Shadows of the Deep Space
Chapter 433 - 325 Preparations (Five-in-One)_6

Chapter 433: Chapter 325 Preparations (Five-in-One)_6

"Su Ming, why aren’t you wearing your military uniform?"

Lan Yue asked with great curiosity.

"This is...."

Just as Su Ming was about to explain, his wristband vibrated and a message popped up.

"Respected Major Su Ming, urgent mission, please report to Headquarters 3 operation conference room immediately."

"Sorry, I have to go, we’ll talk another time."

Upon seeing this message, Su Ming quickly said to Lan Yue and the others before turning and running towards the base.

Lan Yue watched Su Ming run off and stomped her foot in irritation.

"He runs off after just a few words, as if we were going to eat him or something."

At that moment, a woman in lieutenant’s uniform, with long blue hair, fair skin, clear eyes, and an outstanding appearance, approached and asked,

"Lan Yue, what are you doing here?"

"Ai Yin, we just ran into Su Ming."

Lan Yue quickly reported to Ai Yin.

"Su Ming? Where is he?"

Ai Yin looked around but did not see him.

The other girls started talking.

"He slipped away after a few words, he’s super slick. But up close, he’s really handsome, even more so than in his photos and videos."

Hearing this, Ai Yin immediately asked,

"Did you guys criticize him?"

"Not at all, we just wanted to chat and make friends, but he ran faster than a rabbit."

Lan Yue said with a note of complaint.

"That’s good, let’s not talk about him anymore. You all rest up; we have more collective training later."

"Okay!"

...

On the other hand, Su Ming hurriedly arrived at the entrance of the operation conference room number 3.

The guard at the door was about to stop Su Ming.

Su Ming showed his officer’s card to them at a glance; the soldiers immediately saluted him.

"Officer!"

Su Ming then pushed the door and entered.

Inside the conference room stood five people, Colonel Kaff, Major Chen Ying, Lieutenant Colonel Aragon, Major Burton, and Lieutenant Colonel Shu’en.

Seeing these people, Su Ming’s eyes showed a hint of surprise.

They had gathered the leaders of the top three groups and an assistant group leader—what were they planning?

At that moment, Colonel Kaff spoke up indifferently,

"Everyone’s here, I’ll briefly explain the mission. General Vickers has ordered me to lead a team to Yellow Sand Land to bring the Mother Ship back!"

"Okay!"

Su Ming and the others responded immediately.

"Let’s go!"

Without further ado, Colonel Kaff led the team outside.

...

Before long, Su Ming was piloting the Slaughterer, following Kaff and the others as they left the base.

They sped through the sky, swiftly flying over the reddish land and towering mountain peaks.

Su Ming also curiously observed Shu’en’s mecha.

His mecha was also a third generation custom machine but was of the heavy armor type. Its body stood at twenty-one meters tall, towering over the standard third generation machines. It was also covered in thick, black armor, with two large-caliber beam cannons mounted on each shoulder, giving the machine an immense sense of oppression.

Most importantly, a Red Star was painted on the chest of Shu’en’s mecha, which was quite rare.

It was evident that his abilities must be exceptionally formidable.

Su Ming then looked at the others’ mechas; aside from Kaff who piloted a fourth generation machine, the rest all had custom machines.

"We should increase our speed a bit more."

Kaff said in an unperturbed tone.

"Okay!"

Shu’en and the rest solemnly replied.

The group then pushed their power control sticks forward, accelerating to keep up with Kaff.

After more than two hours,

Over the endless desert, six mechas tore through the sky, followed by a fleet of small interstellar transport ships.

Kaff slowed down his mecha and hovered above the Yellow Sand Land.

Su Ming and the others followed suit and slowed down.

"Is this the place?"

Shu’en asked in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

Kaff looked at the rolling yellow sand and replied with certainty.

"Then make your move!"

Shu’en said to Kaff.

Kaff immediately took out a special mechanical device and pressed it!

A minute later, the entire desert suddenly shook like an earthquake, as howling winds swept up clouds of sand and dust.

Then, the rolling yellow sand bulged, and with a deafening roar, a huge Mother Ship broke out from the sandy abyss, ascending higher while sand and gravel cascaded down like torrential rain.

Su Ming watched this staggering scene and felt a tremor in his spirit.

Soon the Mother Ship had completely emerged from the yellow sand.

Su Ming looked closely and saw a ship 280 kilometers long with a sleek body covered in old armor; a lengthy main Beam Cannon protruded from the bow and the ship’s body was densely packed with many launch ports and interception cannons.

"It’s the Level 5 Mother Ship, the Emperor!"

Shu’en and the others said with a hint of surprise.

"Yes, this Mother Ship belongs to our Thirteenth Legion. Let’s board it!"

Kaff, controlling his Mecha, flew towards the ship’s entrance.

Su Ming and the others immediately followed.

...

Shortly after, Su Ming and the others entered the Emperor’s Hangar.

Hiss~

As air hissed out, the cockpits of several Mechas opened.

Kaff and the others jumped down while many accompanying spacecraft operators disembarked from the small interstellar transport ships.

Su Ming surveyed the hangar: it was vast, yet it looked very outdated, with some joints rusted.

"Let’s go to the central control room."

Kaff led Su Ming and the others towards the central control room.

Su Ming and the others closely followed Kaff.

They quickly reached the central control room of the Emperor via a moving platform.

Su Ming scanned the room; the central control was very spacious with a T-shaped interior layout.

The control panels here looked very old and were covered with a thick layer of dust.

Surprisingly, the control panel equipment was still operable, and on the virtual screens, various prompts popped up.

"Startup signal received!"

"The Emperor, intelligent assist system activated."

"CSZ-01 Type 2 Fusion Power Unit started."

...

"Take control of the ship!"

Kaff waved his hand, and the operators behind him stepped forward.

"This ship is too old, at least a hundred years old!"

Chen Ying said, frowning deeply.

"Correctly speaking, it was produced 300 years ago and retired a hundred years ago."

Kaff provided an accurate response. freewebnøvel.com

"It’s that old and still usable?"

"Although this Emperor Mother Ship is outdated, it is equipped with a dual fusion power system which provides abundant power. It has high maneuverability and even comes with a camouflage device. Its combat power is not to be underestimated! Most importantly, this ship is quite infamous. During its 200 years of service, it sunk three Level 5 Mother Ships, four Level 5 Battleships, and countless other ships. Besides, it also killed many monsters before retiring with honors."

Shu’en added with a grave voice.

Hearing this, Su Ming was also very surprised; he had not expected the Federation to bring out such a decorated ship.

He didn’t know whether to say the Federation valued the Thirteenth Legion highly or if the Federation was truly at its wits’ end.

...

Several hours later.

The Emperor broke through the clouds and appeared above the Sky Control Base.

People inside the base stopped what they were doing, looked up at the Mother Ship appearing in the sky, and began discussing in shock.

"Isn’t that a retired Mother Ship?"

"Wow, that ship is so old, its exterior armor is completely rusted. Wait, this isn’t the Mother Ship we’re supposed to use for combat, is it?"

"It seems so!"

"No way, they’re having us fight in an antique?"

"Well, you can’t really say that; this Mother Ship was quite famous and had outstanding battle achievements!"

"Alright, it’s better than nothing, I guess."

...

The crowd consoled themselves.

At that moment, the Emperor descended slowly towards the wilderness beside the Sky Control Base.

...