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Chapter 1264 - 676: Is This Directly Hand-Molding Mecha? (Asking for Subscriptions)_2

Chapter 1264: Chapter 676: Is This Directly Hand-Molding Mecha? (Asking for Subscriptions)_2

Ding Yue didn’t speak, but silently anticipated the upcoming performance.

After the comedy skit "Celebrity for Likes?" ended, the host took the stage and began introducing the next act.

"Next up, please look forward to a performance titled ’Mechanical Enhancement,’ created by the mechanical engineering students and faculty!"

After the host finished speaking, he exited the stage.

Then, the stage lights began to flash, followed by mechanical-like special effects appearing on the large screen.

The heavy industrial feel of the mechanical effects conveyed an overwhelming sense of urgency, accompanied by grand sound effects, immersing the atmosphere from the previous comedic skit into a world of industrial mechanics.

Students from the mechanical engineering department gradually took the stage, followed by various props that also exuded a strong mechanical industrial feel. After the props were assembled, the mechanical engineering students, with the accompaniment of special effects and music, began their performance of this craft art.

Yes!

The act "Mechanical Enhancement" was, in fact, a type of craft art performance, but not ordinary craft art—it was mechanical craft art.

Under the hands-on operation of the students from the mechanical engineering department at Mist City Arts and Science University, the massive mechanical parts began to be assembled!

"Damn! This is so hardcore!"

"What are they doing?"

"This looks so energetic."

"I just love the clanking sound of machinery; it’s absolutely thrilling."

"Are they assembling something?"

"The name of the showcase, ’Mechanical Enhancement,’ sounds incredible!"

Both the student audience at the venue and viewers online were captivated by the name of the performance. After all, "Mechanical Enhancement" did sound very impressive.

On closer look, the act was a group of students methodically assembling something, coordinated with heavy industrial mechanical effects and music on the backdrop screen, making even the assembly mesmerizing.

"Yue, what are they assembling?" Huang Youjie asked Ding Yue, bewildered by the showcase titled "Mechanical Enhancement."

"It’s still hard to tell."

Ding Yue shook his head.

Because although he had seen the rehearsal beforehand, he had not witnessed the mechanical engineering department’s "Mechanical Enhancement" act during the rehearsal, so he was unsure what exactly this group of mechanical engineering students would construct.

Gradually,

As the performance progressed, what they were assembling began to take shape.

"Is that a mechanical suit?"

"Damn, it’s starting to take shape, and it looks powerful!"

"What is that?"

"It looks like a mechanical suit."

"Wow, it’s quite large; how did they make it?"

"Look, the material seems metallic. Considering how large these metallic parts are to make such a big mechanical suit, it must be very heavy."

"Seriously, a handcrafted mechanical suit?"

"In? Hand-crafted mechanical suit?"

"That hand-crafted mechanical suit is hilarious, it looks like it really is hand-crafted!"

"It must be some light metallic material, right?"

"Maybe it’s not even metal, looks more like tin foil."

"Yeah, right, like tin foil?"

Eventually, the online audience as well noticed what was being assembled in the act—it was clearly a mechanical suit.

As expected,

When more parts were put together, a humanoid mechanical suit dramatically appeared at the center of the stage.

Therefore, the performance was dubbed by the audience as "Handcrafted Mechanical Suit!"

Of course, the suit wasn’t a real mechanical suit but made from special materials, with pre-fabricated parts that were then assembled by the mechanical engineering students.

Even though that was the case, it would probably still be challenging for most people to successfully assemble, only achievable by these students familiar with mechanical technology.

The mech suit was about two meters tall and stood at the center of the stage, looking extremely cool.

Many students had already taken out their phones and started snapping photos incessantly.

Because under the lighting effects, this somewhat simplified mech suit model still had a sci-fi movie aura about it.

As soon as the "mech suit" was assembled, music began to play.

The audience was all too familiar with this tune, as it had just gone trending a week ago.

That’s right!

It was the theme song of "Pacific Rim"!

The BGM, paired with the mech suit on the stage, instantly fired up both the stage and the entire show!

"Activate!"

A robust voice echoed from the stage.

The next second, the "mech suit" standing on the stage began to slowly rise, its feet emitting faint blue flames.

"Is it flying?"

Ding Yue watched in astonishment.

It was incredible that the mech suit, although just a model, was flying; did they install a propulsion engine in the model?

Such a costly undertaking?

But Ding Yue quickly realized he might be overthinking it.

Seeing how the mech suit slowly ascended, it didn’t seem to be driven by propulsion. On closer inspection of the faint blue flames at the feet of the mech model, good heavens, it wasn’t flame from an engine but merely a lighting effect.

"I knew it."

Ding Yue murmured to himself.

"How is it flying up?"

"Didn’t you see? There, yes, right there."

"Ah, so it’s hoisted by wires."

Huang Youjie and Xu Bin started to converse.

Ding Yue saw it too. As Huang Youjie and Xu Bin were discussing, the mech suit model was indeed hoisted up by wires.

And the faint blue flames at the feet were indeed lighting effects, not real flames.

However, the stage effect was still quite impressive.

From the assembly of the "mech suit" to its slow ascent, coupled with the BGM of "Pacific Rim," the show was taken to new heights.

This program, unsurprisingly due to its novelty and creativity, as well as the quality-looking "mech suit" model and the topic of "handmade mech," successfully reached the trending topics on Twitter.

Quickly, as netizens spread the word, "handmade mech" became the hottest phrase of the evening, even turning into a popular meme.

Just before this program, "Mechanical Enhancement," the skit "Celebrity or Not?" was considered the best of the New Year’s Eve Gala at Mist City Arts and Science University by netizens.

Once "handmade mech" appeared, "Mechanical Enhancement" unquestionably became the new highlight of the show, propelling the New Year’s Eve Gala to a new peak in viewership.

"Principal Ding, the number of online viewers in our Twitter, TikTok, and our own Feiyue Streaming Media Platform’s livestream has already exceeded five million," Secretary Wen Ruohan reported happily to Principal Ding.

Initially, Mist City Arts and Science University planned to use only the Feiyue Streaming Media Platform for the official livestream.

However, after considering the platform’s insufficient traffic, Ding Yue realized the New Year’s Eve Gala was a great opportunity to attract and redirect viewers.

Thus, Mist City Arts and Science University opened official livestreams on both Twitter and TikTok – the combined online audience across the three platforms had now surpassed five million, a tremendous number for a livestream.

After the "Mechanical Enhancement" program concluded, a very familiar melody resonated from the stage.

Ding Yue recognized this melody instantly; it stirred his very DNA.

Indeed.

It was Lin Zhirou’s song "Meet." It had been a while since Ding Yue last heard this song, and today he could experience it live.

He wondered just how much Lin Zhirou’s singing had improved over these two years.

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