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Dwarf In The Future - Chapter 86.1

Published at 28th of February 2024 12:01:36 PM


Chapter 86.1

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Ning Tianya: Ning family’s head. Former Chairman.

Ning Tianxing: Ning Kongran’s father, Ning Tianya’s older brother.

Ning Kongran: Ning family current heir. Studying mecha manufacturing, unlike his family.

Elder Ning: Ning Kongran’s (generation’s) grandfather.

Ning Tianwu: An Xei’s wife, Ning Tianxing’s younger sister.

Ning Kongting: Ning Kongran’s female cousin. 19 years old.

Ning Konghua: Ning Kongran’s male cousin. 21 years old.

Finally, Chu Rong jumped into the mecha himself and took Qiao Zhiya out. 

“Do you think the laboratory door is wide enough for the mecha to pass through?” Chu Rong, after putting on the specially tailored pilot suit, carefully placed Qiao Zhiya, whose figure was clearly defined by the suit, on the ground. He frowned, scanning him from top to bottom, then took off his coat and draped it over him.

‘The pilot suit should be made as a double layer: a close-fitting layer underneath, and then an outer layer,’ he thought with a stern expression.

Qiao Zhiya had also realized his impractical fantasy. Thinking about himself piloting the mecha, crouching to open the door, and eventually falling, he blushed. Waving his hand, he took out a mecha storage button, retracting the black mecha inside. Then, he threw herself into Chu Rong’s arms, hiding his face.

“Nothing.”

Chu Rong said, but his hands were very gentle. He rubbed the youth’s hair first, then hugged him directly. Turning around and walking out, he said, “In the future, if you want to try the mecha, go to the mecha battle hall, where the protective measures are more complete.”

Qiao Zhiya nodded obediently, the enthusiasm on his face went down a little, but he was still excited regardless. He raised his head and extended the mecha space button in front of Chu Rong, his eyes bright. “It was a preliminary success. The cockpit was developed by Master Ren and it’s very easy to use. The piloting action itself is very smooth and intuitive to use.” 

During the period of collecting materials for the mecha, Master Ren had not been idle. He helped him solve many problems and designed a lot of things, such as the modified cockpit and matching special piloting suit. 

He had been looking forward to looking at the finished product for years, there’s no way Chu Rong wasn’t excited. Especially when the gift was given to him by his lover. 

“Thank you.” He stopped, and took the space button with his empty hand. Remembering Qiao Zhiya’s hope-filled look, he bowed his head to kiss at the youth’s forehead, letting out a fleeting sigh, “Thank you, you worked hard.”

Hearing the gratitude in those two thank-yous, Qiao Zhiya’s heart trembled. Unable to resist, he tightened her arms, nuzzling affectionately at his neck and revealing a happy smile.

He likes Chu Rong’s current appearance. He likes it very much. 

The two of them openly displayed their affection in the yard, making the passerby Chu Yan’s mouth twitch. He wished he could turn around and go back to school immediately. However, when he thought about the chaotic atmosphere at school, he silently dismissed that idea.

As soon as he was about to bypass them without much interest, he saw Qiao Zhiya jump off Chu Rong, and then happily dragged Chu Rong to the mecha battle hall. 

‘Wait, mecha battle hall? Qiao rarely goes there. Every time he goes, something new is made and he wants to experiment. Huh, so Qiao has made something new today? Is it a weapon?’ 

After that momentary thought, Chu Yan stepped back. He immediately threw out the idea of “those who interfere with lovers will be bitten by a dog” and trotted towards the mecha battle hall. 

Chu Rong went to the training room with the highest-level protective barrier. He then handed Qiao Zhiya the mecha space button. 

Qiao Zhiya wondered, “Why aren’t you the one trying it out?” Didn’t Chu Rong like it? 

“Practice with me.” Chu Rong started, raised his hand and touched his head, the corner of his mouth upturned to reveal a smile. “We have never officially sparred with mechas in real life.” 

Qiao Zhiya was stunned by his smile, his heartbeat speeded up a bit, and he took the space button and nodded, and said, “Okay, let’s practice it first.”

Two black mechs were standing on each side of the room, both in black and gold, but one was slightly shorter and the other was more powerful and domineering. Both were empty-handed, ready for a mecha hand-to-hand combat.

“Should I attack first?” 

Qiao Zhiya inquired nervously, subconsciously clenching his fist, and his mecha followed suit. Compared to the shorter mecha who was silent, he looked like a squirmy child. 

The opposite mecha waved at him, beckoning him to start, just like the two usually do during practice.

Qiao Zhiya’s nervousness eased a bit as he adapted to the feeling of facing another mecha on equal terms in real life. Taking a deep breath, he cast aside the basic tutorial moves he learned on the Internet and, just like in their usual sparring, he focused all his energy and charged at Chu Rong.

“Boom!”

The fist of the two mechas clashed, making a dull metal impact sound. 

Missing his first strike, Qiao Zhiya immediately crouched to attack again. Unfortunately, he once again underestimated his mecha’s height and body size. Failing to manage the crouching angle properly, Chu Rong easily restrained him, attacking him in an over-the-shoulder throw. 

Qiao Zhiya froze for a moment, then got up very quickly. He adapted to the mismatched body proportions and size between his own body and the mecha’s, then continued to attack Chu Rong.

“Bang bang bang!” 

As Chu Yan opened the door to the combat room, he immediately heard the familiar sound of mechas engaging in battle. He was momentarily surprised, then quickly raised his head to look at the scene. Upon seeing two mechas, both in black-gold coloring, fiercely battling each other, he was so startled that he took a step back.

Fuck! What did he just witness? Two Erges? No way, no way, no way. There couldn’t be a more terrifying sight than this!

He raised his hand and scratched his head, forcing himself to calm down and look more carefully, only to find that although the two mechas on the field looked similar, they were very different. For example, one of them clearly was more proficient in battle, why the other moved more awkwardly. 

Fortunately, there is no such thing as two Erges. The end of the world has not come.

“Boom!”

The taller mecha fell to the ground again, and Chu Yan, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, was attracted by this noise. He looked away, glanced up and down, as his eyes slowly widened in shock. 

‘Wait a minute, where did this black and gold mecha that look like Rong Tian on the Internet come from? Could it be made by Qiao Zhiya? That’s impossible. Last week, when I returned, only the skeletal frame had been built. In just this short time, a complete mech was formed? So quickly?’

Perhaps sensing his gaze, the smaller black and gold mecha standing in the arena suddenly turned its head and looked directly at him. The familiar cold and imposing aura surged towards him.

Chu Yan: “…” This mecha is definitely his Erge. 

Qiao Zhiya found that Chu Rong was not moving. After he got up, he followed Chu Rong’s line of sight and looked at Chu Yan. He waved his hand happily at him, then turned on his external speaker. “Xiao Yan, you’re back! Come on, look, Rong Tian is finished. Chu Rong and I are trying it out!” 

Chu Yan watched helplessly as the mighty-looking black and gold mecha, adopting the stature of his Erge, performed the cute and soft movements typical of Qiao Zhiya. His throat tightened, and he silently glanced at his real Erge standing beside him, who was wiping his eyes and raised his hand stiffly to give an awkward wave. With some difficulty, he said, “This mecha… is amazing.” 

So amazing that it shattered all the domineering fantasies he had once harbored about this manually-piloted mecha. Is every manually-piloted mecha… resembling its pilot?

Chu Rong heard the perfunctory tone in his words.  Seeing Qiao Zhiya still shyly giggling at his hesitant praise, a glint appeared in Chu Rong’s eyes. He approached and knocked on Qiao Zhiya’s cockpit, saying, “Come down, let me take over. Chu Yan, get into your mecha. Let’s have a practice session.” After saying this, he disembarked from his mecha and walked over to Qiao Zhiya.

Chu Yan again: “…” He really shouldn’t have come to see the excitement.

Qiao Zhiya thought Chu Rong wanted to spar with Chu Yan, and he was eagerly looking forward to seeing how Chu Rong handled Rong Tian. Obediently, he disembarked from the mecha, took out a set of pilot suits tailored to Chu Rong’s size, and instructed him, “During the first piloting session, there will be a synchronization process with the system, about thirty seconds or so. Just wait a moment.”

Chu Rong nodded in understanding, picked up the pilot suit, took a glance at it, and found it was also a form-fitting one. His face darkened slightly, reinforcing his determination to have Master Ren modify the pilot suits.

“Xiao Yan, jiayou!” 

While Chu Rong went to change into the pilot suit, Chu Yan entered the arena. Qiao Zhiya hurriedly moved to the spectator seat, and waved to encourage Chu Yan.

Chu Yan gave him a somewhat dry smile and glanced at the black and towering mecha still standing in its original position. Suddenly, he felt a bit uneasy. Qiao Zhiya’s skilled maneuvers, guided by Chu Rong, were difficult to distinguish from the full potential of this manually-piloted mech. If this mecha was slightly weaker than a purely spiritually-piloted one, it would be acceptable. But if it was more powerful… he suddenly felt the inevitable aches all over his body.

A few minutes later, Chu Rong changed into the new pilot suit and came out. Qiao Zhiya wondered, ‘Why did Chu Rong put a layer of regular pilot suit on the outside of the special pilot suit, wouldn’t it be hot?’

After Chu Rong came out, he first looked at Qiao Zhiya on the spectator seat, determined that he had opened the protective cover, and walked straight to Rong Tian. He needed several jumps until he reached the cockpit. 

Once the hatch was closed, Rong Tian remained motionless for a while. As Qiao Zhiya began to worry, the mecha’s eyes lightened — this was a sign that the mecha was active. He held his breath subconsciously, and Chu Yan, who had boarded his mecha on the opposite side, also held his breath.

The black mecha moved. It started by flexing its wrists, with both hands clasped together. Then, it took two steps in place before turning its head to face Chu Yan’s silver mecha. It gestured with a gentle wave, signaling him to attack.

Qiao Zhiya’s face turned red quickly, his eyes flickered, and he couldn’t help raising his voice and shouting, “Chu Rong, jiayou!”

The black mecha heard his voice and looked at the spectator area, his posture seemed to relax a little, and his aura seemed gentler than before. 

Qiao Zhiya couldn’t help but cover his heart, too excited to utter a word. ‘Identical, absolutely identical. This is Chu Rong, an enlarged version of Chu Rong. Even if there were numerous mechs standing here, I can still recognize Chu Rong at a glance.’

Chu Yan was stunned. This black mecha, which looked so dazzling when piloted by Qiao Zhiya, now changed. Even at a glance… ‘This is exactly like a giant Erge standing in front of me aaaaahhh!’

His mind helpfully supplied him with numerous images of him getting murderized in their spars. He shuddered, suddenly wanting to escape. 

He and he also want to participate in the finals in a safe and healthy manner, without having any psychological shadow.

“Attack.”

Chu Rong’s cold voice came from the opposite side. He regained his spirits, swallowed, knowing that he couldn’t escape today. With a shiver, he reminded his brother, “Erge, please don’t damage my mecha, I… I still have to compete.” 

In response to his pleas, the black mecha raised both empty hands, indicating that it wasn’t carrying any weapons.

Chu Yan felt a little more reassured. He looked at Qiao Zhiya, who was staring fixedly at Rong Tian. Suddenly, he felt a trace of a heroic and tragic sentiment. He launched his attack towards Chu Rong.

“Boom!”

With a single blow, Chu Yan was defeated, face-down and rubbed into the ground.




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