The Most Random System

Chapter 1044: Chapter 473: I’m Standing Right in Front of You, So Why Pretend You Didn’t See Me?

"Accept."

"Mr. Lin, can you hear me?"

Zhu Ning’s voice immediately appeared inside the mecha, becoming much clearer.

"Yes."

"Good, I will apply for a few permissions from you later. Once you approve, I will be able to ’see’ basic parameters like our flight posture, speed, altitude, and energy consumption. Rest assured, all permissions are limited. You can terminate them anytime, and if I make abnormal use, the mecha will definitely report back to you."

"No need to explain these to me, I trust you." Lin Li chuckled.

After granting all the permissions Zhu Ning requested, the engine’s hum instantly surged by an octave, the bluish tail flame at the nozzle suddenly flared up and extended—Lin Li piloted the mecha away from the canyon.

"The mecha hasn’t input any maps," before Lin Li could ask, Zhu Ning remarked with a sense of ’as expected,’ "Luckily, I still remember the relative position of the canyon and the alliance outpost, Mr. Lin, the course is approximately southeast by seventeen degrees."

"Okay, what altitude should I maintain?"

"The higher, the better. In our world, the mecha’s flight altitude is constrained by the environment. The altitude limit is based on the mecha’s level and the pilot’s Mecha Synchronization Index. Your mecha will be restricted by the silence field, presumably subject to this limitation too."

"Understood."

Lin Li nodded, no longer hesitating, crossing the canyon’s shattered rock walls with a stable posture.

The sight that met Lin Li’s eyes was an expansive dark wasteland, the surface cracking, with giant rock crevices crisscrossing.

"There really is a restriction." Lin Li slightly raised an eyebrow.

When the mecha ascended to not even a thousand meters, the mental console displayed the "Sky Field" restriction, forcing Lin Li to slightly lower the altitude.

Back when testing the mecha in the Doomsday World, his Mecha Synchronization Index was only 60, easily surpassing a thousand meters.

Indeed, it’s the world’s restriction.

And Zhu Ning said this already counted as a high altitude.

Lin Li didn’t always maintain the highest altitude for flight, as he needed to descend occasionally to let Zhu Ning see the scene more clearly and ensure the route didn’t deviate.

"At this speed, roughly how long will it take to reach your alliance area’s region?" Lin Li asked.

"If everything goes smoothly, less than two and a half hours more should suffice."

Upon hearing this, Lin Li glanced at the system panel’s [3.17.26].

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"Mr. Lin, do you have any needed supplies? Given your contribution to our research, I hope to repay you as much as possible." Zhu Ning inquired during high-speed flight.

She couldn’t do anything at the canyon’s bottom, but returning within the nation would surely change things.

"I do, sort of," Lin Li didn’t refuse the goodwill, thought for a moment, and responded:

"Consumables that go with the mecha, I have limited quantities here, like bullets, drones, those. Also, weapon modules are pretty scarce. Now you can see the mecha’s data, right? If there are compatible items you can offer, it would be greatly appreciated."

"Okay," Zhu Ning’s voice sounded rather cheerful, hoping Lin Li had requests, "I’ve already started sending and receiving messages, hoping to encounter our own people early."

——At the moment, having gained permission, she was controlling the mecha’s communication system.

But for now, the sent signal was still in a state of sinking into the sea.

However, it was no concern. The key was to contact when close to the alliance.

Zhu Ning knew that the time Lin Li could stay in this world wasn’t long, and if this unfamiliar mecha was mistakenly identified as an enemy, it could be troublesome. There was no time to waste on explanations, so at least contact beforehand, explain in advance, state the matter’s importance, and have a plan for the nation.

After half an hour of flight, the wasteland gradually receded, and a bizarre yet magnificent scene began to dominate the view.

Countless bluish-purple giant crystals pierced from the ground, reaching as high as a hundred meters, slender like spears, thick enough to require several people to encircle. They clustered together, forming a forest undulating and shimmering with a cold glow.

——Known as the crystalline forest in Zhu Ning’s words, these clusters are renewable resources, one of the crucial resources of this world.

"The signal still hasn’t received a response, it seems there are no alliance people here, Mr. Lin, let’s continue ascending altitude." Zhu Ning said regretfully.

"Okay."

"Unknown hazardous object approaching!"

"Warning!"

As the mecha tried to ascend, a sudden warning appeared in front.

"One o’clock direction, ground level, three ’Stealth Puncturers’!"

Among the crystal shadows below, three dark silhouettes suddenly sprang upwards like lightning, resembling heavily enlarged armored centipedes, their bodies covered in a thick, metallic carapace, sides lined with sharp metallic barbs.

With their rhombus-shaped mouthparts open, three thick pillars of strong-smelling acid sprayed out like high-pressure water guns.

Even before Zhu Ning’s alert, Lin Li had already noticed these three "Black Insects," and with a mere thought, the mecha engines roared, the body rolled sideways, dodging all the acid.

Lin Li didn’t feel any panic, rather more curiosity regarding the "Black Insects."

So this is what they look like?

Considered as part of the Insect Race in my cognition?

Although intentionally descended, the altitude is still at least several hundred meters, and this acid can spray so far.

Unfortunately, this occasion isn’t suitable for a fight.

"Evade the battle?" While ascending altitude, Lin Li asked Zhu Ning.