Shadows of the Deep Space
Chapter 226 Inspection (Second Update)

Chapter 226: Chapter 226 Inspection (Second Update)

"Then tomorrow we’ll come to find you, and after that, we’ll be part of the same club."

An Ruoxue said very happily.

"Alright, let’s first handle the hangar procedures, and not keep Senior Lin Fang waiting too long."

Su Ming responded cheerfully.

"No problem, I have plenty of time."

Lin Fang said, somewhat taken aback by the favor.

"Senior is really nice, but still, let’s not delay any further, let’s go!"

An Ruoxue said to Lin Fang with a smiling face.

"Okay, this way!"

Lin Fang then led the three of them away.

....

At two o’clock in the afternoon.

Su Ming, holding the completed procedures, stood by Gate 4 of the Imperial Court Academy, waiting.

Soon a military transport vehicle came by, carrying behind it a mecha covered in tattered canvas, clearly the one Su Ming had ordered.

Su Ming led the transport into the school and, after some effort, moved the ordered mecha into his hangar and secured it onto the frame.

He stood there looking at the securely covered mecha, his head aching slightly.

Buzz buzz~

Just then, his phone in his pocket buzzed. He took it out, saw it was Jiang Yu calling, and quickly answered.

"Teacher, have you arrived?"

"I’m at the main gate."

Jiang Yu’s voice came through the phone.

"Just wait, I’ll come out and get you!"

Su Ming immediately hung up and hurried outside.

After renting the hangar in the morning, he’d called Jiang Yu right away, asking him to come over that afternoon to take a look at the mecha.

As the saying goes, expertise requires specialists, and professionals are needed for professional matters.

Regarding the assessment and repair of the mecha, Su Ming was well aware that he was a layman.

....

Moments later.

Su Ming brought Jiang Yu into his hangar.

Jiang Yu, looking at the mecha covered in tattered canvas, began with astonishment,

"Young Master, did you buy a used mecha?"

"Sigh, it’s a long story, let me uncover it first and then you can take a look!"

Su Ming sighed and walked to the side of the hangar, controlling the auxiliary mechanical arm inside the hangar to lift the covering canvas.

Instantly, the shabby black mecha appeared before their eyes.

Jiang Yu, looking at the wrecked mecha before him, showed a shocked expression.

"This, this..."

"Cough cough, Teacher, listen to me first, this mecha isn’t as bad as it looks on the surface."

Su Ming said, somewhat sheepishly.

"Of course it’s not bad, this isn’t a standard mecha, it’s a custom made one. Young Master, where did you find this?"

Jiang Yu replied incredulously.

"Ah? You also think it’s good?"

Su Ming was also a bit surprised, he had been ready to be scolded by Jiang Yu.

"Young Master, I’ve been in the mecha industry for over a hundred years, and although I can’t say my vision is excellent, it’s certainly not so superficial as to judge only by appearances! But Young Master, this mecha wasn’t cheap, was it?"

Jiang Yu surveyed the mecha while asking.

"Um, not cheap, I spent 880 million on it."

"880 million? Terrible!"

When Jiang Yu heard Su Ming’s words, his face suddenly changed slightly.

"What happened? Did I overpay?"

Su Ming’s heart immediately rose again.

"It’s too cheap; there must be something wrong with this mecha, and maybe the power unit is damaged. Young master, quickly open the cockpit, I need to check this mecha."

Jiang Yu’s brows were knitted together, his tone somewhat anxious.

"Okay!"

Su Ming hastily ran to the side of the wall and pressed the switch for the floating device.

Following that, he and Jiang Yu stepped on the mechanical floating tiles, both hovering to the chest of the mecha.

Jiang Yu adeptly found the concealed emergency switch and pressed it.

Click!

With a crisp sound, the cockpit slowly opened, and thick dust came surging out.

Jiang Yu didn’t mind at all and directly climbed into the cockpit, with Su Ming closely following.

Once inside the cockpit, Jiang Yu pulled out a portable computer he carried and a data cable, deftly inserting it into the mecha’s port.

Su Ming looked around the interior of the cockpit curiously.

The entire cockpit was very spacious, equipped with a black pilot’s chair and a full metal control console. Additionally, there were rows of auxiliary buttons on the walls of the cabin on both sides.

It was clear that the mecha had numerous functions.

At this moment, Jiang Yu successfully connected to the mecha and began retrieving data; immediately, a thumbnail image of the mecha appeared on the computer screen.

The entire thumbnail was red, with countless error codes popping up below.

"Exactly as I expected, this mecha is badly damaged!"

Jiang Yu’s expression was grave.

Hearing this, Su Ming’s heart sank slightly, but he still patiently asked,

"Teacher, can you take a closer look for me, see to what extent it’s damaged, whether the main power unit is damaged?"

Though Su Ming wasn’t from a repair major, he knew very well that the most expensive part of a mecha is the power unit; if that was damaged, it would be a big problem.

"Eh? How is that possible?"

Jiang Yu’s examination led to greater confusion, his face showing a very surprised expression.

"What’s wrong, teacher?"

Su Ming asked anxiously - after all, this mecha was bought with all his funds.

"This, this mecha actually has a nuclear power unit, which is incredible. While it reports faults, they are only wiring issues; the main structure is intact. And the two particle light sabers that come with this mecha are also intact. How is this possible? Who would sell this to you at a loss?"

Jiang Yu couldn’t understand at all.

Hearing this, Su Ming’s heart relaxed - indeed, Teacher Mia hadn’t tricked him.

No wonder that old man acted so indifferent whether I bought it or not.

Thinking this, Su Ming calmly asked Jiang Yu,

"Teacher, what exactly is this mecha?"

Jiang Yu took a deep breath, calming his emotions, then spoke to Su Ming.

"Actually, I don’t know what this mecha is called, but young master, I can tell you where this mecha excels."

"Tell me!"

"First, though this mecha is a custom model, it wasn’t made this way originally; instead, its master, in the course of many battles, continuously optimized and modified this mecha. That is to say, all the adjustments on this mecha are made for actual combat! Therefore, its performance tuning in all aspects is excellent! Especially the equipped power unit and particle light sabers, those are standard on fourth-generation machines!

"I can say this, this mecha is outstanding, definitely among the top of the third generation. This mecha could absolutely start a model production line, becoming a model of its own, and the performance produced would be very outstanding; it’s just a pity that the production cost is too high."

Jiang Yu said with great emotion.

After listening to Jiang Yu, Su Ming took a deep breath; now he could be certain the performance of this third-generation mecha was impeccable.

However, the biggest problem at the moment was the repair, so he asked Jiang Yu,

"Teacher, will the repair cost for this mecha be high?"