I Am a Salted Fish in the Interstellar Era - Chapter 15

“What a coincidence.” Shi Yu waved her paw.

Feng Xiao had removed his white lab coat, and it was unclear what he had just done. His slightly long bangs were tousled, and his baby face was still very attractive. However, his lips were tightly pressed, giving him a somewhat mature look.

Feng Xiao glanced at Shi Yu and nodded in response: “What a coincidence.”

Shi Yu’s impression of the young doctor was that he was not very talkative, but quite adept at dealing with people. She obediently smiled, showing her white teeth, and began to register.

“Underage?” The registration staff raised his head upon seeing Shi Yu’s information.

“Is that not allowed?” The Federation provided very good benefits for minors, along with various legal protections.

For instance, regarding the current rules and regulations of the shelter, minors enjoy a 50% discount on purchasing nutrient solutions and other foods, though, of course, there’s a daily purchase limit for everyone.

“It’s not that it’s not allowed.” Special policies for special times.

“Have you piloted a mecha before?” The registration staff looked skeptical: “Don’t mess around if you haven’t.”

“Of course, I’ve driven one before, both me and the person next to me have been trained by our school teachers. After graduation, we plan to apply to the military academy,” Shi Yu began to blatantly lie.

Lu Dongyan was caught by her “claw” on his shoulder, and upon hearing her fabricate stories, he thought better of it and swallowed the words he was about to say, nodding in response to the registration staff’s questioning gaze.

Feng Xiao looked at the two of them with a bit more scrutiny.

“What are your physical fitness and mental strength levels?”

“My physical fitness and mental strength levels are both A,” Shi Yu fabricated.

She claimed A level because, while piloting the “War God,” she clearly heard the phrase ‘adjusting mecha mode, downgrading, adjustment successful, driving intensity A level.’

Shi Yu felt quite bitter about the downgrade adjustment.

Who are they looking down on?

The registration staff, looking into her clear eyes and finding her to be well-behaved, continued with the registration and asked, “Do you have a mecha?”

Of course, she didn’t have one.

Shi Yu decisively shook her head.

Noticing the registration staff’s gaze falling on her index finger, Shi Yu remained composed: “This is my family heirloom, the wedding ring from my great-grandfather’s marriage.”

Feeling the weird glances from the three people on her, Shi Yu continued to puff out her chest and said, “I’m an orphan, living off welfare every month, I can’t afford a mecha.”

The registration staff’s gaze flickered with sympathy but quickly returned to normal, registering her as not having a mecha, and then assigned her the number Y1121.

Lu Dongyan and Feng Xiao also stepped forward to register. When asked about their physical fitness and mental strength levels, both simultaneously claimed A level. When asked if they had a mecha, they stated that the rings on their fingers were wedding rings left from their great-great-grandfather’s marriage.

Wow, Shi Yu was dumbfounded on the spot.

The registration staff, speechless, said, “You two aren’t orphans as well, are you?”

“That’s not the case. I ran away from home, and a month ago, I was penniless and sold my mecha,” Feng Xiao said first.

Lu Dongyan’s eyelids twitched uncontrollably, and he seriously added, “My brother told me not to get too addicted to mechas at a young age, so I don’t have one either.”

The registration staff, probably not wanting to argue with them, casually filled in their information as not having a mecha and then assigned them numbers.

“You can use your numbers to collect a mecha from logistics. The staff there will tell you what to do next. Before leaving this shelter, you need to return the mechas to logistics.”

The three of them nodded obediently, waved goodbye to the registration lady, and orderly left the queue.

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There were not too many people coming to collect mechas, but also not a few. The shelter promised that all losses incurred by volunteers would be covered by the shelter. Normal people would choose to pilot their familiar mechas.

The mechas provided by the shelter were military mechas, which, although excellent in performance, demanded higher requirements from the operators and were not as easy to adapt to as civilian mechas.

Since choosing to go out to earn merits, the primary premise was to preserve one’s life at all costs. Opting for a military mecha over a familiar one was an irrational and uneconomical decision.

The three of them, each with their own thoughts, arrived at logistics, seeing many people busily repairing the tall mechas, and politely asked the staff for the location to collect the mechas.

“You three… are not of age yet, right?” The person in charge of distributing the mechas was a tall young man, his brows furrowed deeply as he stared at the three “little sprouts.”

Shi Yu blinked and said sweetly, “Brother soldier, in such critical times, whether one is an adult or not, everyone should contribute to the safety of the Blue Sea Star. Don’t underestimate us three; we were key training targets for our teachers in school, having systematically learned how to pilot mechas. After graduating from middle school, we all plan to apply to the military academy, hoping to fight alongside you in the future.”

Seeing Shi Yu lying through her teeth without blinking an eye, Lu Dongyan was already somewhat immune to it and, without needing her to prompt him, nodded obediently.

The unknown species might invade again at any time, and now really wasn’t the time to be pondering too much.

The young man felt comforted by the admiration and longing in Shi Yu’s sparkling eyes, and handed them the mecha rings, instructing, “You haven’t used military mechas before, have you? First, go to the training field at the back to familiarize yourself with the mecha. Once you’ve got the basic operations down, report to the team responsible for the shelter’s defense.”

As it stands, as long as the unknown species do not attack the shelter, the safety of the team responsible for the shelter’s defense is essentially guaranteed.

The three “little bean sprouts” put on the mecha rings and followed the young man’s directions to the training field.

Shi Yu nudged the young doctor’s arm with her elbow, “Do you know how to pilot a mecha?” She had just spoken up for him; if he couldn’t pilot a mecha, it would be difficult for her.

Feng Xiao frowned slightly, whispering, “A little.”

Shi Yu thought he disliked being touched by her and obediently withdrew her hand, placing it back properly.

“Then you—”

Before she could finish, the ground shook again with a ‘rumble’.

The piercing alarm sound filled the entire training field.

“Unknown species have invaded again. All personnel in the training field, please go outside the shelter to resist the unknown species!”

Shi Yu blinked, “Does it have to come this fast?”

“What are you three still dawdling for? Hurry up and follow the instructions!” A serious and solemn voice rang out, and the three of them, no longer hesitating, took out their mechas.

But in just that moment, the top of the training room was sliced open, revealing the sharp, emerald-green blades of a mantis.

Shi Yu entered the cockpit, only then realizing that the driving mode of the military mecha was completely different from that of the “War God”.

Shi Yu was completely baffled.

Instinctively, she covered the control core with her mental power, waiting for the sensation of wearing an extra layer of clothing to appear, which slightly relieved her.

But just as she attempted to lift her foot, the heaviness almost made her fall back. At this moment, an emerald-green mantis was swinging its scorpion tail towards her.

Given Shi Yu’s current state, she would definitely not be able to dodge the attack from the green mantis. Gritting her teeth, with golden light gathering in her eyes, a blue-and-white mecha beside her drew its large sword first, chopping off the scorpion tail of the green mantis.

The golden light in Shi Yu’s eyes faded, and a virtual screen popped up in front of her, showing the face of the young man who had just sternly yelled at them.

“If you don’t want to die, stop dawdling!”