Meng Huai gained an initial understanding of the dust planet where the next match would take place. Upon hearing this, Zheng Yiran said to Rong Feixian, "Leave the mech modification to you."
Rong Feixian nodded and patted his chest, "Leave it to me, don't worry!"
Meng Huai also helped. There was still a week to prepare, but due to the special environment, everyone's mechs needed modifications, making it a substantial undertaking.
Therefore, Zheng Yiran, Hui Xingxiu, and Jing Yuancheng went to review and prepare, while Meng Huai and Rong Feixian discussed mech modification plans.
Rong Feixian was busy modifying the mechs, and Meng Huai was still searching for information.
"Is it usually dusty? Are there times with extreme weather?"
"Yes, but very rarely. After all, the arena is randomly assigned, and not every year has a dust planet. But it seems one year they did encounter a sandstorm. I think I have some information here, I'll send it to you."
Rong Feixian searched through the previously collected data and sent the file for the dust planet to Meng Huai.
Meng Huai watched the video of competing teams encountering the sandstorm, their mechs being buried by the swirling sand, rendering everything invisible.
Fortunately, the camera was fine; the footage only showed sand and dust.
Meanwhile, Zheng Yiran was reviewing with Hui Xingxiu and the other person. They had gained a preliminary understanding of the newly joined teams over the past two days.
"Except for that dark kid from the Twelfth Military Academy, there don't seem to be any dark horses," Jing Yuancheng said as he summarized.
Zheng Yiran replied helplessly, "He has a name, it's Xiao Wu."
Hui Xingxiu chimed in gossipingly, "I thought he was a poor boy by his appearance, but I heard he's the heir of the WA family!"
Upon hearing this, Jing Yuancheng exclaimed loudly, "What? The heir of the WA family? That WA family that monopolizes upper-level nutrient solutions?"
Zheng Yiran nodded, "Uh-huh!"
Regardless of who it was, seeing Xiao Wu's demeanor, there was not a trace of the style or bearing of a young master from a prominent family. During the review, they even saw him directly pick up a bug and stuff it into his mouth.
Jing Yuancheng murmured, "I really can't tell."
Moreover, their family produced nutrient solutions, yet this person was fond of gourmet food, which seemed to contradict his family's business. It was quite interesting, really.
Rong Feixian walked in directly and saw the three of them chatting animatedly. He handed out the mech necklaces one by one.
"Try them on, and if anything's not right, I'll modify it again."
Zheng Yiran looked at the mech necklace in his hand and asked Rong Feixian, "What modifications have you made?"
Rong Feixian briefly explained the changes he made due to the dust planet environment to Zheng Yiran. Zheng Yiran smiled and said, "I'm always confident in your work!"
Meng Huai arrived a little later than Rong Feixian. Seeing Meng Huai just arriving, Rong Feixian asked in confusion, "Weren't you about to arrive? Why are you behind me?"
Meng Huai was not someone who procrastinated; she wouldn't say she was arriving soon before even leaving. So Rong Feixian was genuinely surprised.
Meng Huai thought about what had just happened and found it quite amusing, but she kept them in suspense without telling them.
She simply said, "Someone placed an order at the shop earlier. I had already set out, but I went back. I handed the goods to the delivery person before coming over."
Rong Feixian asked, "The online shop?"
Meng Huai nodded, and the others didn't ask further. After all, they knew a bit about Meng Huai's business, and they had a general idea of what the online shop sold.
Meng Huai thought about the large order she had just received and had some guesses in her mind.
Rong Feixian handed Meng Huai's mech to her as well, "Your mech. See if there are any issues."
"Okay."
Meng Huai took the mech necklace and then took out several talismans from her pocket.
"Take these."
They each took one. Seeing that they looked similar to the previous talismans, they asked, "Talismans? What kind of talismans are these?"
Meng Huai told them, "These are gravity talismans. I looked at past competition data, and the sandstorms have a chance of lifting entire mechs, which is too dangerous."
Meng Huai explained the usage of the gravity talismans: "If you encounter such a situation, activate the gravity talisman, and the mech will increase its gravity by a hundredfold."
Rong Feixian looked at the talisman in his hand, "Is that so?"
Then Rong Feixian thought of something else, "I see your talismans are always useful. How about I set up a mechanism on the mech's outer shell? Like a cannon, when the button is triggered, the talisman will automatically fly out!"
Meng Huai imagined the scene and thought it would indeed save a lot of trouble.
"It's not impossible. Then I'll give you more talismans, and maybe they'll all come in handy. You should also familiarize yourselves with the uses of each talisman, so you don't panic when the time comes."
"Alright, I'll reimburse you at the online shop's price! Our military academy has money!"
Meng Huai didn't stand on ceremony and nodded in agreement.
Rong Feixian then went to study the device. He himself was very interested in this device, as it would give him a new means of attack, and he was excited.
It wasn't a very difficult modification. In a short while, Rong Feixian made one and installed it on his own mech first.
"See if this is okay!"
As Rong Feixian spoke, the four of them gathered around to watch Rong Feixian's demonstration. They couldn't see how Rong Feixian operated it inside the mech, but they saw that the outer shell of the mech now had a pocket.
Unsure of what Rong Feixian did, the pocket turned into a long, narrow exit, and talismans flew out from it.
One by one, the talismans scattered on the ground, like a snowstorm.
In a short while, Rong Feixian retracted the mech. Before they could say anything, he started pointing out areas that needed improvement.
"The range also needs to be adjusted, so that it can accurately determine where the talisman should be affixed."
Meng Huai nodded, "Not bad. It would be a waste if the talismans flew out but were all misplaced."
With that, Rong Feixian fiddled with it again, and after a while, he finally finished the modification. This time, the result was very satisfactory. "Come on, let's install the talisman pockets on all your mechs!"
"Okay."
The small pockets were then installed on all the mechs. These pockets looked quite cute, but little did they know that the talismans launched from within possessed considerable power.
Meng Huai patted the small pocket with her mech's hand, this thing is really great!
After the installation, they went to practice the accuracy of the talisman attacks, and also to practice selecting the specific talisman they wanted to use.
These all required perceptive control of the mech, but for these elites with SSS perception, it was all simple matter, and they mastered it quickly.
The twelve matches were scheduled very tightly, and it was soon time to head to the dust planet.