Shadows of the Deep Space
Chapter 452 - 329: The Battle Begins (Five in One)

Chapter 452: Chapter 329: The Battle Begins (Five in One)

Three days later.

Deng Yu and the others were instructing the soldiers to control their mechas in running, jumping, and low-altitude flying—such basic operations.

Su Ming sat on the chair, operating a bracelet computer and continuously modifying his training plan.

At this time, the nearby teams were also training intensely.

"Pause, rest!"

Deng Yu raised his hand and shouted to his subordinates.

All the soldiers promptly stopped their mechas and heaved a sigh of relief.

At that moment, Deng Yu looked towards the training underway at Hejassi’s side, where they had already progressed to simple combat exercises. One could see the Iron Guards sparring against each other.

Seeing this, Deng Yu couldn’t hold back any longer and approached Zhang Bi and the others, saying,

"We can’t go on like this, others are already practicing combat while we’re still here working on the basics."

"Let’s go find Officer Su Ming."

Zhang Bi and a few others said with worry.

"Alright, let’s go!"

Deng Yu nodded and led Zhang Bi and the others towards Su Ming.

They quickly came to face Su Ming and called out,

"Officer!"

"Mm."

Su Ming merely responded without looking up, continuing to work on his bracelet computer.

Deng Yu wanted to speak, but the words wouldn’t come out, and his entire face turned red with the effort.

At this point, Su Ming put down the bracelet computer, looked up at Deng Yu and the others with a smile, and said,

"Speak up, I’m not going to eat you!"

"Officer, then I’ll say it. I’m questioning your teaching methods. Everyone else is already training in actual combat, and we’re still here teaching basic moves."

Deng Yu gathered his courage and spoke out.

Su Ming’s expression turned serious as he addressed Deng Yu and the other four,

"What do you understand? You people have solid basics, so how you train doesn’t matter. But have you considered the new recruits? Many of them have only learned theoretical knowledge and attended a few simulator training sessions. Their basics are a complete mess, and they even need to fumble for a while just to find the right buttons. What do you think will be the result if we speed up the practice in such a situation, let alone when they’re thrown into real combat, flustered and panicked?"

"It seems so."

Deng Yu and the others were momentarily taken aback.

"What I want now is for them to master the basics and develop muscle memory to control the mecha proficiently. Before you want to become a warrior, you first have to at least become a normal person, not a disabled person with an atrophied brain!"

"Yes, Officer!"

"From now on, apart from eating, going to the toilet, and the eight hours for sleep, spend every other moment doubling down on practicing the basics!"

Su Ming issued the direct order.

"Yes!"

Deng Yu and the others immediately responded.

...

Late at night.

Su Ming sat at a desk with his bracelet computer set on the table, switching it to projection work mode.

Thump thump!

Su Ming continuously tapped on the projection keyboard, planning an accelerated training program.

At this time, the ship spirit crouched next to him, watching the working Su Ming and opened its mouth to yawn.

Then it got up and went over to Su Ming, rubbing its head against his foot.

Unfortunately, Su Ming ignored it, so it flew onto his shoulder to lie down.

After lying there for a while, it jumped onto the table and looked at Su Ming with a pitiful expression.

Su Ming glanced at it, sighed, and stood up to head into the kitchen.

He washed a bunch of grapes and placed them in front of the ship spirit.

The ship spirit was immediately overjoyed, plucked a grape, tossed it into its mouth, and swallowed it whole. Promptly, it picked another.

Su Ming, meanwhile, continued to work.

As the ship spirit picked out a particularly large grape and threw it into its mouth, it got stuck in its throat.

"Yii Yii~"

The ship spirit painfully clutched at its neck.

Hearing the commotion, Su Ming turned around and a smirk flashed across his lips as he grabbed the ship spirit, turned it upside down, and squeezed.

Pop!

A grape was suddenly ejected out.

The ship spirit also heaved a sigh of relief.

Watching this scene, Su Ming was both amused and exasperated. It lived up to being the most useless of protective creatures, nearly choking itself to death with a grape.

"Ah!"

Su Ming shook his head and continued to work.

...

Ten days later.

Su Ming headed towards Training Ground No. 3.

From afar, he saw Deng Yu and the others finishing their training, sitting on the ground disheartened.

At that moment, several officers from the Fourth Corps walked by.

They spoke quietly among themselves,

"Did you see those people from the Third Corps?"

"Yes, I did."

"They’re still practicing basics even now; I nearly died laughing."

"Really? The First and Second Corps teamed up yesterday for a large-scale space battle, I heard it was quite spectacular."

"That’s right, others are engaged in real combat, and they’re still here learning to walk; it’s so pitiful!"

...

Hearing the passing officers’ commentary, the morale of Deng Yu’s soldiers dropped even further.

Su Ming then walked over and stood in front of Deng Yu and the others.

As soon as they saw Su Ming arriving, they all got up and stood at attention, shouting,

"Officer."

Seeing their dispirited faces, Su Ming asked with a smile,

"What’s wrong, feeling wronged?"

"Officer, we genuinely feel wronged! Why, after ten days, can we only practice the basics? We have long since become very proficient."

"Now whenever we go to the cafeteria to eat, we are ridiculed by soldiers from the other units."

One soldier after another voiced their complaints.

"I’ve already said, haste makes waste, but since you all feel you’ve practiced well enough, I’ll give you a chance. Now, all of you get into your mechas; I want to personally check your basic operations."

Su Ming looked at the many soldiers with a stern order.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing Su Ming’s words, the many soldiers ran towards their mechas.

Deng Yu and the others stood by Su Ming’s side, accompanying him in the inspection.