Training Machine

Chapter 9: Training Machine

Su Ming ignored the stunned trio and walked into the restroom to wash up quickly.

A few minutes later, Su Ming lay on his bed, gazing at the underside of the bunk above, contemplating the incident with Zhang Tai blocking him.

To be honest, he wasn't surprised at all that Zhang Tai had tried to block him. Although sometimes people have no intersection, and no enmity, the moment you decide to do something, you have to consider the entanglement of interests. For example, in Zhang Tai's case, because the original owner of this body pursued Lin Chuyu, whether he succeeded or not, he was a stumbling block for Zhang Tai. From Zhang Tai's perspective, Su Ming had harmed his interests, and regardless of whether it was reasonable, he would come looking for trouble. Therefore, when you do something, you must anticipate the consequences and troubles it will bring, and whether you can bear them, otherwise, it is foolish. This world is just that realistic and cruel. To put it simply, it is survival of the fittest, the strong prey on the weak.

Soon, Su Ming slowly closed his eyes and gradually fell asleep.

Noon.

In the open space outside the No. 1 teaching building, students from Mecha Class 3 arrived one after another.

A boy with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a full spirit saw that most people had arrived and shouted to his classmates.

"Everyone, hurry up and line up. Class is about to start."

"Minke, even though you're the class monitor, it's not time for class yet, and Teacher Tang hasn't arrived. What are you shouting about?"

At this moment, a boy with messy hair, dark skin, and a contemptuous gaze retorted dismissively. This boy was Chen Tong, the same classmate who had mocked Su Ming in the classroom earlier.

Minke heard Chen Tong's words and retorted without politeness.

"Chen Tong, if you don't want to line up, don't affect the other classmates."

"Hmph, a brown-noser!"

Chen Tong snorted coldly and muttered.

At this moment, Su Ming yawned and lazily walked over, looking a little listless. He had slept too late last night, and he had woken up at 8:30 AM to review in the dormitory. This body was not quite used to it.

Just then, Su Ming suddenly felt that the atmosphere was a bit off, so he looked carefully. He discovered that Class Monitor Minke and Chen Tong were confronting each other, and the surrounding students had subconsciously made way. Su Ming's face showed a strange expression. So lively? Could it be that as the weather gradually gets hotter, everyone's temper is getting fiery?

Fortunately, at this moment, Teacher Tang hurried over. Seeing him, the students present immediately began to line up. Chen Tong also snorted coldly and walked to the back of the line. Su Ming found a spot and stood.

"Minke, are all the students here?" Tang Yan asked Minke.

"They're all here, teacher," Minke replied after a quick count.

"Alright, everyone follow me!" Tang Yan said without any delay and hurriedly led the students towards the training teaching building.

The training teaching building was located in the northern corner of the school and was one of the most important buildings in the academy. From afar, one could see many students gathered at the bottom of the grid-like building for training. Tang Yan led Su Ming and the others into the teaching building and arrived at training room 3 on the first floor. The entire training room covered an area of five hundred square meters, like a large studio, with rows of gray simulation training cabins neatly arranged inside. Su Ming looked at the training cabins with great interest. These training cabins were shaped like cocoons, each with an independent number, and cables connected to the bottom of the cabins.

At this moment, Tang Yan said to the many students, "Everyone, find your corresponding simulation training cabin according to your number in the class."

Just as all the students were about to move, Chen Tong suddenly complained, "Oh! Teacher, why is it the simulation training cabin again? It's so boring!"

"What do you find interesting then?" Tang Yan raised an eyebrow and looked at the troublemaker Chen Tong.

Chen Tong spread his hands and said contemptuously, "What's the use of practicing in simulation cabins all day? Can't we get some real ones to practice with?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? How can simulation cabins be useless? During the City Exam, we used simulation cabins too. What need is there for real ones?" Tang Yan patiently explained. "It's not like touching the real thing will give us more motivation, and maybe we'll learn easier. Don't tell me the school doesn't have them?"

Chen Tong smiled and said to Tang Yan.

At this moment, many students present also chimed in.

"Yeah! Teacher, can we touch the real thing!"

"Right, we haven't touched one yet!"

Hearing this, Su Ming looked at Tang Yan with anticipation. If he could get his hands on the real thing, it would be an unexpected surprise.

Seeing the expectant look on his students' faces, and with Chen Tong having said that much, Tang Yan found it a bit hard to refuse. Furthermore, the students in this class weren't performing well this year, and he was a bit anxious. So, he gritted his teeth and said.

"I really owe you brats. Follow me!"

"Ooh yeah!"

"Teacher Tang is the best."

Huang Mao and the others cheered.

Tang Yan led the group away from the training teaching building and headed towards the back.

Behind the training teaching building stood a steel structure, like a rectangular warehouse, covering tens of thousands of square meters.

There were many security guards patrolling, and students were usually not allowed near it, so Su Ming and the others had never been there before.

As Tang Yan approached with Su Ming and the others, a burly security captain with a scar on his face walked up.

"Teacher Tang, why are you here? And with so many students."

"Captain Qian Feng, I'm bringing these brats to try out the real mechas. Isn't Training Ground No. 2 vacant today?"

Tang Yan took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, pulled out a synthetic cigarette, and handed it to Captain Qian Feng.

Qian Feng took Tang Yan's cigarette and gave him a thumbs-up.

"Teacher Tang is truly generous. The real mechas used for training are for specialized training of elite students, and you're bringing the whole class here."

"It's nothing."

Tang Yan's expression was a bit stiff.

"Then I won't disturb your class."

Qian Feng smiled and stepped aside.

Tang Yan led Su Ming and the others towards the training ground.

A few minutes later, accompanied by a crisp ticking mechanical sound, the thick alloy door opened.

Everyone followed Teacher Tang Yan inside.

Soon, the spacious and empty training ground came into view.

Su Ming looked around curiously.

The training ground was over thirty meters high, with a steel frame structure at the top and metal square tiles covering the entire floor. The surrounding walls were encircled by a viewing platform and a small lounge. In the center of the training ground stood five somewhat old training machines.

"Wow, mechas!"

Huang Mao and the others shouted excitedly. This was the first time they had seen the real thing.

Su Ming looked at the five training mechas with great interest. They were about eight meters tall, covered in thick gray armor, with humanoid bodies and round heads. The display device was cross-shaped, and its giant mechanical right hand held a soft plastic model sword.