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Chapter 527: The 234 Common Welcome Segment

Chapter 527: The 234 Common Welcome Segment

All that devilish training in over a week was a complete waste!

Yang Ming quickly realized that, to entertain the Empire’s dignitaries, senior generals, and elder court elders, his assessment was treated as a show of the Supermodified people.

The basic assessment was meant to determine the performance of his mechanical body, to provide a reference for the combat strength of Supermodified people participating later, and to remind those who would take the stage not to strike too hard or underestimate their opponent and get seriously injured.

The second major assessment item was for Yang Ming to use his mechanical body to duel with different Supermodified people in various environments, testing his overall combat effectiveness.

The third major assessment item was for him to team up with four Supermodified people in a complex terrain to combat five other Supermodified people, testing his team coordination ability.

The result was...

Nine average Supermodified people collaborated with him to put on a grand show of gorgeous combat effects.

Yang Ming knew how to perform.

The ammunition inside his mechanical body was fired recklessly.

Missiles as thick as fingers flew wildly, high-energy lasers as wide as the mouth of a bowl were fired at will, and several figures executed continuous, difficult maneuvers in the air, with almost no accuracy or tactical significance—it was all for the spectacular explosions.

The nine Supermodified people were also in on the act.

They either paired off to fight, treating it like their regular combat training, keeping away from the rampaging humanoid mech;

Or they actively became targets for the humanoid mech, flying around laden with missiles, using their high-tech equipment to perform various difficult evasion maneuvers.

Finally, when the damage to the venue seriously exceeded the monthly repair budget, Director Riva promptly called a halt to the pandemonium.

The nine Supermodified people looked roughed up but were actually unharmed.

Yang Ming’s mechanical body seemed shiny and energetic, but in fact, it had spent most of its ammunition and would need to replenish its energy soon.

"Very well," Director Riva said coldly, "White Ghost, you have passed the Supermodified Organization’s assessment. Welcome to join us and become one of the Empire’s sharp blades."

Yang Ming saluted in a military fashion, and the Imperial military anthem rang out.

Twelve judges and nine sparring partners applauded with the several hundred spectators in the venue. Yang Ming adjusted the expression of his mechanical body, feeling a surge of excitement beneath his calm demeanor.

The Empire’s gentry who watched the performance with satisfaction turned off the live broadcast, believing the Empire had conquered another tough problem.

White Ghost was officially incorporated.

The audience in the stands began to disperse. Bryant, holding a red cloth-covered tray, walked up to Yang Ming, accompanied by a few Supermodified people.

"Congratulations," Bryant said warmly, "I look forward to working with you in the future."

"Thank you."

Yang Ming lifted the red cloth and received several identification cards, two badges, and a specialized communicator.

Having joined the Supermodified Organization as an exception, Yang Ming also received the titles of ’Elite Member of the Sharp Knife Squad’ from the Imperial Military and ’General Affairs Privilege Permit’ from the Elder Court. He was also given a wage supplement card to draw a fixed amount of Empire Coins each month.

The shell-shaped communicator was the same model as Catherine’s, mainly for receiving missions and currying favor with leaders.

Those two badges were interesting—one was a purple emblem of the Emperor Star with Hui Saka’s name on it, and the other was the logo of White Ghost, marked with the words "Imperial Supermodified Person · White Ghost."

From now on, his mechanical body was no longer contraband.

He was part of the Empire’s blade, a protector of the Empire citizens’ happy lives.

Bryant smiled and said, "Because you are special, Mr. Ghost, the organization is still discussing which team to assign you to and how to distribute your missions. However, I can leak a secret: most likely, you will be assigned to my group, becoming an elite agent under Captain Catherine."

Yang Ming raised his eyebrows and turned to look for Catherine.

"She went to eat, said she had to avoid suspicion," Bryant chuckled, "How about going to find her for lunch? The cafeteria here has quite good food."

Yang Ming agreed readily, "I look forward to your guidance."

"Mr. Ghost," one Supermodified person asked, "What do you think of our strength based on the just-concluded combat?"

Yang Ming pondered before speaking slowly:

"Very strong. The immense strength of the Transformed themselves, perfectly integrated with various auxiliary machines, has unleashed astonishing combat power. It can be said that they are the pinnacle of human combat individuals.

"The Imperial Supermodified people have completely erased the boundaries between biological and mechanical modifications. Every Supermodified person must possess a strong physique and have powerful technological support.

"If we encounter each other head-on in battle, as long as you have a small team forming an encirclement, I’m not confident I could escape unscathed."

One of the Supermodified people lamented, "But you did escape in the last live broadcast. We used so much force, and in the end, we just inhaled smoke."

"That’s because you didn’t have kill orders and were restricted everywhere," Yang Ming said with a smile, "while I had everything planned. It was all an escape performance."

"Yes, when we saw over a thousand White Ghosts in the square, we were completely mind-blown."

They started to ask continuously:

"Do you have a secret team? How did you manage to effortlessly infiltrate the networks of the Empire and the New Federation?"

"Mr. Ghost, what’s your one-handed grip strength limit?"

"Were you able to acquire first-hand precious information by infiltrating the New Federation’s bug breeding bases? Those filming angles definitely looked like they were captured from inside."