Shadows of the Deep Space

Mia, wrapped in a scarf with a large expanse of white exposed on her chest, yawned and said,

"Yun Xuan, don't you have a key? Why knock when you can just come in yourself...."

Su Ming, with black lines on his face, said,

"Miss Mia!"

Mia was startled upon hearing Su Ming's voice, instantly waking up. Seeing that it was Su Ming standing there, she directly closed the door.

Bang!

Su Ming walked to the wall beside him with a face full of helplessness, leaning against it to wait.

A moment later, the door opened again.

Mia, having changed her clothes, walked out, pretending nothing had happened, and coughed before saying,

"Su Ming, why are you here so early?"

"Miss Mia, we've been assigned under your command."

Su Ming said to Mia with a smile.

"Wonderful!"

Mia was overjoyed upon hearing that Su Ming and the others were assigned under her command.

"But Miss Mia, we've just arrived at the Abyss of Descent, and we're not familiar with the place or what we're supposed to do. Shouldn't you give us a tour to familiarize ourselves?"

Su Ming asked with a smile.

"Uh, about that...."

Mia was about to decline when,

Su Ming intervened, blocking her way out,

"Miss Mia, don't be like at the start of school, letting us wander around with other class teachers? That's not very appropriate, is it?"

"Alright, I'll personally take you around the headquarters."

Mia relented reluctantly.

"That's more like it, I'll call Rhein and the others over."

Su Ming raised his bracelet with a smile and sent a message to Rhein and the others.

Soon, Rhein and the others gathered, and seeing that everyone was present, Mia addressed Su Ming and the others,

"Follow me!"

"Alright!"

Su Ming and the others immediately followed Mia.

"Let me briefly introduce the structure of the headquarters. The entire headquarters is divided into three upper floors and three lower floors. The lower level is the Mecha training area, and the two floors below that are the hangars. As for the upper parts, the first floor is the main hall, the second floor is the administrative area, and the third floor is the conference and operations rooms...."

Mia introduced as she led Su Ming and the others forward.

Su Ming and the others listened attentively.

Soon Mia led Su Ming and the others to a moving platform, where she raised her hand to press the negative first floor.

Click!

The moving platform began descending.

"Miss Mia, are we going to the Mecha training area?"

Su Ming asked curiously.

"Yes, I'm taking you to meet my troops."

Mia yawned as she spoke.

Rhein and the others perked up at Mia's words, eagerly asking,

"Teacher, are your troops strong?"

"Just about average."

Mia was immediately questioned by Su Ming and the others, and replied somewhat sheepishly.

"Of course, they must be awesome!"

Ankaga declared confidently.

"Indeed!"

Rhein replied in agreement.

At that moment the moving platform stopped and the enclosed metal doors opened.

"Here we are, let's go!"

Mia hurriedly stepped out.

Su Ming followed enthusiastically.

The entire Mecha training ground on the negative first floor was huge, with no end in sight, and various types of mechas were docked everywhere.

This training area was also divided into separate sections.

Su Ming and the others could see officers instructing subordinates on daily training, creating a lively scene.

"Teacher, which ones are your troops? The soldiers training here all seem pretty good."

Rhein and the others asked curiously.

"Not here, follow me!"

Mia led Su Ming and the others forward.

Before long, they arrived at training area 7, where they saw Iron Guard Mechas engaging in combat drills, striking back and forth intensely.

Within the Mecha training area, a tall, 2.1m man with a hard face, lush black beard, a mechanical eye embedded in his left eye, and scars all over his face, shouted sternly,

"Your attack moves need to be fast, accurate, and ruthless. Don't treat them as teammates, your enemies on the battlefield won't be merciful...."

Mia brought Su Ming over at this time.

"Lady Mia!"

Umtu greeted with respect upon seeing Mia.

"Allow me to introduce Umtu, the Vice Admiral! The only one who survived from the 44 Legion and who has stayed with me! This is Vice Admiral Su Ming, and there are Rhein, Ankaga, and Allu.....all my students, now under my command."

Mia introduced them.

"Hello!"

Su Ming said, reaching out to Umtu while examining him.

This Umtu didn't seem simple, emitting an unusually powerful presence.

Umtu was also quite shocked, observing Su Ming, wondering how Mia's student had already become a Vice Admiral at such a young age.

He then reached out to shake Su Ming's hand.

Su Ming paused momentarily, then exerted force as well.

The two subtly competed in strength!

Neither could overpower the other, and they just continued to increase their power.

Umtu's forehead veins popped, yet he still couldn't overcome Su Ming.

"What are you two doing? Why are you shaking hands for so long?"

Mia watched them and asked.

"Nothing, we just found each other remarkably congenial at first sight, so we're shaking a bit longer."

"Indeed!"

Su Ming and Umtu released their hands simultaneously, hiding them behind their backs, saying with a smile.

However, both their hidden hands were trembling.

"Oh, that's splendid! I'll put it simply, I'm currently the head of the 27th Regiment of the Second Legion. From now on, Su Ming is the second deputy head, and both deputy heads will need to cooperate more."

Mia patted Su Ming on the shoulder as she emphasized.

Her original troops were either dead or scattered, and the current forces at her disposal were assigned by Starlight City.

"Alright!"

Su Ming and Umtu responded in unison.

"By the way, Su Ming, are the fleets you brought that day all yours?"

Mia asked with much anticipation.

"No, only the Level 5 Battleship·Sunlight is mine; the rest of the ships aren't under my command and are likely already assigned to other units by Commander Soraya."

Su Ming shook his head in response.

"That's too bad, but at least we still have a Level 5 battleship, and it seems your ship's performance is quite impressive."

Mia said with a mischievous smile.

"Miss Mia, what are you planning? Don't you have your own ship?"

Su Ming asked helplessly.

"It's just that my ship is damaged and currently undergoing repairs!"

Mia replied with a chuckle.