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Lin Yuan was known for his thick skin, especially now as a Mechanical Warrior, his face seemingly forged from Alloy. Yet, at this moment, under the gaze of many, being so rudely rejected still felt like a slap in the face that burned with humiliation.
Damn it!
What did this have to do with being the worst in Epic?
Amidst the laughter and the onlookers treating him like a rare animal, Lin Yuan fled in disgrace.
Fortunately, he was relatively calm. A few seconds later, he regained his composure and thickened his skin by another centimeter. He had to continue applying to other teams. There was no choice; a key point of the Year-End Assessment lay in team cooperation. Without it, even the strongest Mechanical Warrior couldn't single-handedly storm into Sub-base A-11 to seize a unit of supplies.
So he needed to find a team.
However, it didn't take long for Lin Yuan to realize just how painful that title of "worst in Epic" truly was!
Almost all the major teams decisively rejected him, and their reasoning was sound—they didn't want to be associated with the worst team in Epic.
As a result, Lin Yuan's reputation had become utterly foul; even mid-tier teams kept their distance from him.
"Ha! Papaya, long time no see! How's it going? Feeling wonderful?"
The voice of Titan 1109 echoed from afar, surrounded by a group from the Nineteenth Brigade. It seemed they had come specifically to mock Lin Yuan, and each of them sported the emblem of the Mechanical Eagle on their Mechanical Bodies.
"Don't be discouraged, Papaya. If I told you this is just the beginning, would that cheer you up? Rest assured, at this point, no instructor will have any goodwill towards you. I look forward to the grand scene when you return to the embrace of the Mechanical Goddess someday. Take care; perhaps by then you'll regret how you dared—how you dared to almost kill me, an Elite of the Titan Family? Pray for your sins; I will hunt you down again and again until you're unworthy of resurrection!"
"Oh, and just so you know, no team will accept someone like you—the worst in Epic—so don’t humiliate yourself further."
…
Titan 1109 and his group swept past like a gust of wind. Lin Yuan remained silent; the frustration that had bubbled up inside him earlier quieted at this moment. An unprecedented silence enveloped him.
Then Lin Yuan continued applying to various teams; it was a necessary procedure. Who knew if there might be a team willing to take him in? It could save him a lot of trouble down the line.
However, the final outcome was that Lin Yuan was still alone. The previously crowded team of over ten thousand had already formed three hundred seventy-eight large and medium-sized groups, which would soon unite into several massive alliances over the next one to two days. Ultimately, each alliance would elect a leadership team to devise the final battle plan.
But none of this concerned Lin Yuan. In fact, he couldn't even know the progress of others' missions or the specifics of their battle strategies. It seemed he also couldn't take advantage of the situation, as all teams were equipped with specialized identification markers and information locks.
"Well, it's not a big deal!"
With a self-deprecating smile, Lin Yuan switched to his third form and entered the fleet of Pirate King Bluebeard. This was the Ninth Training Base, home to over ten thousand people in the Base Camp. Over the next fifteen days, they would not only be attacking a sub-base a light-year away, but the Seventh Training Base guarding that sub-base would also launch a large-scale assault on them. In short, this was no longer the script from a thousand years ago; both offense and defense could change at any moment.
Within this vast pirate fleet, there was only one NPC: the Quartermaster of Pirate King Bluebeard.
From the Quartermaster, various equipment could be exchanged, even powerful battleships. However, all of this required completing side missions; otherwise, relying solely on the most basic K-1 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle would be tantamount to suicide.
The Quartermaster's location was fixed and marked in everyone's Intelligent Brain System. When Lin Yuan arrived, members from other major teams were already in a tense state of readiness, showcasing their strengths. At this point, it was all about foundational development.
Notably, this resembled a territory development model. At this moment, this enormous fleet was completely non-operational. All participants needed to assemble various machinery and gather resources; this constituted side missions. Only when resources accumulated to a certain level could they send troops for probing attacks. During this process, they could either adopt a mass production strategy by creating numerous drones and Machine Soldiers or use stealthy ambush tactics. Ultimately, it depended on who had greater skill.
Lin Yuan found the Quartermaster and immediately began interfacing with his Intellect. Instantly, without hesitation, the Quartermaster opened up a series of initial side construction missions for him—thousands in total. For example, those skilled in Mechanical Assembly could take on tasks related to Mechanical Assembly; those adept at potion crafting could accept missions to collect materials and produce ammunition; those proficient in Weapon Forging could undertake corresponding weapon upgrade tasks; while those skilled in combat needed to clear out parasites within Battleships or eliminate some unwary Zerg in nearby star regions.
These side missions included both repeatable tasks and one-time-only missions.
Undoubtedly, under such circumstances, having a large team meant that there would be numerous side missions available, maximizing developmental potential.
At this point, Lin Yuan noticed that among the thousands of tasks offered by the Quartermaster, there were about several hundred one-time missions available—but they had all been claimed by others. What remained were mostly low-reward repeatable tasks.
Completing each side mission would earn him corresponding Mission Points and Rewards while also increasing his reputation within Pirate King Bluebeard's faction. The higher his Reputation Points, the better items he could exchange for. Theoretically, if he could achieve the highest level of worship reputation, he could exchange for Bluebeard's flagship, the Great White Shark. With such a legendary Battleship in hand, completing core missions would become significantly easier!
Of course, this was practically impossible unless all side missions were concentrated on one person—and they had to be completed within fifteen days. That was simply laughable; how could one person accomplish what ten thousand people could?
After some consideration, Lin Yuan chose to take on Mechanical Assembly tasks.
The mission description stated that the drone fleet of Bluebeard's pirate team was severely outdated; many drones were obsolete products. "Dear pirate warrior," it read, "are you willing to repair them?" The mission reward promised that if he could fix ten drones, he could select one as his Retinue. It would obey his commands in battle and might prove immensely useful in his upcoming fights.
This was a very trivial side mission, as now that the Mechanical Warriors participating in the Year-End Assessment were all elites, fixing drones was as easy and enjoyable as Earthlings going to bars to chat up girls. Not to mention that these K-1 model drones were ancient relics from a thousand years ago; one could fix them successfully even with their eyes closed.
Fortunately, the Quartermaster's mission required the repair of a staggering one hundred million drones, so there was no need to worry about not getting a task.
Lin Yuan was not polite at all and directly accepted the mission, heading straight to the designated maintenance logistics area. This maintenance logistics area was located within a massive battleship, comparable to a large city on Earth. It stretched fifty kilometers in length, eight kilometers in width, and nineteen kilometers in height. Such a vast space could comfortably accommodate not just ten thousand Mechanical Warriors but even a million of them.
However, this also highlighted the importance of this enormous logistics supply and repair battleship, showcasing the formidable power of the Interstellar Pirate King, Bluebeard!
With such a grand scale existing a thousand years ago, it was no wonder they could compete with Mechanical City.
Inside this colossal supply logistics battleship, there were seven designated areas labeled A, B, D, E, F, and G. Currently, only areas A and B were open to Lin Yuan and his companions. To access the other areas, they would need to increase their reputation with Bluebeard's pirates.
The drone warehouse was located in Area C. When Lin Yuan arrived there, he found it bustling with activity; at least over two thousand people were repairing drones. After all, this counted as a beginner's task—repairing a single drone would earn ten points of reputation with Bluebeard's faction, serving as good starting capital.
Area C was also quite large and further divided into sub-areas numbered from 1 to 10. However, Lin Yuan felt frustrated as those large teams had occupied significant portions of the area and were busy repairing drones on their own. Whenever he approached them, he was shooed away; it seemed quite clearly like they were monopolizing the leveling area.
At this moment, Lin Yuan understood that with his current strength, it would be difficult to contend with these teams. So he didn’t linger and continued deeper into the area. Fortunately, this drone repair task was only basic; many people only needed to repair ten drones to earn one hundred Reputation Points and then could continue taking on higher-reward missions from the Quartermaster. This was akin to what a private could do versus what a general could do—completely different tasks with different rewards. Clearly, everyone wanted to be a general; no one wanted to be a private.
In this situation, deep within the drone repair area, Lin Yuan finally found a drone repair hangar. As soon as ten drones were repaired here, they would automatically be transported away and replaced with new damaged drones. All necessary parts were abundantly supplied; it was essentially an assessment of Mechanical Assembly skills. (To be continued...)
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