equally recognized in the real world.

Many people who are not content with mediocrity use this method to acquire the title and then go on to further their studies at university or jump into mecha development companies.

In Green Star, mechas are a revolutionary product, and anything related to mechas is a hot industry.

The title of intermediate designer is relatively easy to obtain. Those willing to spend enough time answering sufficient questions will eventually pass the test.

As a result, a lot of people pass the test every day, and to the advanced designers, the title of intermediate designer is just dime a dozen.

Even if a record is broken, it’s no big deal.

What they care more about is whether the papers published by the myriad of intermediate designers have any brilliant ideas. Mecha development has been going on for many years and has entered a bottleneck stage where finding a breakthrough is difficult.

But the Hil civilization hasn’t left them much time. The opening of the Battle Network is designed to cast a wide net to expand the talent pool as much as possible.

Designers of all levels take turns on duty at the module management offices.

Their task is to review the points published by the intermediate designers every day and then scout for talent among them.

But most of the time, the chance of discovering a genius in the intermediate designer module is very low, so when advanced designers come here on rotation, it is mostly just a formality, done only to earn some War Net Coins. In the office, it is mostly about researching their own things.

“Kill One Every Ten Steps.” Ling Jiuxiao said.

“Who?” Old Ghost lifted his head.

“That guy who challenged Phantom alone with Sea Swallow,” Ling Jiuxiao said.

“You mean the guy because of whom a bunch of papers researching Sea Swallow appeared in the designer module, because of whom all the titles in the forum are in Shock Genre, disturbing our review process?” Old Ghost was irate.

“Yes, that’s him,” Ling Jiuxiao said.

Duge’s Shock Genre affects not only the mecha training module but has also brought this whimsical trend into the mecha designer module.

Now, the design module forum is filled with, “Shock! After dismantling Sea Swallow, I actually discovered this,” “After retrofitting the blade, efficiency increased by 300%,” “A three-minute experience of the pressure inside Phantom,” “Miracle of the Linkage System, how the Phantom System overheats,” and so on…

Academia is rigorously scrutinized; designated reviewers generally discern the quality of the content by the title, but clickbait severely disrupts the reviewers’ perspective, making it impossible for them to even sift gold from feces.

At first glance, the titles gleam brightly, appearing as treasures, but upon opening them, they’re found to be filled with nothing but crap, unnecessarily increasing the workload for the reviewers.

The senior designers rotating in the lower-level modules are frustrated.

Genuine designers seeking to learn technology in the forums are utterly disgusted with these clickbaiters, sick of the entry-level mecha information flooding their screens.

With the Hil civilization’s assault imminent, what’s the use of focusing on entry-level mechas instead of thinking about breaking through the bottleneck of high-end mechas?

Can thoroughly researching an outdated entry-level mecha defeat the Hil civilization?

It can be said.

Now, “Kill One Every Ten Steps” is nothing but a stinking pile of dog excrement in the mecha design module.

“He dares come to the mecha design module?” Old Ghost was annoyed.

“Not only has he come, but he’s also broken the assessment record,” Ling Jiuxiao said, “You can watch his answer video. It’s clear that Kill One Every Ten Steps is the same person from the mecha training module, and moreover, his fundamentals are quite solid.”

Old Ghost pulled up Duge’s assessment video and watched his effortlessly smooth answering speed, and couldn’t help but frown, “No matter how solid his fundamentals are, it’s still just a pile of trash. What is he doing now?”

“He’s been cornered outside the assessment hall,” Ling Jiuxiao pushed another screen in front of Old Ghost.

Outside the assessment hall.

A group of people blocked Duge’s path.

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“Kill One Every Ten Steps, I am Ye Feng, a senior mecha pilot from the Third Army Group. Please accept my connection request, I have an important matter to discuss with you.”

“I am Lan Zixing, a senior mecha pilot from the Second Army Group. Our commander said that if you join our Second Army Group, you will receive treatment according to the rank of colonel.”

“Just a colonel, who are you looking down upon? Join the Fifth Army Group, and we’ll offer you the treatment of a major general.”

“I am Tong Chuan, the deputy chancellor of Blue Sea University. Come and teach at our school, and I’ll give you the title of professor…”

“Kill One Every Ten Steps, many people have appeared on the Battle Network who, like you, use Sea Swallow to challenge higher-level mechas. What is your relationship with them?”

“Are you warriors that have undergone genetic modification?”

“Great General Feng has issued a challenge to you, why won’t you accept it?”

“What do you do in the real world?”

“Out of so many mechas, why do you favor only Sea Swallow? Can’t you control advanced mechas with your spiritual power?”

“Great General Feng has already claimed the ace mecha pilot title, why won’t you continue climbing up, is it because you’re not confident?”

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