Four times！
Boom... A crushing pressure came from all directions. This time Li Feng felt a little pressure, but it felt like only about 1.5 times the original. Guess the machine really is broken. Whatever, it’ll do.
Normal humans feel discomfort under 1.5 times gravity, while Evanthians aren’t too bothered. But trained humans can withstand over two times gravity too. At the start, Evanthians have a slight edge, but once you pass three times, it’s almost the same. And they say those who can handle over four times gravity are elites on both sides.
Li Feng never thought he’d reach that level. Nine times out of ten, the machine’s broken.
The civilian gravity machine could only go up to four times. Still perfectly comfortable inside, Li Feng finally felt something after about half an hour. He turned off the gravity machine and took a shower, completely washing away the frustration from being hit by the meteor.
Maka sent him a message—he wasn’t coming back tonight. On Maka’s lifestyle, Li Feng could only reserve judgment. Besides, he didn’t have that kind of romantic energy.
He charged into the game room and started a space war game.
Everyone has a different attitude toward the game, and Li Feng is definitely an outlier among them, because he always uses the BS001, which is the starter gear for entering the game and can easily be discarded. Some people even spend a little currency to upgrade directly; this gear set is completely meaningless, not to mention it's cumbersome to use and gets you wrecked easily. But Li Feng is a weirdo—he just likes using it. Although it's quite outdated, his purpose in playing the game isn't for fun, but to prepare for joining the military in the future！
On the surface, he acts like he couldn't care less, but Li Feng himself knows very well how obsessed he is with Mobile Suits, and there's another important reason: the girl he likes also hopes her boyfriend will be a brave soldier.
Li Feng's ID is Blade Warrior, and he's somewhat well-known in this zone. It's simple—his score is basically among the bottom ten. Think about it: a guy using the worst mech doesn't stay in the rookie zone but just wanders around challenging everyone. If that's not begging to get beaten, what is it? His score is so negative it's beyond ugly, but Li Feng doesn't care at all—he doesn't care about that stuff anyway. If he can master even the BS001, then other models will be even easier.
The key point is that during the process of piloting the BS001, Li Feng has gained a lot of insight into the inner workings of Mobile Suits. This model, old as it is, exposes certain problems of Mobile Suits, and these same issues exist in advanced models too—the flaws are just smaller.
As soon as Li Feng logs in, a ton of messages immediately come flooding in, but basically they're all things like "Buddy, let me have some fun." Whenever someone gets beaten, they basically come to Li Feng to regain their confidence. Li Feng doesn't mind either—he just sharpens his skills from his opponents. And the reason others like to find Li Feng is that he always gives his full effort and still loses, and that satisfaction never gets old. So those who like Li Feng gave him the nickname "Hundred-Loss Grunt."
Don't think just anyone can have a nickname. In this game, only famous people get nicknames—for example, the top ten experts in Universe Wars all have their own nicknames given by the crowd and officially recognized. Li Feng is definitely the odd one out, but he just shrugs it off with a laugh.
But Ma Ka thinks Li Feng is strong—super strong. Even though Ma Ka doesn't play this kind of game, that doesn't mean you can insult his intelligence. On the contrary, Ma Ka has a special knack for reading people. On the surface, he doesn't seem to care about Li Feng's training, but he knows that if someone Li Feng's age who isn't an Evanthian reached this level, it'd be big news. And after watching Li Feng fight in the game a few times—though he inevitably loses because the BS001 is just too crappy—under Li Feng's control, he almost always barely loses. Jokes aside, Ma Ka believes in his heart that Li Feng will make a name for himself someday. Otherwise... why would he have bought such an expensive gravity machine for such an absurd reason? He just doesn't want to put pressure on Li Feng.
Li Feng couldn't wait to get into the cockpit—it felt amazing. The moment the connection was complete, people immediately lined up to challenge him... over a hundred people in the queue.
Universe Wars also uses points to determine military ranks. Li Feng is stuck as a permanent private—he'll probably never get promoted in this lifetime. He owes too many points and has yet to win a single match so far. But don't let his low score fool you; ordinary people he doesn't even bother with. He immediately checks the records of those over a hundred players, then picks suitable opponents from among them. The stronger the better—but the really strong ones won't bother with a nobody like him.
Military ranks follow the same system as real life—from Private to Five-Star General, seven ranks in total. He hasn't been online for a few days, so when he sees a third-class Sergeant Major challenging him, it immediately piques his interest.
As soon as the communicator connected, the other side picked up, seemingly a bit excited—probably couldn't wait to crush him. Li Feng didn't want to lose; he gave his all every time, believing that one day he would surely win！
ID Blood Shura, Sergeant Major, twenty-five wins and two losses, modified Kannor Type III, plus one point.
Seeing these stats, Li Feng couldn't help but get excited—this clearly showed his opponent was likely a professional soldier. It wasn't just about racking up points by beating newbies; if the machines were too mismatched, even a win wouldn't yield many points. But defeating a higher-ranked opponent doubled the score, and with a record like that, this guy must have some real skill to be a Sergeant Major.
War zone selection — desert.
This was a pretty tough environment; players with poor control could easily generate errors of over ten percent. Only experts would dare pick a place like this.
Pressing the accept option, both sides entered the battlefield.
BS001 vs. modified Kannor Type III—this match immediately drew a small wave of attention. People were also quite interested in Li Feng, the battle-hardened-but-always-losing Bladesman. After all, there were always those who recognized talent, and watching his matches was entertaining. Right then, hundreds of people tuned into the live broadcast of this fight.