Mecha Battle: Why Do You Use Body to Destroy Stars?

“Those new-generation talents, from the moment of their birth, have stood on the shoulders of giants.”

“Naturally, they will seem much taller.”

“Thus, raising the overall strength of those with hope.”

Yano spoke of this with envy in his eyes.

A moment later, he shook his head.

“But, it doesn’t matter.”

“Civilization lies in inheritance, and hope can be sustained.”

“As the first generation of the bearers of hope, since we cannot stand on the shoulders of giants, we must strive to grow a bit taller.”

“So that those who come after us can have a higher starting point.”

Jiang Chen suddenly realized.

To put it in layman’s terms…

It’s the difference between the children of the rich and the grandchildren of the rich.

However, he didn’t feel much envy.

Being able to walk his path so effortlessly, he was also standing on the shoulders of giants.

Moreover, a twentyfold increase in strength would qualify him as average…

Once Jiang Chen reached 9th Rank, with ten Mecha, each with a sevenfold enhancement of mythical quality…

Triggering a round of abilities would mean a seventyfold increase!

Resting, repairing his Mecha, and then consolidating ten rounds of abilities would be a seven hundredfold increase!

Looking at it this way, their giants didn’t seem very tall.

“Alright, as the first generation, you are already very strong,” Yano said.

“Let’s go eat something first, the skewers are getting cold.”

Yano couldn’t help but swallow his saliva.

It had to be said, in all the worlds he’d traveled and all the foods he’d tasted, none were as delicious as the grilled skewers made by the Symbol of the Alliance; he wondered how it was achieved.

He moved quickly, eagerly flying towards the coast.

On the beach, the waves stirred up by the battle were quelled directly by the mecha pilots, with no impact on the party venue.

Although they were at a distance, Li Xiao and others were able to capture the conversation of the two through their high-rank Mecha, learning the content of their exchange.

Now, seeing Yano approaching,

Li Xiao suppressed the massive surge within his heart and touched the Abyss Rune.

A large box of skewers appeared beside him as he spoke.

“It doesn’t matter if they’ve cooled.”

“Unlimited supply.”

Jiang Chen followed and flew over, looking at the scene with a peculiar expression.

Why did the big shot’s Abyss Rune Repository contain so much food? It didn’t seem like it was prepared on the spot…

Could it be that the big shot secretly went the gourmet route, and the Magic Impartation he obtained from Planet Blue Star was exchanged for favorable impressions using gourmet food?

Tss, how terrifying!

The party went on for several hours.

The 8th Rank mecha pilots had all undergone physical enhancements, and their appetites were far beyond ordinary.

Just the bamboo skewers alone formed a small mountain, along with various leftovers from the grilled meats, bones, stir-fried dishes, and assorted platters…

After eating and drinking their fill, Yano, content and satisfied, burped and held his belly, saying,

“Come on, I will help you unlock the permissions of the bearer of hope.”

Jiang Chen, who was devouring an unidentified roasted meat larger than an elephant’s leg, hurriedly swallowed the meat in his mouth and tossed aside the bone.

He had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

Although the boss’s barbecue was delicious,

Compared to food, he was more eager to become stronger!

“What should I do?”

“Have you used sensory traits that communicate with the mecha soul before?” Yano asked, seeing Jiang Chen nod, his finger lightly touched the chest Abyss Rune.

Abyss atmosphere gathered in his palm, forming a fist-sized orb of light, and passed it to Jiang Chen.

“This is the ‘Light of Hope’.”

“Touch it, feel it with your heart.”

Following Yano’s words, Jiang Chen pointed to the sphere, closing his eyes slightly.

He sensed the orb’s atmosphere, like how one would sense a mecha soul.

However—

The orb didn’t bring him any feedback.

Instead, his senses suddenly left his body.

It was as if he entered a state of nothingness, floating in the dark expanse of space, with a massive azure planet before him.

Countless beams of light spread out from the planet, connecting to him.

No prayers, no thousands of languages.

Yet he seemed to sense countless souls, and the white flame that these souls formed together, as if it were a blazing fire.

He seemed to understand something, and sensed this flame.

The moment he touched it, numerous powers along the pathways of light converged upon him.

Jiang Chen’s eyes snapped open.

[You have come into contact with the Seed of Civilization, and bearer of hope permissions have been triggered.]

[Current Civilization Potential: 1]

[Current Civilization Traits: Deep Diver, Group Diver, Fire Transmitter.]

[You have received Civilization feedback, permissions unlocked.]

[Permission: Deep Dive.]

[Effect: When you clear the abyss, you can challenge the corresponding Endless Shadows, where the strength of the abyss leader will scale with your attributes. (The higher the strength, the higher the probability of output.)]

[Description: No one knows the limit of the abyss.]

[Permission: Group Dive.]

[Effect: Each member of the current civilization who crosses the abyss will increase your output probability in the abyss. (Calculated multiplicatively, not linear stacking.)]

[Description: Ha, I’ve caught a big fish!]

[Permission: Fire Transmission.]

[Effect: When a civilization that you once sheltered as the Seed of Civilization successfully crosses the abyss, you will be notified and have the opportunity to traverse the abyss to impart traits. (After Fire Transmission is successful, Civilization Potential increases, and support priority is elevated.)]

[Description: A single spark can start a prairie fire.]

Deep Dive, Group Dive, Fire Transmission.

All three Civilization Traits were now bestowed upon Jiang Chen, unlocking new permissions for him.

Each permission seemed to open the door to a new world!

Yano then said,

“As the bearers of hope for civilization, the enhancements we gain from Civilization Traits are the highest—”