Shadows of the Deep Space
Chapter 235 Watching is the Same as Not Watching (First Update)

Chapter 235: Chapter 235 Watching is the Same as Not Watching (First Update)

At this moment, Rhein and the others also felt the teacher’s earnest effort, and they responded with complex expressions.

"Yes, teacher!"

"Alright, everyone get ready to board your Mechas to familiarize yourselves with the control panel and system. See what’s different from the Mechas you’ve piloted before, because later we’ll be training for emergency disembarking and embarking while the ship is in motion!"

"Ah? Isn’t the ship going to engage in superluminal flight? How can we train under that condition?"

Rhein and the others asked, puzzled.

"Are you guys dumb? Superluminal flight also requires cooling down. During cooling periods, the ship will slow down, and that’s your rare opportunity to train."

"Is this kind of training difficult?"

Angel asked with great curiosity.

"Disembarking is simple, but embarking is hard; if you don’t handle it well, crashing straight into the spaceship is perfectly normal."

"No way, we’re doing this highly difficult training already?"

"What are you scared of? If you’ve been practicing well regularly, there shouldn’t be any issues. But you don’t need to worry, initially, you’ll be allowed to use the intelligent assistance system for corrections, but later on, that won’t be permitted."

"That’s a relief."

"Come on, board your Mechas!"

Mia shouted to Rhein and the others.

"Yes!"

Su Ming and the others ran towards their respective Iron Guard Mechas.

Soon, they all boarded their Mechas, and one by one, the Iron Guards’ eyes lit up, although everyone refrained from releasing the Mechas’ holding fixtures.

Mia told everyone.

"Each person has a different habit of using Mechas, so there’s no absolute right or wrong in setting them up, as long as it feels comfortable to you."

"Understood!"

"These Iron Guards in your hands are yours until the end of the mission. While adjusting, listen to my lecture."

"Yes!"

Su Ming and the others responded earnestly.

...

Several hours later, Mia yawned and checked the time on her bracelet, then shouted to Su Ming and the others.

"Disembark!"

Everyone opened their cockpits and swiftly got out, assembling together once more.

"It’s now three in the afternoon, and the ship will start superluminal flight at eight tonight, ending at eight tomorrow morning. Hurry back and get something to eat to fill your stomachs and take a good rest. After all, you’ve been up for a whole day without sleep; we will start disembarking and embarking training promptly at eight tomorrow morning."

"Okay!"

"Dismissed!"

Mia waved her hand and left straight away.

Su Ming and the others also headed towards section H together.

...

After a while, Su Ming and a few others finished washing up and lay on the bed in their Exoskeleton Armor.

"It feels really strange, doesn’t it? Not long ago, we were still at school, and now we are aboard a ship, even leaving the Old Galaxy."

Zhang Yi said with deep emotion.

"Indeed, it’s very strange, but this kind of life might become the norm from now on."

Su Ming looked up at the ceiling and replied.

Just then, a sweet voice came over the ship’s broadcast.

"Hello everyone, I am Lieutenant An Jie. I am informing you all that in five minutes, the ship will initiate superluminal flight mode, please make sure all personnel stay safe..."

Su Ming heard the announcement, picked up his phone and glanced at it; it was 7:55, indeed the flight would start at eight o’clock precisely.

At this moment, Rhein said, excitedly,

"What do you think the outside view looks like during superluminal flight?"

"I don’t know, haven’t seen it."

Su Ming and the others shook their heads.

"I’m going to check out the observation area and come back to tell you guys."

Rhein couldn’t contain his curiosity.

"Are you sure you want to go out there? Be careful or the teacher might catch you and give you an earful."

Su Ming reminded Rhein, somewhat resignedly.

"No worries, I’ll be careful. Wait for me!"

Rhein said, itching to find out.

Rhein climbed down from the upper bunk, opened the door, and peeked out. Then he cautiously slipped out.

Su Ming watched the clock on his cell phone screen. When the time jumped to eight o’clock,

all the engine nozzles on the 4th level Mother Ship "Red Teeth" spewed out dazzling halos, and a terrifying thrust swept over them. The entire Red Teeth shook violently, and the hull made a sound of metal compression.

Soon after, the space in front of the Red Teeth rippled like water, and the whole ship plunged into the rippling space and disappeared.

Inside the dormitory, Su Ming and the others lay in their beds. Although they felt intense discomfort, it was not as bad as during the competitions.

Before long, the sensation of discomfort quickly faded, and everything returned to normal.

Zhang Yi, a bit surprised, said,

"It doesn’t seem that bad after all."

"It probably has to do with the performance of the ship."

Su Ming pondered for a while before replying.

While they were chatting, the door was pushed open again, and Rhein walked in with a resigned look on his face.

"So? Did you see anything?"

Zhang Yi and the others asked curiously.

"What the hell could I see? When the superluminal flight kicked in, they lowered metal shutters in the observation area, couldn’t see anything."

Rhein complained with disappointment.

"Alright, let’s rest up. We have training tomorrow morning."

Su Ming turned off his cell phone and addressed Rhein and the others.

"Okay!"

Rhein and the others immediately responded.

...

The next morning.

The previously deserted Hangar 1 suddenly became very lively.

All the students from the first-year Mechanical Armor Class gathered there, discussing the upcoming training.

"Man, I was so excited yesterday that I couldn’t sleep. I’ll be in trouble if I doze off during training."

"Don’t be so nervous, it’s just in-and-out spaceship training, that’s all."

...

Su Ming listened to Angel and the others discussing while he looked towards the entrance, wondering if Teacher Mia had arrived.

Just at that moment, a female teacher with obvious wrinkles and somewhat white hair, a stern expression, and looking quite old approached.

Instantly, the students of Mechanical 11th Class stopped their idle chatter and stood upright, causing the students from the nearby classes to lower their voices as well.

"Class 11, mount up. The class leader will lead you to the adjacent training area."

The female teacher spoke in a serious tone.

"Yes."

After the students of Mechanical 11th Class responded, they immediately rushed to their respective Iron Guards.

"Who’s that strict-looking female teacher?"

Zhang Yi asked Rhein curiously.

"She’s the teacher of Class 11, Tang Xuan. She has a really bad temper, extremely strict. I heard she’s made many students from Class 11 cry, but the quality of her teaching is quite good—strict teachers produce outstanding students."

Rhein replied, clearly familiar with her reputation. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

While Rhein and the others were talking, Alfam and other teachers arrived, informing their students to start up their mechas and head to the main training area.

At that moment, all gathered students began to leave in their mechas, but Su Ming and his friends had not seen a trace of Mia.

As some students who controlled mechas walked past Su Ming’s class, they were overheard saying,

"Which class is that? Why haven’t I seen their teacher?"

"Are you kidding? That’s Class 23!"

"Oh, right, the unreliable teacher."

...

"Class leader, what should we do? Teacher Mia still hasn’t shown up."

Rhein and the others asked somewhat anxiously.

"Mount up. Let’s take the mechas to the main training area."

Su Ming sighed and directed everyone.

"Okay!"

Seeing Su Ming give the order, Rhein and the others walked toward their Iron Guard Mechas.