Renault eventually borrowed some money from his classmates.

Not for inheritance tax, but for a funeral for Dandy Bag.

Cottman was willing to pay the money - the incident had tarnished his image, and he desperately needed to save face.

But Renault refused.

Courtman has to pay for what he did, so now he's officially the dean who forced an instructor to death at the beginning of his tenure.

This annoyed Cottman greatly.

On the day of the funeral, a fine line of rain fell in the sky.

The climate regulator of the Central Star did his job carefully, giving three millimeters of rain for the day.

Standing in front of the slightly muddy cemetery, Renault listened to the priest's eulogy with a blank face.

The pastor was a little old, and the eulogy was slurred.

After the eulogy was read, the four trainees lifted the coffin containing Dandy Bag's body and placed it in a drifting pod. The Drift Pod is then sent into a spaceship, which will carry the Drift Chambers into the depths of the Star Sea and launch the Drifting Chambers out.

This is the funeral of a veteran.

In space warfare, every veteran who dies on the battlefield will be buried in this way.

It was also the funeral that Dandy Bagh longed for the most.

Watching the spaceship disappear from view, Renault turned to leave.

"Hey, Jonny." Xiao Budian rushed over from behind: "I said, have you really decided?" ”

"What?" Renault asked.

"Come on, Jonny, you know what I'm talking about. Are you really going to go to a mech race? Xiao Budian lowered his voice and asked, he looked around, "Do you need my help?" ”

"If you don't mention those words anymore, it's the greatest help to me." Renault replied.

"Well, in that case, how about I replace it with something else? Like what about Schwani? I said, are you really going to pan there for gold? Where did you get the mech...... Oh no, I mean, that tin can. Xiao Budian still didn't give up and chattered after Renault.

"That's my business." Renault ignored him and walked on.

"Hey, Jonny, don't do that, I just wanted to help you. Why won't you take me with you? I mean, maybe you're going to need a friend for help. ”

Renault stopped and looked at Xiao Budian: "Are you sure you want to go with me?" ”

"Of course." Xiao Budian replied in the affirmative.

After thinking about it, he added: "Maybe it's not just me." ”

He looked back.

In the distance, Claire and Nora were standing under a tree watching him.

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Half a month later, the holiday came.

Renault began to pack his things and prepare to go to Schwani.

He was joined by Little Dot, Bald Head, Lee Jong Han, Claire and Nora. Hanks wanted to go too, but unfortunately he was entangled in another pair of sisters.

On the same day, the six of them came to Schwani, Belgard Machine Repair Factory.

Belgard was still in tatters, and old Bell was busy on a dilapidated mech.

Renault came from outside the factory, and the old Bell saw it and let out a pleasant laugh: "Alexander, Imogin, look who is coming!" ”

He didn't call out to Ike David, the apprentice who was always dissatisfied with the status quo had left last year. In the end, he didn't become a mech repairman, but Alexander Radmore, who has always been a bit stupid, just passed the exam this year and became a full-fledged maintenance technician.

Gard is right when he says that love and perseverance are the foundation of achievement.

Jumping out of the mecha, Old Bell walked over with open arms: "Good boy Renault, I finally saw you again, you came earlier than I expected." ”

Then he looked at Claire and the others: "More too...... Are they your classmates? ”

"Yes, Mr. Bell." Renault replied.

"It seems that you won't stay here this time to repair the mech like you did the previous times." Bell turned and walked towards the factory.

"How do you know?" Renaud and his classmates asked.

"Don't underestimate the wisdom of an old man, I see things in your faces. Tell me about Renault, is there anything I can help with? ”

"Uh...... Yes, I do need your help with something. ”

"What's the matter?"

"I want to borrow the Silverwing."

The old man's footsteps stopped.

He turned his head and looked at Renault with a stern gaze: "You want to borrow an angel?" What do you want to do? ”

Without waiting for Renault to answer, Xiao Budian quickly replied: "What else can I do?" Participation in the Mecha Competition, of course. ”

"Hell, Ratchey, I didn't let you speak, you better shut up." Renault was in a hurry.

Sure enough, the old man's face had changed.

He looked at Renault: "Renault, you promised me that I wouldn't participate in the mecha competition." ”

"Listen to me, Mr. Bell." Renault shouted.

The old man had already turned around and left, and this time he walked very fast: "What other explanation can there be, it's nothing more than for money!" You've let me down so much, Renault. I once warned you, keep your heart innocent and don't fight for money! ”

"I have never forgotten your teachings!" Renault replied aloud.

The old man stopped and looked back at Renault.

Renault then walked over and told everything that had happened in the past.

He just stood there, telling about what had happened. He is not very good at phrasing sentences, and his language is not beautiful, but he speaks very seriously and sincerely, and every word is full of emotion.

He also didn't notice that Alexander Radmore and Imogen Gad were all around him during the course of his story.

They stood beside Renault and listened quietly to what had happened.

“…… Dandy is dead, that house is his only inheritance, I don't want to live up to his expectations, I have to keep it. Renault said seriously: "Participating in the mecha competition is my only expectation, Mr. Bell, help me!" ”

Old Bell took a long breath.

He looked at Renault, then at the classmates around him, and at their serious expressions, and Bell understood.

He nodded and said, "I misunderstood you, child, and I apologize to you." ”

"So you're willing to lend me the Silverwing?" Renault asked excitedly.

Old Bell shook his head: "Even if I lend it to you, it's useless, do you really think that as long as you participate in the mecha competition, you can get money?" That's a million, and it's not like any kind of tournament can get that much money. Fighting matches require medical expenses, and mech matches also have maintenance costs. After every game, the mecha has a huge maintenance need, where do you get the maintenance fee? If you can't get a good place, you can't even afford to pay for repairs. To get the benefit of a game, you need a lot of preparation. You need to know enough about the various events of Shgwani, enough knowledge about your opponents, enough knowledge of your opponent's mechs, enough knowledge of the rules of various events, and finally enough knowledge of your own mechs...... Do you have all these qualifications? You don't have any conditions, so you come to participate in the competition, and you still want to get 1 million in two months, pure income! Do you think the contest is a charitable fund? ”

At the end of the old man's speech, his voice suddenly became louder, and everyone was embarrassed to hear it.

Even Renault was stunned.

To be honest, the only problem he had worried about before was the Silverwinger's system, since he could only reduce the control of twenty-one neurons now, and the Silverwinger needed to be modified to use it.

But now it seems that the trouble he faces is much more than a silver-winged angel.

"You need a team, Renault." "To get a million, you have to go to a good league, you have to get a good position, you need to plan well," said the elder Bale. You can't do these things alone, and they alone are not enough. But if there is me, there is ......"

He looked back and said, "And Imogen and Alexander, that might be okay." ”

Renaud smiled: "That's exactly what I dreamed of." ”

"But you have to listen to me." Bell Sr. said he pointed to himself with a thumbs up: "I'm the head of this team, it's not negotiable." ”