Chapter 316: The Armored Warrior Mercenary Returning from Mecha Combat — Cheng Tian
[Dungeon import complete.]
[On the battlefield, both the Earth Human Federation and the Lyra Principality extensively use war machines called "Mechas." Besides being able to use fire control shooting systems and fixed CQC tactics programmed by OS, these Mechas can also combine various close-combat skills through the cooperation of different Mecha pilots, different Mecha bodies, and different Mecha weapon modules.
Earthlings generally refer to these as "Tactical Commands," but Lyrians prefer to call such combinations "Mecha Arts." Skilled pilots can even perform operations with Mechas that are as agile as biological movements.
The perennial war between the Lyra Principality and the Earth Federation led to further desertification of Lyra's already harsh natural environment, causing the entire planet to appear an uneven, yellowish-brown, a stark contrast to the neighboring azure Earth. At the same time, as the "pearl" of the Lyra Principality on the planet Lyra, the capital "Gaul" was a key target for Earth's military and has now completely lost its former prosperity, becoming scarred and dilapidated.
Taking advantage of the ceasefire agreement between the two sides, Gaul entered a difficult but hopeful state of reconstruction. However, at this very moment, rebel forces, appearing from nowhere, launched a surprise attack on Gaul and completely occupied it. As a member of the rebel forces, you have received orders from your superiors to prepare to engage the support troops coming from the Earth Human Federation side.]
[Dungeon Blueprint: Armored Warrior]
[Dungeon Entries: Faction Conflict — (prelude)
Mecha Combat — (prelude)
False Peace — Earth and Lyra seem to have signed a peace and ceasefire agreement, but from the moment the rebels appeared, surging undercurrents will slowly emerge. Whether to go with the flow or dissect the truth is entirely up to you… However, if you choose to uncover the truth, you may face immense crises and difficult supply problems.
Earth Federation and Lyra Rebels — The Earth Federation and Lyra Rebels are not as simple as they appear. Players from both factions will have the opportunity to switch factions. Be careful of every teammate around you who might betray you.
Enemy of America (Exclusive Dungeon Entry) — Although the Earth Federation ostensibly has no national borders, under the influence of the creative era background, its main leader is, not surprisingly, the bald eagle America. As an entity that personally blew up the Twin Towers and toppled the Statue of Liberty, you are infamous within the Earth Human Federation. All Federation members who pride themselves on America view you as a thorn in their side, eager to eliminate you! It is precisely because of this special glory that you can be accepted by the extremely xenophobic Lyra rebels, who are composed of extremists. Other players may have the possibility of changing factions, but you alone will absolutely not be accepted by the American-dominated Earth Federation.]
[Dungeon Difficulty: C+ ~ ?]
[Main Quest: "Defend Gaul" — Team Quest. As a member of the Lyra Principality's rebel forces, you were assigned to Gaul after the rebels occupied Lyra's capital. You have already received critical intelligence from a spy within the Earth Federation's military: "Blood Armor Squad is about to land." Defend Gaul, repel the Blood Armor Squad and the Earth Federation-affiliated player group.
This main quest is a continuous quest. The time required and the areas involved have a large span, so please prepare yourself mentally in advance.
Basic Reward: 15,000 Chosen Coins, 5 free attribute points, 2 free skill points.
Side Quests / Holy Grail Missions: "Equipment Master" — Accumulate usage of all Mecha loadouts. Steel Fist, Death Drill, Power Claw, Shield Cannon, Spark Chain, Laser Blade, Gatling Cannon, Laser Cannon, Flamethrower, Missile Pod, Tracking Missile Pod, Napalm Launcher, Bomb Spreader, Multi-functional Walker Leg, Tracked Chassis, Turbojet (0 / 16). Completion Reward: For each loadout used, the Mecha gains a buff that restores 1 durability per hour. This takes effect immediately upon completing 1 item, no need to complete all.
"Blood Armor Squad" — Engage at least 3 members of the special squad "Blood Armor Squad" from the Earth Federation. AEX-10 M Brodia / Jeff Perkins, SVA-6 L Repartos / Ray Tana, AEX-10 H Golding / Glenn Reed, AEX-12 J Fodi / Sarah White (0 / 4). Completion Reward: For each Blood Armor Squad member defeated, you gain 1 permission to airdrop "Combined Armor Parts." After defeating 3 people, you gain a total of 3 airdrop permissions.]
[Achievement list has been opened. You can view it at any time.]
Cheng Tian felt himself in a bumpy, moving vehicle, and when he saw the scenery outside the window, even through his mask, he couldn't help but cough twice, because the air quality here was truly terrible.
Clearly, Cheng Tian, as a member of the rebel forces, was currently in Gaul, the capital of Lyra.
In the background setting, Earth and Lyra were very close, and their original ecological environments were very similar, except that Earth's surface had abundant water resources, while Lyra originally had more abundant vegetation resources.
However, after 50 years of prolonged combat, as the main battlefield for the technologically suppressed side, Lyra has been devastated to a state that is probably difficult to recover from normally. Among them, Gaul, as the capital, has suffered multiple targeted strikes.
The once prosperous buildings that were the stars of the Lyra Principality could only vaguely show some traces of the past. The lack of vegetation also meant that even a small breeze could stir up yellow sand across the sky.
Cheng Tian's mind stirred, and a magic barrier enveloped him.
Although its effect was severely limited by the entry when not piloting a Mecha, it could still filter out the dirt in the air.
There were no pedestrians in the dilapidated streetscape, only himself and other rebel soldiers being transported, as well as… 5-meter-tall Mecha units moving in sync—
The MSW-16 M Gates, the main Mecha of the Lyra Principality, and also the main Mecha used by the rebel forces occupying Gaul. It belonged to the first-generation vintage Mechas from the war with the Earth Federation.
Compared to the third-generation Mechas of the Earth Federation, which were now widely deployed, the Gates' performance was comprehensively and significantly inferior. However, thanks to its low cost and excellent characteristics of having abundant compatible parts and being easy to maintain, over ten thousand units have been produced by the Lyra Principality to date, and numerous improved models have been derived.
It was essentially Lyra Principality's own Zaku.
The rebel forces Cheng Tian was currently with also extensively equipped Gates as their main Mecha, and there was more or less something fishy about this.
So the question was, as a member of the rebel forces, would he also be issued a Gates?
...I should first check my loading template.
Thinking this, Cheng Tian opened his panel and looked at the space prompt that had just popped up.
[Detecting your first entry into an "Armored Warrior" related dungeon —]
["Game Expert" is active —]
[You have successfully loaded the incomplete protagonist template from the "Super Robot Wars X" blueprint — "Dogma Sorcerer (Mecha Pilot) / Iori Aoi."]