Pleasing Start Over

Mech Engineer: System V. System 2.11

After Qiao Chen debugged the sonic emitter, he installed it onto all of the crew members’ mechs. With the emitters on hand, the third fleet successfully drove the Tiejias away from the planet cluster. Their next step was to locate the enriched mineral vein.

Among all of the ore deposits on this particular planet, the enriched mineral was the most crucial part of the mission. It didn’t matter where or what they used the enriched minerals for. It was suitable for all manner of applications. The most important function of the enriched minerals, however, was that it was able to make the strongest parts for mechs. Another reason they needed to locate the enriched minerals first was because if other minerals or ore were excavated before the enriched mineral was obtained, then its strength would wane and eventually dissipate. It was likely that, even with all the other minerals on the rest of the planet, the enriched minerals would have a greater net worth than all of the others combined. Therefore, they were forced to find the enriched minerals before they could even begin mining for the rest of the easier to mine ores.

The fifth fleet’s side of the planet was considered a total loss. They couldn’t search for the minerals; let alone mine for any of them anymore. However, they also couldn’t just sit and twiddle their thumbs while the third fleet finished the job either. Canette proposed his idea to the third fleet. He explained that the fifth fleet had an instrument that was able to locate the coordinates of the enriched mineral vein. He also insisted that they would help the third fleet save time if they lent their hand and searched together with the third fleet. If they agreed to the fifth fleet’s assistance, then they would be able to return to the empire with all the minerals from the ore deposits before any of the other countries even step foot in a ship to make their way here.

Cade couldn’t help but berate them internally. The audacity of that man was astounding… However, to Cade’s surprise, Rouble actually agreed to Canette’s proposal.

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Qiao Chen and the assistant cleaned up their equipment and brought it into their workshop. The Special Ops members were about to begin their search for the enriched mineral vein, so they waited in the mechs’ launch bay.

“Why would the captain agree with the fifth fleet coming over to search for the enriched minerals with us? They were the ones who signed the separation of mission command contract. They aren’t supposed to cross over into our territory. Plus, if we had engineer Qiaoyi develop a locator device, then he’d obviously make one a hundred times better than theirs.” Sodini complained.

“Looks like you don’t understand, huh?” Kurit put his hand on Sodini’s shoulder and said. “If we don’t let them come over and mess up, then who else would help make us look superior? All we need to do is believe in the captain.”

“Ready.” Auray affirmed when saw Qiao Chen and his assistant walking over to help the pilots prepare their mech for departure.

Auray’s mech flew at the head of the mech formation. He was followed by his own teammates as well as members of the fifth fleet.

They flew very low to the ground. Qiao Chen was in Auray’s mech. He was in the cockpit as he directed Auray’s navigation with the help of the locator device. They flew for a long time. Qiao Chen compared the energy signals of the areas they flew in with the signals from the locator device for the whole duration of the flight. Eventually, they stopped at the top of a steep hill.

The team quickly set up a makeshift camp with a tent. The third fleet’s crew helped Qiao Chen’s assistant prepare the equipment. Qiao Chen, on the other hand, sat inside the tent in front of the operation table analyzing the data on the monitor.