My carefree life in space

Chapter 172 Mech Battle

"How come you still have some? Impossible." Yang Jie looked incredulous. The moment he saw An Yuanheng take out the fruit, he knew things wouldn't go as he expected.

He didn't actually see anything with his own eyes; it's just that An Yuanheng happened to come out of the training room at that time and he saw him. Later, when he heard that Li Guang had lost the fruit, he insisted that An Yuanheng had stolen it.

As for whether he could find any fruit from An Yuanheng, he didn't care at all; he could simply say that An Yuanheng had eaten it.

"An, do you have any extras? Can you sell me two?"

"I want one too, not two, one is fine."

"If you don't have any extra, could you tell us where you bought it?"

No one paid attention to Yang Jie's words; everyone was discussing the matter of buying fruit with An Yuanheng.

Seeing the expectant and envious looks from those around him, An Yuanheng lowered his eyes. The reason he ate in private was that he didn't want to attract attention.

He did have quite a few fruits, but not enough to give away. As for selling them, that was even more out of the question; they weren't his, and he couldn't possibly sell what Sister Shushu had given him to someone else.

"I'm sorry, everyone. This was a gift from my sister, but I don't know where she bought it," An Yuanheng said, making an excuse to refuse everyone's request.

Seeing this, no one felt they could stay any longer and they all left. In the end, only An Yuanheng, Yang Jie, Li Guang, and Su Mo remained.

"I'm sorry, I misunderstood you!" Li Guang solemnly apologized to An Yuanheng, and then turned to leave.

"Wait!" An Yuanheng called out to Li Guang. A picture had suddenly flashed through his mind. "I think I saw a puppy in the training room. Could it be..."

Everyone understood his unspoken meaning.

Li Guang suddenly realized. He slapped his forehead. The little dog belonged to a teacher's family member and had been following him all day. It must have been attracted by the fragrance of the spirit fruit, and it was very likely that the spirit fruit was taken away by it.

Unfortunately, he left the spiritual fruit in the changing room, where there were no security cameras; otherwise, this blunder wouldn't have happened.

He apologized to An Yuanheng again and left. He needed to check if the puppy had stolen the spirit fruit.

"Now that things are clear, I'll be leaving. However, Yang, in the future, don't jump to conclusions about things you haven't seen with your own eyes," Su Mo said meaningfully, giving Yang Jie one last look.

Yang Jie's face turned pale and then flushed, but he did not answer.

An Yuanheng looked at him coldly, "Shouldn't you apologize to me?" His voice carried an unyielding tone.

After everyone left, Yang Jie had no more reservations. "Apologize? Why should I apologize? I only had a reasonable suspicion. Is that wrong?" After saying that, he ignored An Yuanheng and went straight back to his room.

An Yuanheng didn't insist on an apology. It's actually quite good that he saw through a person through an incident.

At first, he thought Yang Jie was just a bit materialistic, and he didn't care about that, since he never intended to compare his family background with others. Now that he's discovered Yang Jie's character flaws, he can't help but feel fortunate that he didn't become close to him.

The next day, the two met in the living room. Yang Jie didn't even glance at An Yuanheng and walked out first.

An Yuanheng ignored him and went straight to the mecha classroom, where they were going to have a mecha class today.

The teacher explained the key points of operating the mechs and introduced the performance of various mechs, then let them practice on their own.

An Yuanheng was practicing when he suddenly heard a slightly proud voice, "Teacher, I request a mecha battle!" The person was Yang Jie.

The instructor pondered for a few seconds, then nodded, "That's good. Practical experience can increase your combat skills, which will be of great help when you go to the battlefield in the future."

These students are only first graders and have just started using mechs. They still need some time to grow, but with the Zerg rampant these days, mastering the necessary skills early will give them more security in the future.

Next, the students competed in pairs. Whether it was a coincidence or a deliberate scheme, An Yuanheng and Yang Jie were put in the same group.

Yang Jie looked at An Yuanheng with disdain. So what if he had a spiritual fruit? In the military academy, everything depended on strength. An Yuanheng was just a newcomer; for Yang Jie to defeat him was a piece of cake.

An Yuanheng was speechless at the provocation in his eyes. He was the one who had done wrong, so why was he so persistent? Did he really think he was afraid of him?

Soon it was the two of them's turn to go on stage.

As a military academy, the school has specialized mechs for student training, and An Yuanheng uses one of these. Yang Jie is different; he uses his own. In fact, most people are used to using their own, since they are more convenient to use.

Actually, An Yuanheng did have a mecha; Mo Ze gave him a brand-new model before he went to school, but it was too flashy, so he never showed it off in front of others.

A moment later, two mechs stood in the center of the arena. Yang Jie, piloting his brand-new, gleaming, and well-equipped mech, launched the first attack. The particle cannon on the mech's right arm instantly charged up, and a dazzling beam of light shot straight towards An Yuanheng.

An Yuanheng remained calm and composed, maneuvering his slightly outdated mech sideways with agile and graceful movements. The beam of light grazed the mech's outer shell, sending sparks flying.

Upon first meeting, An Yuanheng's performance drew gasps of amazement from the onlookers. Hadn't he only recently enrolled? How could his mecha piloting skills be so proficient?

Immediately afterwards, Yang Jie's mech pounced like a maddened beast, its mechanical arms swung with a whooshing sound, each attack carrying immense force.

An Yuanheng remained calm and composed, skillfully deflecting attacks time and time again with his superb mecha piloting skills.

In the fierce back-and-forth, Yang Jie became increasingly smug. Looking at An Yuanheng's dilapidated mecha, he was filled with contempt. He couldn't even afford a mecha, so what right did he have to fight him?

He thought he had victory in his grasp, so he attacked more and more fiercely, and even began to imagine An Yuanheng's miserable appearance after his defeat.

However, just as he was about to unleash his ultimate move, An Yuanheng's eyes suddenly sharpened. He quickly maneuvered his mecha, lunging forward at an incredible angle, while the energy blade on the mecha's left leg instantly popped out.

To Yang Jie's astonishment, the energy blade slashed fiercely toward the abdomen of his mecha.

In his panic, Yang Jie tried to dodge, but it was too late. With a loud "crack," his mecha's abdomen was torn apart, the power system instantly failed, and he crashed to the ground.

Even after emerging from the mecha, Yang Jie still looked incredulous. How could this be? How could he have lost? And to this poor kid from a remote planet no less.

"Thank you for the favor!" An Yuanheng said, ignoring his stunned gaze, and returned the mecha.

The best way to get someone to admit their mistake is not to coerce a verbal apology, but to beat them in their area of ​​greatest strength and make them fall into self-doubt.

Soon, all the students had finished their matches. The instructor smiled with satisfaction; the situation was better than he had expected, especially for An Yuanheng, who had only recently enrolled.

It seems some plans can be brought forward.