Shadows of the Deep Space
Chapter 416 - 323: A Dilemma (Five in One)

Chapter 416: Chapter 323: A Dilemma (Five in One)

At the entrance of the Starlight Sphere.

Su Ming hurried over, and when he reached the entrance, he was slightly startled.

He saw the entrance door was crowded with many students.

"Let me in, please make some room!"

"Bro, stop pushing me!"

...

"So many people?"

Su Ming quietly muttered with a headache, but he still steeled himself and squeezed in bit by bit.

A dozen minutes later.

Su Ming still couldn’t enter the Starlight Sphere, only managing to squeeze to the edge of the entrance, where he stood on tiptoe and peered inside. All the seats inside the Starlight Sphere were fully occupied.

Students packed every aisle.

Everyone was excitedly watching the war images being broadcasted, engaging in lively discussions.

"They’re fighting well!"

"Haha, that’s really satisfying! Even the Imperial Army has its days!"

"Do you think the troops from Sky Dome City can completely defeat the Blood-colored Fang Army?"

"At first, I was a bit worried. After all, the troops that participated in the battle on our side were essentially a mix of the Fifth Blue Army, the Sixth Army Dawn Corps, and various forces and nobility’s private armies! But now there’s no need to worry, they achieved a great victory yesterday when the forces were evenly matched, let alone now. You should know that with strong reinforcements later on, our fleet number has already reached tens of thousands!"

"Your analysis makes sense, they deserved a tough beating."

"Right, it’s really exhilarating!"

...

Struggling to see through the entrance, Su Ming looked at the holographic projection presented by Starlight Eye, but he only glimpsed a bit, and it was an uncomfortable view.

"Ah!"

Su Ming let out a light sigh, turned around, and left helplessly.

...

Shortly after, Su Ming returned to his dormitory.

The entire dormitory was empty, with Rhein and others not around.

Su Ming took off his shoes and lay on the bed, browsing the Star Cluster Forum, which was also bustling.

Uncountable posts sprung up like mushrooms after the rain.

Su Ming clicked on a popular discussion thread which already had millions of comments.

"Sky Dome City’s grand victory, the situation is now clear, the Imperial Army is just a paper tiger that can only bully Neutral Countries, not that formidable!"

"Exactly!"

"They’re probably crying now!"

"Sky Dome City is really fierce, much stronger than Starlight City!"

"Exactly! Starlight City’s troops always act scared, like turtles, I’m starting to doubt if they could even fight, they’re so cowardly!"

...

Su Ming glanced at the comments, his expression growing more grave.

The direction of public opinion was becoming quite extreme, which wasn’t a good thing.

Su Ming closed the thread and browsed the latest intelligence posts.

Although the Star Cluster Forum had significant delays, some students watching at the Starlight Sphere uploaded images and photos from time to time.

Just then, Celeste poked her cute little head from the edge of the phone screen, chirping.

"Su Ming!"

"Hmm, Celeste!"

"Did you miss me? We haven’t seen each other for many days."

"I’m okay."

Su Ming continued browsing the posts while replying.

"Ah, can’t you be more enthusiastic? It’s rare that I come to seek you out."

Celeste lay on the phone screen, propping her chin with her hands and complained.

Su Ming revealed a slight smile.

"I’m checking the war reports from Neutral Country." freewёbnoνel.com

"What’s so interesting about that."

"It’s not about being interesting, it’s about having serious consequences if we lose."

"Alright!"

Celeste replied, sounding bored.

"By the way, Celeste! Can I ask you something?"

"Sure, ask away!"

"Do you know any legitimate channels where I can purchase a Pure Mechanical Fourth Generation Mecha?"

"Uh, that’s probably not possible."

"Why?"

Su Ming curiously looked at Celeste.

"Pure Mechanical Fourth Generation Mecha is a specially controlled weapon; only a few companies can produce them, and all are tightly controlled by the Federation Government. Moreover, the purchasing requirements are very stringent, and many people want to buy, you could almost line up from your dormitory door to the street outside!"

Celeste explained to Su Ming with a smile.

"That’s troublesome. Oh! Doesn’t Xi Guang Laboratory produce the NOCY Super Neural Device? Can you find a way to get one from the laboratory, then I can hire a skilled master to spend a lot of money to upgrade and modify the Slaughterer?"

Su Ming suddenly thought of a compromise.

"I think you might have misunderstood Xi Guang Laboratory."

Celeste chuckled back.

"How so?"

"Actually, Xi Guang Laboratory is just a general term. The one you visited before is a new department supported by the Federation Government, mainly focused on biological types. The old department of Xi Guang Laboratory is responsible for the mechanical side, and they are the best in that area, so it’s not possible."

Celeste explained helplessly.

"Then it’s a dead end."

Su Ming listened, his brow furrowing.

"Hey, if the regular channels don’t work, you could consider the black market!"

"Do they sell it on the black market?"

"Very rare, but there’s a chance to get it, though the price is rather high."

"How expensive?"

"About the cost of a brand-new Mecha."

Celeste responded with a smile.

"PASS!"

Su Ming didn’t hesitate at all and immediately rejected Celeste’s suggestion, as the price was absurd.

Just then a text message popped up.

Seeing it was from Lin Chuyu, Su Ming reached out and opened the message.

"Su Ming, do you have time tonight? If you do, I’d like to invite you over to the dormitory for dinner."

"Wow, a girl asking you out, huh."