My Mecha Will Live Forever

In the Star Sea Age, mechas are the core force for mankind to conquer the universe, but the cost of driving mechas is the life of the driver. Every activation, every enhancement, every overloaded battle is burning life. Lifespan therefore became a tradable resource and was firmly monopolized by the three major chaebols. The upper class maintains their power by buying lifespan, while the lower class sells their lifespan in exchange for survival opportunities. Lu Chen, who was born on a poor star in the outer ring, originally thought that his life would be like other people's, slowly exhausted by working hard and losing his life. Until he discovered a mysterious old mecha from the war period a hundred years ago deep in the scrapyard, and unexpectedly awakened the talent of life loss that is far lower than that of ordinary people. Starting from the black market mecha competition, he quickly rose to prominence by relying on technical modifications and leapfrogging challenges one after another. However, he gradually came into contact with a truth that had been buried for a hundred years by the plutocrats: Mechas should not be sacrificed at the cost of lifespan, and the core order of the entire star sea is based on a lie that has lasted for hundreds of years. When the mecha from the old era that had been erased by history reappeared, Lu Chen had to face not only opponents in the arena, but also the huge chaebol that controlled the entire star sea, and the ultimate secret hidden behind the war a hundred years ago.