Shadows of the Deep Space
Chapter 429 - 325 Preparations (Five-in-One)_2

Chapter 429: Chapter 325 Preparations (Five-in-One)_2

Gu Meng looked towards Su Ming with full anticipation.

Su Ming, upon hearing Gu Meng’s words, was somewhat surprised himself, not expecting her to be so persistent, so he spoke up.

"Okay, my mobile number is..."

Gu Meng took out her phone, wrote it down and, in a very cheerful mood, said,

"I’ve got it written down. I’ll contact you later, I need to go assemble!"

"Alright!"

Su Ming nodded in response.

Gu Meng then left with Qi Shen in tow.

As they walked away, Qi Shen whispered to the smiling Gu Meng,

"Gu Meng, why did you still ask for his number? I’ve heard he’s a real player."

"That’s right, I’ve heard that too. After winning the second prize in the tri-school competition, he changed, seeing a different girlfriend every day."

Liu Xiao also chimed in with seriousness.

"Yes, yes, yes, I heard that the school beauty Lin Chuyu he used to pursue even ended up fawning over him, and yet, she still got dumped."

Qi Shen quickly defended,

"Shut up, I don’t want to hear you talk badly about him."

Gu Meng said angrily to both Qi Shen and Liu Xiao.

"Alright, I’ll stop."

Seeing Gu Meng’s temper flare, Qi Shen hurriedly tried to appease her.

...

Su Ming stood still, gazing at the backs of Gu Meng and the others, deep in thought.

Just then, Rhein and the others came over in their lieutenant uniforms, excitedly saying,

"Squad leader, what are you dazing off for?"

"Nothing, have you all finished registering?"

Su Ming turned to them, smiling as he replied.

"Yeah, don’t you think we look handsome in these uniforms?"

Zhang Yi and the others asked happily.

"Quite handsome."

"Squad leader, why haven’t you changed?"

"My uniform needs to be tailor-made, it’ll take a few more days!"

Su Ming briefly explained.

At that moment, Lieutenant Li Yin hurried over with a stack of file folders, first saluting Su Ming.

"Officer!"

"Hmm!"

Su Ming nodded in acknowledgment.

Lieutenant Li Yin then distributed the folders to Rhein and the others and said,

"Your assignments are out, you’ll be allocated to different Mecha combat units, holding the position of squadron leaders, commanding fifty Mecha combat personnel. This afternoon, you’ll need to meet your squad for reorganization, and it would be best to give them some training!"

"Ah, us leading squads?"

Rhein and the others replied in confusion.

"Yeah, is there a problem?"

Lieutenant Li Yin asked, puzzled.

"No, it’s just we are still students, you’re asking us to lead squads, but we’ve never done that before!"

Ankaga and the others were somewhat flabbergasted.

"Ah, who isn’t a first-timer? I’m also doing this for the first time! Isn’t this just nonsense?"

"Ah well, there’s always a first time, you’ll learn to lead eventually. I’m off, it’s almost insanity over there!"

After saying that, Li Yin left hurriedly.

"Squad leader, what do we do now?"

Rhein and the others looked at Su Ming with worried faces.

Su Ming smiled and said to them,

"Come on, it’s not that big of a deal, you have to believe in yourselves! Besides, being assigned as squad leaders is not bad. At least you have some freedom. If you were under someone else’s command as squad members, that would be truly miserable, you’d probably be controlled very strictly."

"Alright then!"

Upon hearing Su Ming’s words, Rhein and the others reluctantly accepted their reality.

"Let’s get our luggage to the dorm first."

Su Ming said to Rhein and the others.

"Okay!"

They nodded.

...

A short while later, Su Ming followed Rhein and others to their dormitory.

Their dormitory was also in Area C of the base, but it was five to a room, and the facilities inside were quite basic.

"It’s alright, barely passable."

Su Ming glanced and commented.

"Squad leader, where’s your dorm?"

"Just up ahead!"

"Show us?"

Rhein and the others said curiously.

"Let’s go!"

Su Ming then led them to the door of his own dormitory, unlocking it with his key.

A spacious room came into view, with only one bed, an en-suite bathroom, and a small balcony.

"Damn, a single room, that’s just too much!"

Zhang Yi couldn’t help but complain as he looked at Su Ming’s room.

"Too much my foot, I’ve been cramped in the dorm with you guys for so long, I finally get to enjoy myself a bit."

Su Ming replied with a laugh.

"It’s just a joke!"

Zhang Yi said, grinning.

"Alright, you guys better rest up, you’ve got people to meet this afternoon."

Su Ming reminded Rhein and the others.

"Squad leader, we really have no confidence in our hearts, can we really be good squad leaders? Suddenly, the pressure feels so heavy!"

Ankaga and the others were feeling uncertain.

Su Ming put his hands on their shoulders and said,

"Everyone has to take the first step. You have to have confidence in yourselves. If you don’t know how to lead, just pull out Teacher Mia’s old trick, beat them up first, pull your prestige up!"

"Eh, is that okay?"

"What’s wrong with that? Whatever rain we had to endure, make them endure the same."

"That makes sense!"

Hearing this, Rhein and the others all smiled happily.

"Alright, go on!"

"Got it!"

...

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Old Galaxy·Dark Starry Sky.

A fortress with a diameter of thousands of kilometers, covered in old black armor, its surface bristling with launchers and gun ports, floated silently.

Along a quiet metallic corridor inside...

Clang, clang, clang!

A series of heavy footsteps echoed.

A girl with purple hair slowly emerged from the dark, wearing dark gold armor that closely clung to her figure, outlining her perfect contours.

Behind her followed a burly man with a bronze face that showed the wear of years, with deep-set eyes and bushy, star-like brows, dressed in the uniform of a major general. As well as a man with a strong posture, clear facial features, slightly dark skin, with graying temples, a resolute face, and adorned in a lieutenant’s uniform.