Shadows of the Deep Space
Chapter 451 - 328: Ship Spirit (Five-in-One)_6

Chapter 451: Chapter 328: Ship Spirit (Five-in-One)_6

He picked up a plate, drilled a hole in it, and threaded an electric wire through it. Then he embedded a metal ball in some cleaned grapes and placed them on the plate, finally setting the plate on the table before switching on the electricity.

Right after that, Su Ming took out piece by piece of transparent sticky paper and spread them around the plate and on the floor.

Having completed these tasks, Su Ming left the house, leaving the door ajar.

He stood in the distance, watching the slightly open doorway.

Su Ming was eighty percent sure that the little guy would definitely come again.

Sure enough, Su Ming won his bet. Three hours later, the ajar door moved again.

Seeing this, a smile appeared on Su Ming’s lips as he walked toward the house.

Inside the house, the ship spirit flew onto the table, extended its claws to grab a grape, but instead grabbed the metal ball.

Zzzt~

The ship spirit was instantly electrocuted, its entire body toppled backward, and it ended up sticking to a large piece of sticky paper.

It struggled desperately, falling off the table and onto even more sticky papers. Its whole body was wrapped like a mummy in sticky paper, its wings unable to open.

At this point, Su Ming walked in to find the ship spirit, covered in sticky paper, running around the room like a headless fly.

Watching the scene, Su Ming revealed a wicked smile.

He reached out and closed the door, then lifted his foot to close the pet flap below it, sealing it with tape.

The next second, Su Ming charged toward the chaotically sprinting ship spirit, grabbed it with one hand, and dust flew everywhere.

He took a metal cord and tied it tightly around the ship spirit’s neck before yanking it hard.

The metal cord instantly tightened, and the ship spirit let out a painful cry.

"Not so fast now, are you? Got you," Su Ming said with satisfaction as he looked at the restrained ship spirit.

"Wuu wuu~"

The ship spirit blinked its Kazilan-like big eyes, looking pitifully at Su Ming.

"Don’t even try, hand over the things you stole from me," Su Ming commanded as he patted its head.

The ship spirit raised its little paw to point at the sticky paper on its body, and Su Ming immediately got the message, reaching out to peel off a piece of paper.

"Owwooo."

The ship spirit let out a shrill cry of agony.

Seeing this, Su Ming tore off the remaining paper even more vigorously.

The ship spirit cried out in pain and rolled around on the floor.

But soon Su Ming had finished peeling, and he spoke to the ship spirit.

"Alright, lead the way!"

The ship spirit obediently stood up and led Su Ming outside.

Su Ming, holding the metal cord like walking a dog, followed.

Soon they left the city and came to an abandoned warehouse district.

Su Ming led the ship spirit through the maze of turns, in and out.

Eventually, the ship spirit led Su Ming to an abandoned warehouse.

There was a sizable hole in the wall of the warehouse.

The ship spirit called out towards the hole.

Immediately, Su Ming stepped forward and kicked hard at the edge of the damaged hole, making it wider.

Su Ming and the ship spirit crawled inside.

They entered a dim warehouse, and Su Ming looked up to glance around.

The place was cluttered with a mess of objects, even pots and pans. If nothing else, these items must have been collected by the little guy.

The ship spirit led Su Ming inside, and finally pointed towards a bottle of Eternal Metal lying on the floor in the corner.

Su Ming bent down, picked up the Eternal Metal, and then he noticed a dust-covered photograph on the ground nearby.

He picked up the photograph and blew off the dust. NovelFire.cσ๓

The photo revealed a middle-aged man with a major’s uniform and a big beard, cradling the ship spirit while lying on a rocking chair.

Looking at the photograph, Su Ming suddenly realized it.

The man in the photo must be the ship spirit’s owner, and the house they used to live in must have been this same house where the ship spirit’s owner once resided.

That’s why the creature kept going back there.

"Wuu wuu~"

The ship spirit made a pitiful sound.

Major Su Ming looked at its woeful appearance, then crouched down and slowly untied the metal rope. He took out a piece of white chocolate, unwrapped it, and handed it over.

The ship spirit timidly accepted it, then gobbled it down.

Major Su Ming stroked its head and spoke,

"Okay, I’ll let you off this time, but don’t you dare steal my things again."

The ship spirit seemed to understand Su Ming’s words and obediently nodded its head.

Major Su Ming then stood up and walked away, only to find the ship spirit following him.

"Why are you following me?"

Major Su Ming turned to look at the ship spirit.

The ship spirit stopped, but whenever Su Ming moved forward, it took a step as well.

Seeing this, Major Su Ming couldn’t help but laugh and cry; the little creature actually wanted to follow him.

Unfortunately, Su Ming had no desire to keep it. Although it was a level-one protected animal, it was utterly useless. Apart from being rather fast and good at stealing, it hardly had any abilities.

"Stop following me, I don’t want to keep you!"

Major Su Ming spoke directly to the ship spirit.

But the ship spirit just cocked its head, its big sparkling eyes staring at Su Ming.

Seeing this, Major Su Ming again didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, as the creature began to act all cute. But he still said,

"It’s no use, I’m not keeping you."

However, the ship spirit remained indifferent, still blinking its eyes at Su Ming.

Major Su Ming shook his head and walked away.

The ship spirit scurried along after him.

...

The next day,

Major Su Ming arrived at the mecha training ground.

The entire training ground was bustling with activity, with each mecha deftly swinging its weapon.

"When you strike, you must be quick, accurate, and ruthless, aiming as much as possible for the enemy’s cockpit and their weak points!"

...

Officers were shouting at the top of their lungs.

Major Su Ming, watching these officers train with such zeal, felt a bit moved—it seemed that everyone was training their troops wholeheartedly.

Now, with his hands behind his back, Su Ming walked towards the third regiment’s training area.

From afar, he saw Rhein, Deng Yu, and others actively instructing the soldiers.

Following Su Ming’s instructions, they were teaching the most basic operations, strengthening their fundamentals.

Major Su Ming found a chair and leisurely began editing training materials on his wrist device.

Although time was of the essence, Su Ming always believed in the principle that sharpening the axe would not delay the work of cutting wood.

He now aimed to perfect this fast-track training method.

Meanwhile, Hejassi was inspecting the training progress nearby. Seeing Su Ming lazily lying on the chair, he furrowed his brows.

Although he knew of Su Ming’s formidable strength, he was also very worried that Su Ming didn’t know how to teach.

Because at the moment, all the officers were vigorously training their soldiers in combat skills. Some even took advantage of the fortress’s halt from superluminal flight to conduct training in space.

Yet there was Su Ming, still focusing on the basics, with time almost running out.

However, Hejassi didn’t go forward to reproach Su Ming, only helplessly shaking his head.

At that moment, a few officers from other teams passed by.

"Did you see that? Those squads from the third regiment aren’t practicing combat drills, they’re still working on basics."

"Yeah, I saw. I don’t quite understand what their commander is thinking."

"With such a tight schedule, they still want to proceed step by step."

"I also find it absurd, but I’ve heard that their commander is Major Su Ming."

"That guy is indeed very strong, but it doesn’t seem like he knows how to teach!"

"Who knows."

...

Major Su Ming heard their discussion but didn’t care in the slightest. He continued working on his wrist device, incessantly refining the fast-track training.