death of hope

There was a fishy smell on the tip of the tongue, and the gums were bleeding,
Alchemists thousands of years ago have proved the principle of equivalent exchange,

If you want to extract more power, you must pay more.

Marcus Lynch felt that he had reached his limit, and it would be difficult to increase his psionic power even if he took in more smelling salts.

(It's time, make or break.)
Pressing the palms on the console, he silently recited the methods Papa taught him these days, held his breath, and began to meditate.
Steady delivery of power to the mecha's psionic receiving port.

"Expansion!" A ray of blue light illuminates the foot, and the reactor core starts to work,
Several cables protruded from the back of the seat, sticking to his spine and the top of his head, and a strange language sounded in his ears, which Lynch could not understand.

"It's the common language of the ancient Eldar!" Persephone outside picked up the radio and told him:
"The layout of the psionic transmission system is complete, Captain, you can raise your hand now!"

"Oh, that's great, my hands are numb from pressing it." Lynch moved his fingers.

"It's done! It's done! There's a show this time!" Shaft cheered.

The indicator lights all over the armor surface lit up one by one, the bulletproof hatch closed automatically, and self-adaptive restraint belts protruded from the rear, wrapping him firmly on the seat,

The holographic projection is extremely clear, a string of data is constantly scrolling, and the fire control system is automatically connected to the external weapons and equipment.

A dialog box popped up, and Lynch chose "Terra Human Empire Common Language."

The entire circular projection starts to refresh automatically, and when the progress bar is completed, a pleasant sound will be issued:
"Language switch completed,

Welcome to take the Hφαιστο battle mecha, this product is honored by Stark Military Industry, the system initialization is complete...

Please read the 'User Agreement Terms' carefully, and then click the 'I agree' option to enter the next step, or click the 'I do not agree' option to exit,
If you have any questions, please call our company's legal assistance hotline 114514-337845818..."

"I'll go...it's too long..."

Lynch dragged the scroll bar, flipped through more than 40 pages of 'Terms of User Agreement', finally saw the option, and chose "I Agree" without hesitation.

"Take a few minutes of your time to fill out our user feedback questionnaire..."

Lynch was impatient, and saw the "Skip Dialogue" button below, and kept clicking it with the psychic cursor.

After jumping through a long series of dialogs, a voice asked politely:

"Mr. Driver, hello, do you need a smart AI assistant?"

"I do not need it, thank you."

"Mr. Driver, hello, do you need a smart AI assistant?"

"No."

"Mr. Pilot, you..."

"Are you so deaf?! I said no!"

"Pilot first..."

"No! Yes!" Lynch knocked on the table and cursed, "Is this thing broken?"

The people outside were all overjoyed, Oleg said with a smile:
"Brother, take it easy! This is a cultural relic, you can afford to pay for it if it is smashed!"

"Fuck NM!" Lynch pointed his middle finger at the camera.

"Thank you for using Microsoft's products, the smart AI assistant...starting..."

"Huh? When did I agree?"

"A pink unicorn image in Q print style is projected on the lower right side of the holographic image overview."

"It's so cute!" Persephone exclaimed, "I love unicorns the most!"

Alyosha hurriedly said: "There is a plush doll of the same style, I will buy one for you later."

"Nest...this lick..." Gao Damin looked at his companion and gave him a thumbs up.

After the pink unicorn appeared, it began to dance. No matter what Lynch did, he couldn't turn off the AI ​​assistant;
"Damn childish thing! What kind of dance! Aren't you a little assistant! Help!"

Uzuki Shimizu said: "Now I'm beginning to understand... what an AI rebellion is, and how the ancient Terra human empire perished."

While everyone was paying attention to Lynch's health data, the Hφαιστο battle mech shook slightly:

"I take back what I said before, this AI assistant really works, helping me turn my thoughts into action instructions to control the mecha."

"how does it feel?"

"It's okay, I've started to get used to it, but my gums are bleeding a bit."

Gao Damin let out a long breath: "Heart rate 104, blood pressure 130, still a bit high, but finally stabilized."

"Is it because of the stimulants and antidepressants in the circulation pump that I can stay awake?" Johnny asked.

Alyosha said: "I don't know, I think it should be due to the dilution of smelling salts, the concentration of the previous intake was too high."

Shaft looked at the closet in the corner: "Ah Shui, it seems that the suit of thorns is no longer needed."

Uzuki Shimizu grabbed his hair and was about to collapse: "Oh my god...you've been busy for nothing, you don't know... At that time, when I walked into a friend's adult pin shop and said that I wanted to order this, my friend looked at me eyes..."

"Who says you're busy, keep it for me!" Oleg suddenly shouted.

"Hey! You bastard!" Johnny gently pushed his old friend: "Stay away from me!"

The pink unicorn kept jumping on the holographic interface, answering Lynch's questions with very funny gestures and expressions.

"The reactor has entered optimal power, it's time!"

"Ah Shui! Unshackle the mecha!" Persephone clapped his hands and shouted, "Oleg! Open the skylight!"

"The pointy-eared alien bitch... you can call people..." Oleg ran under the wall cursing, and pulled the joystick: "The skylight is open!"

Uzuki Shimizu dexterously climbed up and down, untied each of the fixed steel cables, and finally landed smoothly with a flip in the air.

"I'll go... this skill... cow beer!" Johnny praised, "I'll give it [-] points!"

Shaft squatted with his legs bent sideways, with his index and middle fingers pointing to the top of the factory building, and the rest of his fingers clenched into fists, with his back facing the mech.

Lynch entered commands with psionic power, and the little unicorn on the hologram began to count down:

"The engine is warming up... 10... 9... 8..."

Hφαιστο The armor plates on the feet, legs, back, and side of the body of the fighter mech are unfolded, and the propeller nozzles are exposed.

As the countdown ended, people hid behind the bunkers to peek,
There is no such thing as traditional rocket boosters filled with smog and flames soaring into the sky. The human technology of the golden age can accurately deliver thrust without affecting it.

The nozzle of the thruster poured out a cold blue flame, which was slightly tilted at first, and then automatically adjusted back to its original position, rising slowly and steadily.

Johnny Blazer felt that he was ten years younger, and he had turned back to the "Heavenly Butcher" that aliens and rebels talked about on the battlefield back then.

He jumped onto the table excitedly, and saluted the cockpit with a military salute:
"Spartan warriors! For victory! Go!"

"Follow orders! Company commander!" Lynch in the cockpit returned the military salute: "Kill all evil spirits!"

"call out!"

The Hφαιστο battle mech accelerated instantly, dragging its tail flames straight up...

Like a blue comet streaking across the night sky,

Break through the darkness, towards the dawn...

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this moment,
Depressed veterans, oppressed, discriminated against, marginalized people who suffer from injustice...

They see a miracle called hope.

they cheered, embraced,
Tears welled up.