Shi Lie had worked as a mechanic for seven years. But on the day she stepped into university,
a passerby asked her, "Have you ever piloted a mech?"
Shi Lie said, "No."
The passerby said, "Then you're just a mechanic."
Shi Lie pondered this.
Not long afterward, at an interstellar competition, the passerby, now a commander, tearfully begged Shi Lie to take the field.
But Shi Lie said, "How uncouth. I'm just a frail mechanic who can't even look after herself. Technical staff deserve the best protection!"
Everyone else said, "...Give it a rest. Have you ever seen a mechanic doze off in the middle of a competition while eight mechs escort her?"
Netizens summed up the three great unsolved mysteries of the interstellar world.
First: Just how high is Shi Lie's combat ability?
Second: Is Shi Lie's special ability really only B-rank?
Third: After rising from a poor planet's special admissions program to become the pride of the Empire, why did she retire to become a mechanic?!
The star of all these discussions, Shi Lie, came home.
"You're back, darling! Come rest~"
The blanket, which had been play-fighting with the pillow, instantly spread itself flat.
"Woman, you're fifteen minutes later than usual. Hmph, you really are disobedient."
The alarm clock, an avid fan of domineering CEO novels, gave its alarm a pat.
"Dear, come eat first."
The rice cooker called over a bowl and a rice scoop, then served up a steaming bowl of rice in no time.
Shi Lie picked up her new copy of The Aesthetics of Furniture. "Which of you cuties said yesterday that you wanted a makeover?"
What's so fun about being the pride of the Empire when being a mechanic is so much better?
Reader's guide (⊙v⊙):
1. The heroine is mischievous, extremely narcissistic, petty to a fault, and constantly making things up.
2. The male lead seems to bicker with her, but in reality, if she lights the match, he'll fan the flames.
Coming soon 1: The Top Data Specialist Has to Set Up a Stall:
Mech data specialist Shi Xiao comes to the vast star system to make a living. Unable to get a business license, she can only wander between dangerous planets, setting up a stall and occasionally dodging pursuit by city inspectors. Every so often, she even has to pilot a mech to wipe out the pirate lairs that try to harass her.
Shi Xiao cries: I'm obviously just a frail tech nerd who can't even look after herself!
Business at her stall is slow, but at least she has a few regular customers. They're a little strange, though: they like to yell and occasionally convulse and pass out.
One day, a huge story breaks on the StarNet:
The Empire's Crown Prince, the Insect Queen, a Federation major general, and the leader of the resistance have all been spotted near a space station! They appear to be searching for a mysterious person!
The news is suppressed overnight.
The leaders all say, "Be quiet! Don't disturb the mech master in seclusion!"
Then the bigwigs launch a sweeping search: Dear Master, where have you gone to save the world this time?
Meanwhile, the "reclusive mech master" Shi Xiao says, "Yay, I earned another ten yuan today. What should I have for dinner? OuO"
Shi Xiao in other people's eyes: A master. Unrestrained and mysterious, a top data specialist from a mysterious planet who appears and disappears without a trace, selecting lucky people each day to upgrade their mech systems, and who dislikes crowds.
Shi Xiao in her own eyes: Poor and pitiful, a humble entrepreneur from a backwater planet who gets ordered to fix up her stall every day and has no choice but to keep wandering, with extensive experience dodging city inspectors.
#Hmph, I'll bet you're an undercover city inspector#
Coming soon 2: The Best Mech Support Operator:
Every mech pilot hopes to find a support operator they can trust with their back.
Shen Suiyun once had one, but a betrayal cost him his S-rank mental power and his ability to trust others. The once-brilliant prodigy shut himself off from the world.
Then one day, someone asked him:
"I'm looking for a partner I can trust with both my life and my faith. Are you free?"
Bathed in the light, he recognized her as the girl from a remote planet who had ranked last in class.
Years into their partnership, after somehow becoming a well-matched team, she asked him again:
"I'm looking for someone I can trust with both my life and my faith. Want to date?"
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Shi Xi barely made it into First Military Academy with perfect scores in every subject except Ethics and Law, where she got zero. She always remembered the advice of her seniors:
The first priority of the best support operator is to kidnap (crossed out) bind yourself to a mech pilot who will follow your support commands without question.
She circled the words "follow your commands without question."
From the moment she enrolled, she set out to find a partner, but hit a wall every time.
Until she met Shen Suiyun.
With her sharp eye, she could tell at a glance that he was a top-tier social recluse. Shi Xi's eyes lit up, and she coaxed and tricked him out of his little corner of isolation.
Years later, she updated her guide to being a support operator:
The first priority of the best support operator is to become a social menace. You might get an unexpected reward, like a mech pilot who follows your support commands without question and also happens to be your partner.
At first, no one believed in this bizarre pairing of a fallen genius and a country bumpkin. They waited gleefully for them to make fools of themselves.
Later on,
School exams became the foundation of their teamwork,
leagues became the stepping stones to their unspoken understanding,
and the battlefield became where they entrusted their lives to each other.
At every awards ceremony from then on, they stood side by side, claiming the highest honors.
Theme: A vibrant new beginning
He was so proud when he was booked by the wet market. Our boss has special training skills (thumbs up)
Finished spreading flowers! The boss is the greatest order leader!
Kitchen killer loves the kitchen, what kind of ghost story is this?
I can't stop laughing. I love watching the daily life of the protagonist group. It's so fun. Everyone is doing well! ! !
Hahahahaha, the new concept of neutrality is worthy of you.
"Su Le looks up to his stars", Lele, really, don't love too much
Mengchen, you have fallen!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh possible ability can't bear it. Every time I see Double Happiness, I think of my high school teacher. The first two characters of my high school teacher's name are also Double Happiness. I'm really in trouble. Every time I see this, I break my skills. Help.
2026.6.8 After reading it, spread flowers [spread flowers]
He was so proud when he was booked by the wet market. Our boss has special training skills (thumbs up)
Finished spreading flowers! The boss is the greatest order leader!
Kitchen killer loves the kitchen, what kind of ghost story is this?
I can't stop laughing. I love watching the daily life of the protagonist group. It's so fun. Everyone is doing well! ! !
Hahahahaha, the new concept of neutrality is worthy of you.
"Su Le looks up to his stars", Lele, really, don't love too much
Mengchen, you have fallen!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh possible ability can't bear it. Every time I see Double Happiness, I think of my high school teacher. The first two characters of my high school teacher's name are also Double Happiness. I'm really in trouble. Every time I see this, I break my skills. Help.
2026.6.8 After reading it, spread flowers [spread flowers]
Finished reading at 01:39 on January 27, 2024