[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-shadows-of-the-deep-space":3,"chapter-shadows-of-the-deep-space-shadows-of-the-deep-space-chapter-9":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Shadows of the Deep Space",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},722363,962,"Chapter 9 - 9 9 Training Machine","shadows-of-the-deep-space-chapter-9",9,"\u003Cp>9: Chapter 9 Training Machine 9: Chapter 9 Training Machine Su Ming paid no further attention to the three stunned individuals, promptly walking into the bathroom and swiftly washing up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minutes later, Su Ming lay on his bed, staring at the underside of the bunk above, pondering over Zhang Tai blocking his way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, he wasn’t surprised at all that Zhang Tai had come to block him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes there were simply no intersections between people, no grudges to speak of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, when you decide to do something, you must consider the entangled interests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take Zhang Tai’s situation, for instance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the original owner of this body pursued Lin Chuyu, successful or not, he was an obstacle to the other person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Zhang Tai’s perspective, he was a direct harm to his interests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether reasonable or not, he would inevitably cause trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, when you do something, you need to anticipate the consequences and troubles it may bring, and whether you can bear them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, it’s simply foolishness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This world is just that pragmatic and cruel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To sum it up in a simple phrase: “Survival of the fittest, only the adaptable survive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Su Ming slowly closed his eyes and gradually drifted into sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside Building 1, the students of the Mechanical 3rd Class began arriving one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spirited young man with thick brows and big eyes, seeing that most had arrived, called out to his classmates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, hurry up and line up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Class is about to start.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mink, even though you’re the class leader, it’s not yet time for class, and Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang hasn’t arrived, so what’s the hurry?” a messy-haired, dark-skinned boy with a disdainful look in his eyes retorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This boy was Chen Tong, the same classmate who had previously mocked Su Ming in the classroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Chen Tong’s words, Mink responded without any niceties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chen Tong, if you don’t want to line up, don’t disturb the other students.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tsk, brown-noser!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tong scoffed disdainfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Su Ming arrived, yawning lazily with slightly wilted spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had stayed up too late the night before, and he had also gotten up at eight-thirty in the morning to revise in the dormitory, a regimen this body was not quite accustomed to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Su Ming felt that the atmosphere was somewhat off, so he took a closer look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw that class leader Mink and Chen Tong were facing off against each other, and the surrounding classmates all subconsciously gave them space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange expression appeared on Su Ming’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s all this commotion about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that as the weather gradually heats up, everyone’s tempers are flaring too?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, at that moment, Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang hurried over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him, the students started to line up one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tong, with another cold snort, walked to the end of the line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming found a spot and stood there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mink, is everyone here?” Tang Yan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All here, Teacher,” Mink replied after a quick headcount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright then, follow me,” Tang Yan said, not dragging his feet as he led the students toward the training building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The training building, located in the northern corner of the school, was one of the most important buildings of the academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a distance, one could see a grid-like structure under which many students gathered for training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yan led Su Ming and the others into the building and to Training Room No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>3 on the first floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire room, spanning a massive five hundred square meters, resembled a large broadcasting studio, neatly outfitted with grey simulation pods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming looked at the training pods with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Resembling chrysalises, each pod had a unique identification number, connected to a series of cables at the base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Tang Yan addressed the many students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, find the simulation pod corresponding to your class number.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as all the students were about to move, Chen Tong suddenly spoke up to complain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang, why is it the simulation pod again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s so boring!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you find interesting then?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yan’s eyebrows lifted slightly as he looked towards the troublemaker, Chen Tong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tong spread his hands and said with disdain,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Practicing in the simulator all day, what’s the use?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can’t we get some real things to practice with?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you talking about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What use is the simulator?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it’s city exam time, we will be using the simulator, why do we need the real thing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yan patiently explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But touching the real thing gives us more motivation; we might learn more easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t tell me the school doesn’t have any?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tong said with a smile to Tang Yan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, many other students in the room started to make a racket as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang, can’t you let us touch the real thing for once?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right, we haven’t even touched it yet!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming, having heard this, also looked at Tang Yan full of anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting their hands on the real thing would be an unexpected delight indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his students full of expectation, and given what Chen Tong had said, Tang Yan also felt a bit unable to decline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, considering the mediocre performance of the students in his class this year, he was somewhat anxious, so he bit the bullet and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like I owe you brats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone, follow me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh yeah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang is the best.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blondie and the others cheered loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yan led everyone away from the training building and walked toward the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the training building was a steel structure resembling a rectangular warehouse, covering tens of thousands of square meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This area was frequently patrolled by security, and students were not normally allowed near, so Su Ming and the others had never been here before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Tang Yan led Su Ming and the others closer, a brawny security captain with a scar on his face approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang, what brings you here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with so many students, no less?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Captain Qian Feng, I’m taking these brats to try out a real Mech, isn’t training ground number two vacant today?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yan pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took out a synthetic cigarette, and handed it to security captain Qian Feng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Feng accepted Tang Yan’s cigarette and gave him a thumbs-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang, you’re really generous, letting the whole class train with the real Mechs, which are usually reserved for elite student training.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s nothing much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yan’s expression stiffened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I won’t disturb your class any further.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Feng smiled and stepped aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yan led Su Ming and the others towards the training ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minutes later, accompanied by the crisp, ticking mechanical sounds, the sturdy alloy gate opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all followed Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon the spacious and empty training ground came into view for everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming also looked around with curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The training ground was over thirty meters high, topped with steel frame structures, and the floor was entirely laid with metallic tiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Observation platforms and a small rest area encircled the walls, and in the middle of the ground stood five somewhat dated Training Mechas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow, Mechas!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blondie and the others shouted excitedly, as it was their first time seeing real Mechs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming took an interested look at the five Training Mechas; they were about eight meters tall, covered with thick gray armor plates, humanoid in form, with a rounded head, cross-shaped display devices, and one of the giant mechanical arms held a rubber model knife.\u003C\u002Fp>",1267,"2026-06-02T10:49:53.932Z",1,"novelbin.me","25c64adfdfc1a78170691b1bb5d0ef6ed9a941d7c29ab5ed7036183862c779fc","shadows-of-the-deep-space-chapter-10","shadows-of-the-deep-space-chapter-8",1854,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fshadows-of-the-deep-space-cover.jpg"]