Shadow of Deep Space

Chapter 12 Frog in the Well
"cut."

Chen Tong snorted coldly and didn't say anything else.

At this time, the training machine controlled by Su Ming began to accelerate little by little, and everyone's attention was attracted by it.

Inside the cockpit of the Iron Head training machine, Su Ming kept pulling the operating lever to control the mecha, while pushing the power operating lever a little bit to increase power output.

Although his nerves were tense and sweat was breaking out on his forehead, he still enjoyed the feeling very much. It was really great.

He glanced at the time on the control screen. The half-hour training time passed too quickly. In the blink of an eye, only five minutes were left.

Su Ming's eyes moved slightly and he exhaled lightly. He adjusted his condition to the best and then pushed the power operating lever slightly.

buzz~
As the noise of the power engine increased, the speed of the iron head training machine increased, somewhat like a jog.

"Wow~"

"awesome!"

Many students exclaimed as they watched this scene.

Tang Yan was also very happy. He didn't expect that bringing them to the real machine training this time would bring him unexpected gains.

Soon the rotation training time was over, and Su Ming controlled the training machine back to the starting position.

Click~
The cockpit slowly opened and Su Ming climbed down awkwardly.

clap~
A round of applause broke out. Su Ming was slightly startled and looked over, only to see Tang Yan coming up with many students.

"Great! Su Ming did a great job!"

Tang Yan praised with a smile on his face.

"That's right, Su Ming, your operation was amazing, especially the acceleration at the end, it was so cool!"

“It’s really cool.”

Zhao Ran and others praised excitedly.

Su Ming was also a little embarrassed by their praise and could only respond with a smile.

"Thanks."

Tang Yan took this opportunity to encourage the other students.

"Everyone, work hard and train well. You can do as well as Su Ming."

"Okay, teacher."

The students present responded excitedly.

At this time, Zhang Tai saw a group of rookies who had just learned to walk and were so complacent, with a sarcastic look on their faces. So he looked down at the excited crowd with disdain.

"A bunch of frogs in a well, are they really that happy?"

As soon as these words came out, Mingke and others raised their heads and looked at Zhang Tai, and replied with some annoyance.

"What did you say?"

"Is there something wrong with what I said? Please, let's get one thing clear. Your current operating level is just like a baby who has just learned to walk. You will fall if you move a little bit, not to mention fighting. What's the point? Although we are all in the same grade, we have already been in actual combat. This is the difference between cloud and mud."

Zhang Tai mocked without any hesitation. His words were like a bucket of cold water, directly poured on the heads of the excited crowd.

For a moment, Mingke and others were stunned.

Tang Yan also looked at Zhang Tai in great annoyance. He had spent a lot of money to bring students here for real machine training today, hoping to inspire everyone's fighting spirit. It was not easy to inspire their confidence, but this guy poured a basin of cold water on them. Isn't this ruining the show?
Just when Tang Yan was about to get angry and scold Zhang Tai, a shout came from the gate.

"Teacher Tang, come here!"

Tang Yan turned his head and saw a man with wrinkles on his face, graying hair, and wearing a teacher's uniform, standing at the gate.

"Isn't that Teacher Chen Yi?"

"Yeah, why is he here?"

Huangmao and others started discussing in confusion.

Tang Yan then gave instructions to everyone.

"I'm going to be out for a while. You guys continue to train well. Mingke, you will be responsible for organizing the next training!"

"Okay, teacher!"

Mingke responded quickly.

Then Tang Yan walked towards the door. Outside the training room, Chen Yi lowered his voice and spoke to Tang Yan.

"Why did you drag the entire class to the real machine training ground? This is against the rules!"

"I know it's against the rules, but I still want to give them a chance."

Tang Yan shook his head and replied.

"I understand, but the school might have some objections. You'll inevitably be scolded, and you might even lose your bonus this year."

"fine."

"Forget it. If you think it's okay, I won't say any more."

"Oh, by the way, why are you here?"

“My students are right here.”

"Your students? You won't be the one leading Lin Chuyu and the other four later, will you?"

"I am the one who leads them. I have something else to tell you. I have already filled 28 quotas. If everything goes well this year, I will be able to fill 30 quotas. Then I will apply for transfer."

Chen Yi said to Tang Yan with a smile.

This time, it's a sure win for him.

"Oh, congratulations."

When Tang Yan heard Chen Yi's words, he also showed an expression of envy.

"Thank you, you still need a few spots."

Chen Yi chatted with Tang Yan.

"I'm still a long way from the goal. I've only completed three quotas in total. I don't know when I can get the full quota."

Tang Yan replied bitterly.

"It's okay, take your time!"

Chen Yi reached out and patted Tang Yan's shoulder to comfort him.

Inside the training room, Mingke saw that the students were a little depressed and lacked the fighting spirit and excitement they had before, so he shouted at the top of his voice to encourage everyone.

"Everyone, listen to me. We are young and promising people. As long as we work hard, we will be rewarded. I believe that you will shine in the city exam and be admitted to the Imperial Military Academy together!"

"The monitor is right, we can definitely do it!"

"Yes, as long as we work hard!"

The students who were a little discouraged for a while regained their confidence.

Su Ming couldn't help but look at Mingke a few more times. As a squad leader, he was indeed very competent.

Deng Deng~
At this time, Lin Chuyu, Zhang Tai and the other five came down from the observation deck. They were about to leave the training room and go out to find their mentor Chen Yi.

As a result, I heard Mingke and others talking about the Imperial Military Academy.

Zhang Tai suddenly felt very unhappy, as if his ideals were tarnished, so he sneered.

"It seems that you are not only frogs in a well, but also have not woken up yet and are daydreaming in broad daylight."

"Don't go too far. Can't we have our own goals and ideals? Are you the only one allowed to take the Imperial Military Academy exam, but not us?"

Mink retorted angrily.

At this time, Zhou Wei put his hands in his pockets, shook his head and said with a smile.

"Tsk tsk, even though I'm annoyed with Zhang Tai, there's nothing wrong with what he said. You probably don't understand how strict the admissions process is at the Imperial Military Academy. The Imperial Academy did give our district 10 places for internal schools, but do you know how many people got in last year?"

"several?"

Huangmao asked subconsciously.

Su Ming also looked at Zhou Wei curiously.

"Not even one. To be more precise, no one in the entire District 13 has been admitted to the Imperial Court Inner School for five years."

Zhou Wei replied with a smile.

(End of this chapter)