Chapter 312: Fledglings Leaving the Nest (Five-in-One)

Outside the office.

Su Ming and the others anxiously awaited the result, their hearts in their throats. After all, no one had ever done this before, and they didn’t know if Vice Principal Fleck would agree.

Just then, the office door opened again, and Mia walked out with a grave expression.

Su Ming, Rhine, and the others all surrounded her.

Seeing Teacher Mia’s solemn expression, their hearts sank, and they asked nervously,

“Teacher, how was it?”

Mia scanned everyone present with a heavy gaze, then broke into a brilliant smile and replied,

“It passed.”

“Oh yeah!”

“Teacher, you’re awesome!”

Rhine and the others cheered excitedly at that moment.

“Alright, don’t just focus on being happy. This is just the beginning. Everyone, back to the classroom!”

Mia looked at the cheering students and felt more and more that her decision was correct.

“Okay!”

Everyone cheerfully followed Mia towards the classroom.

Teaching Building, Class 23 classroom.

Mia stood at the podium, her gaze sweeping over everyone present as she said,

“First, let me explain to you that the group promotion mission is extremely difficult and very dangerous. Once something goes wrong, you could lose your life, because this is no different from a military operation!”

“Understood!”

Rhine and the other students replied without any fear.

“Also, I cannot participate in this promotion mission. You will have to complete it entirely on your own. This will be your first truly independent mission.”

Mia reminded them very seriously.

Upon hearing Mia’s words, Rhine and the others all tensed up. They felt immense pressure, but none of them flinched.

“However, you don’t need to worry or be too nervous. With your strength, it shouldn’t be a problem. After all, I taught all of you!”

Mia was very confident in the students she had taught. As long as the commander wasn’t too brain-dead and no unexpected changes occurred, normally, there shouldn’t be any problems.

As she thought about it, Mia’s gaze involuntarily fell upon Su Ming.

Su Ming, seeing Mia staring at him, asked suspiciously,

“Teacher, why are you staring at me?”

“Cough, cough, no! I just wanted to tell you that you will be in full charge of commanding this group promotion mission. You need to lead them well!”

Mia coughed and said to Su Ming.

“No problem.”

Su Ming replied solemnly.

“Hmm, also, you must unconditionally obey Su Ming’s command and be united!”

Mia then instructed the many students.

“Understood!”

Everyone replied with great determination.

“Alright, I won’t say much else. Too many instructions will only make you hesitant! I’ll now take a count. Raise your hand if you have a mecha.”

Mia said to everyone.

The next second, half of the students in the class raised their hands.

“Those with a Second Generation or higher, stand up.”

Mia continued.

Su Ming heard Mia’s words and stood up.

Mia glanced around the classroom, saw no one else stand up, and then said with a smile to everyone,

“It seems you all have First Generation Mecha, and nearly half haven’t even purchased one yet! But it’s okay, Teacher will give you a gift, consider it an early congratulation for your promotion!”

“What gift?”

Rhine and the others looked at Mia excitedly.

“I’ll equip each of you with an Iron Guard Mech and a set of Second Generation Exoskeleton Armor Rock Steel!”

Mia said very generously.

“Wow!”

“Teacher, you’re amazing!”

The entire class instantly erupted. You know, a brand new Iron Guard sells for 50 million federal currency, and 50 units would be 2.5 billion federal currency!

“Alright, you don’t need to thank me. This money didn’t come from me, but from those guys last night, so you deserve it!”

Mia replied with a smile.

“We still have to thank you, Teacher. Without you, how would they have paid so much?”

Rhine and the others weren’t stupid. Those people had money, but they weren’t burning it.

“Alright, I’m done talking to you! Now go back and prepare. I estimate the group mission will be released soon. When it does, Su Ming, you take everyone to the academy’s mission hall to accept the mission!”

Mia said to everyone.

“Okay!”

Su Ming and the others nodded in agreement.

The next day, at 1 PM.

Su Ming led everyone to the academy’s mission hall.

This mission hall was located in the central area of the academy, a standalone building.

The main body of the entire building resembled a white conch spiraling upwards, with a very smooth surface and no abrupt edges. Under the sunlight, the white building surface created different Light Shadow effects.

This building had a beautiful name, called the Ascending Horn of Dawn, symbolizing that those who accepted missions here would return victorious.

Su Ming led Rhine and the others, striding into the open doors.

Inside the mission hall, there were senior students everywhere. As far as the eye could see, there were bustling figures, making it very lively.

The students who came here were at least second-year students; no first-year students could be seen at all.

As Su Ming and the others entered, everyone in the hall turned their gazes towards them.

Immediately, everyone showed surprised expressions, making way and discussing in low voices.

“Oh my, they really came!”

“The junior students from Class 23 are really going to take on a group promotion mission.”

“It’s truly insane. Even individual promotion is difficult, and they actually chose a group one. You know, the difficulty of a group mission isn’t just a little bit higher. If there’s disunity, it’s 100% failure, and it greatly tests the leader’s prestige and talent.”

“Wait, brother! Did I hear that right? First-year freshmen applying for a group promotion exam?”

At this moment, a round-bodied second-year senior with a buzz cut and wide eyes asked the student next to him in astonishment.

“That’s right, this matter has spread throughout the entire school. It’s the top news story right now!”

“I remember, didn’t the first-year junior students just enroll a little over four months ago? Promoting so early? And it’s a group promotion?”

“Exactly!”

“Isn’t this nonsense? I just heard you say that the class applying for this group promotion is Class 23, and it’s not even a special training class. Where do they get such confidence?”

“Brother, have you just returned?”

“Yeah, I just got back the day before yesterday, specifically to turn in a mission.”

“Then it’s no wonder. Class 23 is the dark horse of this year’s first-year class; their strength is the strongest. During the Three School League selection, they eliminated many older first-year students and students from the previous few classes.”

“Impossible, right? I remember that class rankings determined their level when they enrolled! The higher-ranked classes had the strongest students. How did it get reversed here? Who is their class teacher?”

“Mia, the academy’s famous drunkard, very unreliable!”

“Then how are they so strong?”

“That’s unclear, but let me tell you, not only are the students in Class 23 generally strong, but their class leader, Su Ming, is even more abnormal. You’d have to politely greet him if you met him!”

“Why? I have a military rank of Second Lieutenant.”

“Heh heh, his academic credits have broken records; he’ll be able to exchange for Major soon.”

“Damn, that’s an exaggeration!”

“We think so too, but the problem is, he’s just that amazing!”

“Then don’t they have a very good chance of completing the group promotion exam?”

“Not necessarily. We’re not too optimistic about them for this. Because the difficulty of the group promotion mission is too great. Although their class students are strong, that’s compared to other first-year students. And they applied for group promotion too early. If they had just settled down for a bit longer, the success rate would be much higher!”

“That makes sense. They shouldn’t have chosen group promotion; individual promotion would have been easier.”

“Individual promotion is indeed easier, but it also has drawbacks, which is that students who don’t keep up with the promotion pace will be mercilessly eliminated. The advantage of group promotion is that no one is left behind!”

“True!”

“But if they succeed, it means they’ll break the school’s fastest promotion record of six months again, and they’ll really slap the faces of the inner school students.”

“Holy crap, wouldn’t that be exciting?”

Su Ming ignored the discussions of the surrounding senior students and led his team deeper inside.

At this moment, he saw Opham, Teacher Tang Xuan, and several other teachers in the mission hall, which surprised him a little.

However, Su Ming didn’t think much of it, just considering it a coincidence.

In fact, they had specifically come to check on the situation.

When they saw Su Ming really leading the team in, their expressions all darkened.

Teacher Tang Xuan cursed through gritted teeth,

“Mia is truly a scoundrel. To preserve the class roster, she actually applied for a group promotion for them, without any regard for their lives!”

“Since things have come to this, there’s nothing we can do.”

Opham replied in a deep voice.

“Sigh, to be honest, my head hurts now. Those little rascals in our class, hearing that Class 23 is participating in the promotion exam, are all restless and eager to try!”

Teacher Kafarro replied with a sigh.

“Restless my ass, a bunch of kids who don’t know their place, really thinking the promotion exam is a joke. No one will even collect their bodies if they die.”

Tang Xuan said sharply.

“Sigh!”

Kafarro didn’t say anything more, just shook his head helplessly.

At this moment, Su Ming led his team into the interior of the mission hall, where they could see various mission counters.

Behind these mission counters, there was a 50-meter-high wall, on which lines of missions scrolled and refreshed. It displayed the mission’s danger level, expiration time, and publisher.

“Wow, so many missions!”

“Look, everyone, there’s even a mission for the Mist Star Sea on here. That’s one of the Three Great Forbidden Zones. How high must the mission level be?”

“What’s that? There are even Wormhole Spacetime missions in here.”

“Many of these missions are published by the military.”

Rhine and the others exclaimed as they looked at the constantly refreshing missions.

Su Ming listened to their discussions, then raised his head and glanced around.

He noticed that there were many missions published here, and many were displayed in red font, indicating an extremely high danger level.

Most importantly, there were many missions here that showed as expired, having passed their publication validity, turning into an invalid status.

This indicated that the number of published missions exceeded the students’ capacity to undertake them, and they couldn’t all be cleared.

“Class leader, which counter should we go to?”

Rhine asked curiously.

“We’re not going to a counter. Follow me!”

Su Ming looked at Vice Principal Fleck, who had been waiting for a long time, and led his team over.

When they arrived in front of Vice Principal Fleck, the entire noisy mission hall fell silent.

Everyone’s gaze focused on Su Ming and the others.

“Vice Principal Fleck!”

Su Ming and the others greeted him respectfully.

Vice Principal Fleck’s expression was serious, and he asked very solemnly,

“Have you thought it through?”

“We have!”

Su Ming and the others replied without a hint of hesitation.

“Very good. As expected of students from my Royal Court Academy, your courage is commendable. However, I still want to advise you, always act within your capabilities. Are you sure you want to proceed with the group promotion assessment?”

Fleck asked seriously.

“Confirmed, no regrets!”

Su Ming, representing the class, replied with utmost determination.

“Good. This is the mission selected for you by the assessment team. When you accept this mission, the assessment officially begins!”

Vice Principal Fleck took out a mission file bag and solemnly handed it to Su Ming.

Su Ming also solemnly extended both hands and took the mission file bag.

Clap, clap!

At this moment, the surrounding senior students and teachers, including Tang Xuan, applauded.

“Well done!”

“Regardless of the outcome, your courage is admirable!”

Many senior students praised them.

“Thank you!”

Su Ming bowed to everyone to express his gratitude.

“Go forth. I will await your triumphant return here.”

Vice Principal Fleck said to Su Ming with great emotion.

“Good!”

Su Ming then led the team out of the mission hall.

When they came outside, Su Ming opened the mission file bag, took out a mission paper from it, and carefully checked the mission content.

Rhine and the others immediately gathered around to watch.

Mission Content: Proceed to Donao Star Sea, Tasji Neutral Country, Feimanke Base City, Room 302 of Breeze Hotel, and rendezvous with Mr. Micus to obtain mission information.

Mission Requirement: Arrive within 30 days.

After Su Ming finished reading, he reached into the file bag and felt around, then pulled out a Black Flame Star pass issued by Royal Court Academy.

However, there was nothing else besides this.

This made Su Ming frown slightly.

Zhang Yi and the others said with a headache.

“Class Leader, isn’t this promotion mission a bit too much of a scam? They just give us a location and a time limit to arrive, how are we supposed to get there?”

“Yeah, we don’t even have a ship.”

Elu and the others said, feeling troubled.

“Have you forgotten what Vice Principal Fleck said? From the moment we accepted this mission, the test officially began. We have to handle everything ourselves!”

Su Ming calmly told everyone.

“Then aren’t we supposed to find a ship ourselves now?”

An Qi hesitated and said.

“That’s right, we need to find a ship that can travel to Tasji Neutral Country, Feimanke Base City, and it must be at least a Level 4 ship, otherwise, we won’t make it in time.”

Su Ming nodded in response.

Rhine and the others, hearing this, all looked troubled.

At this moment, a familiar voice came.

“Su Ming!”

Su Ming turned his head and saw Lin Chuyu and An Ruoxue walking over together.

“Why are you here?”

“We heard you accepted a group promotion mission, so we came to see you.”

Lin Chuyu explained softly.

“I didn’t expect you to have heard about it too.”

Su Ming replied with a smile.

“Of course we heard about it, this matter is super sensational. If you succeed, we inner-school students won’t have anywhere to put our faces.”

An Ruoxue said playfully.

“Don’t be silly, all ten of you inner-school students are fully capable of getting promoted.”

Su Ming replied to An Ruoxue with a smile.

“That’s true, but we won’t be promoted so early. Because our curriculum is different from yours, we are more focused on building a foundation.”

An Ruoxue replied with a smile.

At this moment, Lin Chuyu asked Su Ming.

“Su Ming, when are you leaving?”

“The time hasn’t been determined yet. Our mission is to go to Tasji Neutral Country, but the problem is we don’t even have a ship. And we can’t delay more than five days, otherwise, we won’t have enough time.”

Su Ming explained with a headache.

He was now very pressed for time and had to find a way to depart as soon as possible to reach the destination and meet the contact person.

This would allow enough buffer time for subsequent missions.

After Lin Chuyu finished listening, she smiled and said to Su Ming.

“I do have a solution.”

“What solution?”

Su Ming looked at Lin Chuyu curiously.

“The Polaris Club has a Level 4 battleship departing for Black Flame Star in two days. You can apply to the club to take the ship to Black Flame Star, and once you reach Black Flame Star, the rest will be easy. There are many ships there going to various Neutral Countries, so you can find a way to get a ride.”

Lin Chuyu offered Su Ming an idea.

“Of course, if you find it troublesome, you can also buy a ship yourself, fly directly to your destination, and then sell it after completing the mission and returning.”

An Ruoxue added with a smile.

“Thank you, that’s a great idea, but we can’t afford to buy one. We’ll still take the Polaris ship.”

Su Ming replied helplessly.

“Then you need to apply to the club as soon as possible and pay the fee.”

Lin Chuyu reminded Su Ming that time was tight.

“Okay, we’ll get ready now.”

Su Ming nodded in agreement.

“Mmm, then we won’t bother you anymore. Be careful when executing the mission and stay safe.”

Lin Chuyu and An Ruoxue said goodbye to Su Ming.

“Mmm, bye-bye!”

Su Ming replied with a smile.

After Lin Chuyu and An Ruoxue left, Su Ming said to Rhine and the others.

“Everyone go back and prepare. I’ll handle the ship.”

“Okay, we’ll transfer the money to you then.”

Rhine and the others dispersed. They also had many things to prepare, such as renting a hangar and purchasing matching weapons for their Mecha.

Although Mia provided them with Iron Guard Mecha for free, they still needed to take care of the optional weapons themselves.

Su Ming took out his phone from his pocket, opened the Star Cluster Forum, found the Polaris Club group, and messaged President Kraut.

“President, are you there?”

“Yes, what’s up?”

Within a few seconds, Su Ming received a reply from Kraut.

“I heard the club has a ship going to Black Flame Star. Our class applied for a group promotion exam, so we’d like to hitch a ride.”

Su Ming said straightforwardly.

“I know about this, and I wish you all success in advance. As for hitching a ride, it’s not a problem, but each person needs to pay a 100,000 federal currency fare, as you’ll definitely be carrying weapons for your mission.”

Kraut replied to Su Ming.

“That’s understandable.”

Su Ming agreed without any hesitation.

The price given by the club was not very cheap, but it was definitely not expensive either.

“This is the club’s account. Transfer the money to the account, and the ship will depart on time at 7 PM the day after tomorrow.”

Kraut sent Su Ming an account.

Su Ming immediately transferred 5,000,000 federal currency to the account and then replied.

“Transferred, please check!”

“Received.”

“Thank you, President. I’ll visit you in person another day.”

“You’re welcome!”

After Kraut replied, the conversation ended.

Su Ming put away his phone and immediately walked towards the hangar.

Not long after.

Su Ming arrived at the entrance of the rented hangar.

He saw Senior Mottle standing on an extendable scaffold, concentrating on repairing a Mecha.

“Senior Mottle.”

Su Ming called out.

Senior Mottle immediately stopped, turned his head, and looked at Su Ming.

“Why are you here?”

“Senior, could you come down for a moment? I have something to tell you.”

Su Ming said apologetically.

Mottle immediately stopped repairing, lowered the extendable scaffold, and jumped down.

“Speak, what is it?”

“I’d like to ask how much longer it will take for this Mecha to be repaired.”

Su Ming asked very seriously.

“Give me another fifteen days, and I’ll definitely fix it for you!”

Mottle gave a precise time; the most difficult modification parts were almost done.

“That’s troublesome.”

Su Ming sighed upon hearing this. He had originally hoped to pilot this Mecha for the mission, but it seemed there was no hope.

If he had this Mecha, the success rate of this mission would definitely be much higher.

“Junior, are you going on a mission and need to use it urgently?”

Mottle asked curiously.

“Yes, we applied for a group promotion exam and will be taking the club’s ship to Black Flame Star the day after tomorrow.”

Su Ming didn’t hide anything from Mottle.

“Oh, so the widely publicized promotion exam is for your class.”

“Yes, that’s why I came to see if the Mecha could be repaired.”

“Actually, it’s not entirely impossible.”

Senior Mottle pondered for a moment and said.

“Senior, you have a way?”

Su Ming looked at Mottle in surprise.

“Of course, I do. I’ve encountered your situation too many times, and the solution is simple. I’ll move the Mecha onto the ship, bring my assistant and repair parts, and repair it for you while we’re on board! It’s about a 10-day journey from here to Black Flame City. If I speed up a bit, I should be able to finish it. Then we can disembark and return ourselves.”

Mottle said to Su Ming.

“That’s wonderful! Thank you so much, Senior!”

Su Ming said gratefully after hearing Mottle’s words.

He hadn’t expected Senior Mottle to be willing to repair it on the ship.

“You’re welcome, it’s what I should do.”

Senior Mottle said very generously.

“There’s nothing’should do’ about it. We originally agreed on three months, and it’s already very inconvenient for me to ask you to work overtime. Now I’m asking you to repair it on the ship! How about this, I’ll pay you an additional 10,000,000 federal currency as a bonus. Although it’s not much, it’s a small token of my appreciation.”

Su Ming said very politely.

“Alright then!”

Mottle didn’t refuse when he saw Su Ming say that.

“Then I’ll leave everything to you.”

Su Ming said very politely.

“Leave it to me.”

Mottle patted his chest generously.

Two days later.

Su Ming and Rhine and the others took a bus to Royal Court Academy Interstellar Airport.

“Finally departing, my heart is beating so fast.”

“Yes, although it’s not the first time we’ve been out, this time we’re executing the mission independently, with no one accompanying us throughout.”

Zhang Yi and the others said excitedly.

Su Ming said to everyone.

“Everyone quiet down, listen to me!”

“Okay!”

Zhang Yi and the others all quieted down.

“Our departure this time is for the promotion exam. Other unrelated matters are not our concern. And no one is allowed to leave the team without my permission.”

Su Ming said very seriously.

“Understood!”

Everyone replied in unison.

“Also, I am now appointing Rhine as the vice-captain for this operation, responsible for assisting me. As for the squad leaders, they are Zhang Yi, Mandy, Elu, and An Qi.”

Su Ming then announced.

“Yes!”

Rhine and the others responded very seriously.

“Next, I’ll briefly explain this mission to you. Our current mission objective is to go to Tasji Neutral Country, Feimanke Base City, and rendezvous with Mr. Micus. Tasji is a very strong Neutral Country, and it’s relatively close to the Federation, with a good relationship. Therefore, the first contact mission is not very dangerous, but we cannot let our guard down. We need to pay special attention not to be followed or anything.”

Su Ming systematically explained the mission details and some precautions to everyone.

Rhine and the others listened very quietly.

Although Teacher Mia was not leading the team this time, with Su Ming as the leader, everyone felt very reassured.

Half an hour later.

The bus was about to reach its destination, and Su Ming and the others looked out the window.

A Level 4 Battleship, Star Thorn, approximately thirty kilometers long, with a swordfish-shaped hull, covered entirely in black armor, and densely packed with numerous launch ports and interceptor cannons, came into view.

“Wow, this ship looks so new, it seems like it was recently produced. Su Ming, your club is so rich!”

Elu exclaimed.

“The Polaris Club is inherently wealthy, there’s nothing surprising about it.”

Su Ming replied with a very calm expression.

At this moment, the bus drove to Entrance A3.

As the bus door opened, Su Ming and the others stepped out.

They saw a senior wearing Second Generation Exoskeleton Armor Rock Steel, with a rooster comb hairstyle, standing at the entrance. He saw Su Ming and the others and immediately waved.

“Su Ming, over here!”

“Hello, Senior.”

Su Ming led the team forward and greeted him politely.

“Why so polite? Just call me Avika. We’ve fought side by side before.”

Avika said to Su Ming with a smile.

“Ah?”

Su Ming looked at Avika with some surprise.

“Haha, don’t be so surprised. I also participated in the Three School League. You’re really amazing, kid!”

Avika praised Su Ming.

“Just good luck.”

Su Ming replied humbly.

“Don’t be so modest. If you have the strength, you should be a bit more wild, a bit more unrestrained! I’ll take you to the ship!”

Avika unrestrainedly led Su Ming and the others to board the ship.

Su Ming and the others followed closely behind Avika, and soon they entered the boarding passage.

The passage walls and overhead lighting were all very new, indicating that this was a ship that had only recently entered service.

“Your Mecha have already been sent onto the ship, all placed in Hangar 1. Everyone on the ship is from the club. If there are any conflicts, just tell me, and I’ll mediate! Of course, if mediation doesn’t work, you can just fight it out. After the fight, you’re still brothers.”

Avika said boldly.

“Okay, Senior, what mission are you doing on this voyage?”

Su Ming chatted with Avika.

“What else can I do? Of course, I’m going out to clean up the mess. The club’s investments in the Hairu Neutral Country are having problems. Damn it, I invested a lot of money in this project, and I might lose everything.”

Avika couldn’t help but curse.

“Haha, so that’s it.”

Su Ming responded awkwardly.

“Forget it, let’s not talk about this anymore. The more I talk, the angrier I get. Those idiots told me it was a sure profit, but now I’m losing my shirt.”

Avika led Su Ming and the others to the rapid transit platform.

They met a senior student wearing a leather protective suit, with a very hot figure and an outstanding appearance.

“Oh, isn’t this Avika? Who are these people you’re with?”

“Who? Junior Su Ming! Sun Han, weren’t you always clamoring in the group chat about wanting to pursue him? Now that he’s in front of you, you don’t recognize him?”

Avika pointed at Su Ming and said with a laugh.

Sun Han’s eyes lit up when she heard Avika’s words, and she said to Su Ming ambiguously.

“Sorry, I didn’t notice you for a moment. Do you have time later? We could go to the ship’s bar for a drink and talk about life, what do you think?”

“Cough, cough, sorry! I don’t drink!”

Su Ming replied awkwardly.

Rhein and the others almost burst out laughing when they heard Su Ming’s words.

In the entire class, besides Teacher Mia, Su Ming had the best alcohol tolerance.

“Oh, don’t worry, big sister doesn’t drink either; one cup and I’m drunk!”

Sun Han licked her lips and said very temptingly.

“No, thanks.”

Su Ming replied awkwardly.

At this moment, Avika said to Sun Han.

“Alright, that’s enough. You’re going to scare him.”

“Damn it, am I that ugly?”

Sun Han said unhappily.

“Ugly? No, but you’re a demoness, aren’t you?”

Avika said as he pressed the H1 area button.

The entire rapid platform started moving, heading towards the H1 area at an extremely fast speed.

“You, I’ll deal with you later.”

Sun Han was about to explode, but seeing Su Ming present, she held back.

Soon after, the rapid transit platform arrived at the H1 residential area.

Avika led Su Ming and the others off the rapid transit platform and walked along the path deeper inside.

Soon they came to a row of accommodation rooms.

“These two rows of rooms are yours, one per person.”

Avika said simply.

“Wow, one room per person is great! Finally, we don’t have to squeeze in anymore.”

Rhein and the others said happily; they had finally made it through.

Avika was not surprised by Rhein and the others’ reaction, as they had also squeezed in like this back then. Then he said to Su Ming.

“Then I’ll go first. Call me if anything comes up!”

“Okay, thank you very much!”

Su Ming replied politely.

Avika waved his hand and left.

Su Ming exhaled slightly and said to Rhein and the others.

“Everyone, go rest. There are still ten days until Black Flame Star. Just treat it as a holiday!”

“Oh yeah!”

Rhein and the others excitedly ran towards their rooms.

Su Ming smiled and walked towards the first room.

Ten days later, inside the Star Thorn’s maintenance hangar.

Click!

As Mottle heavily closed the mech’s hidden inspection hatch.

A mech, 18 meters tall, covered in black metal armor, with a black beam cannon on its shoulder, two pairs of black mechanical wings embedded in its back, and holding two particle light blades, radiating a strong sense of oppression, came into Su Ming’s view.

Su Ming looked at this brand-new mech, and his blood was also a little restless.

Mottle said very excitedly.

“It’s finally repaired!”

“Thank you so much. By the way, Senior, what’s the name of this mech?”

Su Ming asked excitedly.

“This modified mech doesn’t have a fixed name, and I’ve already erased the star painted by its original owner. Now it’s your mech, so you can name it and input it into the system!”

Mottle explained to Su Ming.

“Understood. Can I get into the mech now?”

Su Ming asked somewhat impatiently.

“Of course, you can. Go up and activate the mech, then try it out and see if there are any problems?”

Mottle instructed Su Ming.

“Okay!”

Su Ming then activated the anti-gravity device on the ground, flying up to the cockpit’s position, and then pressed the hidden switch.

Click!

The entire cockpit slowly opened.

Su Ming climbed inside, and a black pilot’s seat and a cold, all-metal control panel came into view.

He sat in the pilot’s seat, closed the cockpit, reached for the mechanical key on the metal control panel, inserted it into the keyhole, and started the mech.

Sizzle~

As the power output device began to work, the crimson electronic eyes lit up.

Inside the cockpit, dark red light strips on the walls lit up, and prompts popped up on the operation screen.

“System initializing!”

“Initialization successful.”

“Self-check in progress.”

Soon, the screen entered the operation interface, and a prompt box popped up.

“Please rename!”

Su Ming pondered for a moment, then entered the name Slayer.

“Naming successful.”

A gray prompt box appeared.

Su Ming dismissed the prompt box, quickly entered commands to bind his identity information, and set a secret key.

After he completed the binding, he entered a string of commands to retrieve the specific parameters of this mech.

Mech Type: Third Generation Pure Mechanical Mech · Slayer (Modified)

Manufacturer: Unknown.

Production Date: Unknown.

Internal Environment: Standard cockpit.

Overall Height: 18.2 meters.

Weight: 300.08 tons.

Armor Material and Structure: Reinforced Vibranium synthetic metal, containing a small amount of Titanium Chromite components. (Resistant to high temperatures, low temperatures, corrosion, physical damage)

Color: Black

Protection Level: B+ (Grading S, A, B, C, D, E.)

Power Unit: HSC-01 Nuclear Fission Power Unit.

Operating System: Custom System.

Fixed Electronic Equipment: SAC-01 Scanning Device (Four-Generation Standard), 360-hour internal circulating air system, BIK Intelligent Auxiliary Combat System, SRW-01 Anti-interference Device (Four-Generation Mech Standard).

Backup Devices: Triple Emergency Escape Device.

Fixed Armaments: Particle Beam Concentrated Cannon * 1 (Four-Generation Standard), Abdominal Miniature Missile Launcher (Empty), Particle Beam Blade * 2 (Four-Generation Mech Standard)

Auxiliary Devices: GN Field, Vector High-Speed Mechanical Wings (Detachable from standard planetary gravity).

Optional Handheld Weapons: Universal

Su Ming looked at the internal parameters and took a deep breath.

The performance of this mech was truly explosive; many of its key internal devices used components from Four-Generation Mecha.

Moreover, it was even equipped with a GN Field. He remembered that the GN Field device was very rare, and even Four-Generation Mecha usually didn’t have it.

Su Ming even suspected that if this mech had a super neural connection device, it might be a standard Four-Generation Mecha.

Thinking of this, Su Ming no longer hesitated. He tried pulling the control stick to make the Slayer walk.

Clang! Clang!

“How is it?”

Senior Mottle asked eagerly.

“It’s great! It operates even smoother than Cyan Wing, with almost no delay. But unfortunately, the space here is too narrow to move around freely!”

Su Ming controlled the mech to walk a circle and returned to its original position.

“Let me tell you, you’ve found a treasure. If your operating skills are strong enough, this mech can directly contend with ordinary Four-Generation Mecha!”

Mottle explained to Su Ming.

Just then, the ship’s broadcast sounded.

“Dear comrades, the Star Thorn has ended its superluminal flight. We are about to arrive at Black Flame Star. The ship will stop at Black Flame Star’s Interstellar Airport for a 24-hour rest. All personnel wishing to disembark, please do so within the designated time.”

Upon hearing the broadcast, Su Ming immediately shut down the mech, opened the cockpit, and climbed out.

He extended his hand and shook Senior Mottle’s, saying gratefully.

“You’ve worked hard, Senior!”

“It’s nothing. At least I fulfilled my mission and repaired it before landing. It’s good that I didn’t delay your mission! Once the spaceship lands, we also have to return to school.”

Mottle waved his hand and said.

“Okay, be safe on your way.”

“I’m fine here, but as for you, Junior, this is your first time leading so many people on an independent mission, so you must be extra careful.”

“Hmm!”

Su Ming nodded.

More than an hour later.

The Star Thorn landed smoothly at Black Flame Star’s Interstellar Airport.

Su Ming led Rhein and the others out of the disembarkation exit. At this moment, an older man wearing a work uniform and with dark skin walked towards them.

“Hello, are you Mr. Su Ming?”

“Yes, I am.”

“I am Dispatcher Wimke. Are you the one who applied for temporary storage of mechs?”

“Yes!”

“A total of 50 mechs are to be stored.”

“That’s right.”

Su Ming nodded in response.

They brought a total of fifty mechs this time. It’s worth noting that Rhein did not bring his Iron Guard Mech; Su Ming lent him his Gun Knight to use.

“Our storage fee here is 10,000 federal currency per day, so for fifty mechs, it’s 500,000 federal currency.”

Wimke gave the quote.

Rhein’s face darkened when he heard the price, and he said.

“No way, that expensive? The Interstellar Airport in Starlight City isn’t that exaggerated.”

“Exactly, you’re not ripping us off, are you?”

Zhang Yi and the others chimed in one after another.

“It wasn’t that expensive before, but as you know, the situation is tense now. A large number of weapons and ships are docked at Black Flame Star, so space is tight, and various maintenance fees have risen sharply. Therefore, the price has increased quite a bit. Please bear with us.”

Wimke, facing Rhein and the others’ complaints, not only didn’t get angry but explained with a very good attitude.

The main reason was to avoid Su Ming and the others complaining to the Federation about their arbitrary price increases.

“We’re storing so many mechs, can we get a discount?”

Su Ming tried to bargain.

“No!”

Wimke refused directly. Explanations aside, not a single cent could be reduced from the price.

“Alright, then I’ll pay one million federal currency upfront. We’ll settle the difference later!”

Su Ming said to Wimke.

“No problem. Please follow me. I’ll take you to swipe your card and complete the procedures!”

Wimke led Su Ming and the others away.

An hour and a half later.

Su Ming and the others stood in the hangar below the Interstellar Airport.

They watched as the mechs were transported to their designated parking spots one by one.

“I feel like this entrance exam is really too expensive. We haven’t even done anything yet, and we’ve already spent a lot of money.”

Zhang Yi and the others said with pained expressions.

“Last time, for the practical mission, all expenses were covered by the school. So we didn’t feel much. But this time is different; we have to pay for everything ourselves, so of course, it’s very painful! However, this is also valuable experience. When taking missions in the future, we really can’t accept those with too little reward, otherwise, we’ll lose a fortune.”

Su Ming said with some emotion.

“Alas~ Only after leaving school do you realize how difficult every step is, and that you have to rely on yourself for everything.”

Rhein and the others sighed in response. This was completely different from what they had imagined.

“How can a fledgling leave the nest and become an eagle without experiencing wind and rain? Perhaps this is the true meaning of the assessment. Keep up the good work, everyone.”

Su Ming said with a smile.

“Okay!”