From BOSS to Canon Fodder: She is Currently Out of Service!-Chapter 181 - 90: Let’s Name It
Su Jiameng looked at this mecha with some nostalgia. It was the last mecha she piloted in her previous life, also a customized ride provided by the Alliance after she was promoted to Lieutenant General. Both in performance and mobility, it was a masterpiece.
However, it was eventually lost on the battlefield of the final fight, disappearing in a massive explosion that could destroy an entire abandoned planet, turning to ashes. Now reproducing it brings a different kind of feeling.
Since it was customized according to her preferences back then, the body was somewhat slender and had a feminine touch. Now that it’s a gift for K3, of course, some changes in appearance were necessary to make it look more rugged.
"What’s it called?" Gu Ningxuan asked as he squatted down beside Su Jiameng, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, hugging his knees. Every Mecha Master has an innate love for mechas. Encountering a liked mecha often brings out a gentleness or passion not seen at other times.
"Huh? A name?" Su Jiameng was startled for a moment and reported its number since it was a custom mecha, and the owner usually decides the name. But Su Jiameng didn’t have that kind of literary talent, so she just went with the production number, "SJM4483—AR."
Gu Ningxuan asked somewhat puzzled, "This... sounds more like a series number or production code for the mecha..."
Su Jiameng nodded and said very naturally, "It is the production number, but the letters at the front are my initials."
Gu Ningxuan: "..." It seems the other person’s thought process and understanding abilities have issues; he was asking for a name, not a number. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
"Truth be told, since it was created, I never gave it a real name... because I’m no good at naming things," Su Jiameng said self-deprecatingly, to which Gu Ningxuan nodded secretly in agreement, as Su Jiameng’s taste did indeed defy straightforward appreciation. "Since you’re the genius of Xilena, you must have a wealth of knowledge, right? How about you give it a fitting name?"
Naming things? Well, that really stumped Gu Ningxuan. Fighting was more his forte, but when it came to naming, the men in their family weren’t very skilled in that area.
Take his name, for instance; the surname is obvious, the middle "Ning" is from the family genealogy for his generation, and the final "Xuan" was chosen by his dad by drawing lots from a dictionary. Actually, Gu Ningxuan thought his name was okay, at least the last character wasn’t something embarrassing like "pee" or "poop," or his dad would’ve really done him in!
But seeing the look of anticipation on Su Jiameng’s face, he couldn’t directly reveal his weakness and admit he’s also bad at naming, could he? After thinking for a bit and noticing the mecha’s main color being ice blue, he just blurted, "Seeing this color is quite beautiful, let’s call it ’Ice and Snow Queen’."
Ice and Snow Queen... sounds pretty flashy, right? Even though it’s simple, it sounds quite domineering, doesn’t it?
Su Jiameng repeated it, feeling that the name fits her past life’s mecha rather well, but the problem is that this mecha is to be given to Boss Qin as a birthday gift, and the mecha’s style leans towards masculine, making the name seem quite out of place.
"But this thing is going to be Boss Qin’s birthday gift, the name is a bit too feminine," Su Jiameng rejected.
Gu Ningxuan pondered for a bit and revised, "Since that’s not suitable, how about changing it to ’Ice and Snow Prince’? That isn’t much different."
Su Jiameng retorted, "’Queen’ and ’Prince’ are a generation apart, you know, might as well call it Emperor..."
Gu Ningxuan immediately agreed, "It seems ’Ice and Snow Emperor’ is quite good, let’s settle on that name."
Su Jiameng: "..." Is this what Xilena’s genius is like? Why does she feel like a dream has shattered?
In their irresponsible discussion, they ended up giving the mecha the ridiculous name "Ice and Snow Emperor." Su Jiameng painted a small line of the name in white spray paint on a prominent part of the mecha’s body, which read "Ice and Snow Emperor."
The construction technology of Su Jiameng’s mecha exceeded the current era’s standards in many ways, and after miniaturization, the production standard became even stricter. She could only make concessions, relaxing many of the parameters, and included a detailed blueprint of the mecha in the miniature cockpit model, locked with a dark lock. On the birthday, she’ll secretly hand the key to K3 when no one is around.
With the gift prepared, it naturally needed to be paired with a high-end, classy gift box. Considering the mecha is a slightly over two-meter-tall miniature version, she expedited the customization of a gift box to match. Once packed, she only had to wait for the birthday to arrive.
The invitation to the birthday banquet was personally delivered by K3, who even hinted that Su Jiameng shouldn’t bother with a gift to avoid expenses, knowing that a girl’s life with two Beibi isn’t all that easy. However, he had no idea that Su Jiameng already had the gift ready?
