Star Ocean: Starting from the Abandoned Mining Space Station.

Chapter 104: Expansion of panel capabilities, unprecedented concerns

After brilliantly disconnecting communication.

Chen Ming, who stayed at the factory, followed Hui Huang's request and brought all the repaired weapons to the warehouse.

By the way, I made sure that the escape cabins were in good condition and that there were no holes or other holes chewed up by pebbles, so as not to wake up anyone who was sleeping.

At the same time, all the remaining weapons in need of repair that could not be accommodated on the Iron Mine were also repaired in the warehouse.

Total time spent 10 minutes.

Then Chen Ming found that he had nothing to do in a short period of time.

The learning task has been substantially completed, and the next step of the plan requires going out.

However, Yuhui, the front foot, had just rejected Chen Ming's idea of ​​going out, so it was a bit uncomfortable to mention it with the back foot.

So Chen Ming took the anti-matter shock wave, a small weapon, and returned to the work area.

When Chen Ming saw its name, he was already quite curious about the design of this small weapon.

Weapons that use antimatter as a material should not be much less effective.

Anyway, let’s take it apart and take a look first.

Let's take a look at the difference compared to the Death torpedo that Chen Ming has on hand, which also uses antimatter as a material.

Although Chen Ming had previously tried to scan Death torpedoes with equipment from the repair shop, there were no results.

The material of the Death torpedo can block external scanning, and there is a great risk of explosion if it is dismantled.

It’s no wonder that the Death torpedo was obviously a thing from decades ago and there are still no imitations of it today.

At most, Chen Ming could only rely on dismantling the materials displayed on the panel to confirm that the Death torpedo relied on both nuclear materials and antimatter to achieve its terrifying power.

That's why Chen Ming also has antimatter antimatter shock waves. What is the effect?

Relying on the factory's scanning equipment and Chen Ming's own knowledge about energy weapons.

Chen Ming quickly determined the blueprint of the antimatter shock wave.

Although there are many technologies inside that Chen Ming does not understand, the effect of each component can still be seen.

The antimatter applied to the antimatter shock wave does not use antimatter as a consumable like the Death torpedo, nor does it act as a power supply device like the antiparticle energy intensification next door.

Rather, it serves as the "emitter" of energy weapons.

The restraint energy bomb fired should have some antimatter properties.

As for why it should be said, it was because Chen Ming always felt that there was something strange about the design of this weapon.

It wasn't because Chen Ming had modified it, but because the design itself made Chen Ming always feel that something was wrong.

But no matter what was wrong, Chen Ming could still be sure that this weapon called anti-matter shock wave was the result of Yu Hui's own design.

After all, Chen Ming has never heard of an example of substantive application of antimatter in humans.

When he checked various documents and papers on spacecraft and weapons technology before, although there were indeed many papers on antimatter.

But it is basically all theory, with little or no practical application results.

and many more.

Chen Ming suddenly realized a problem.

Logically speaking, if Yuhui has already put the antimatter shock wave into actual combat.

The human side must have captured it, and the effect of this thing should have been decoded long ago.

The practical applications of antimatter are also long overdue for relevant papers.

It’s not like Chen Ming hasn’t seen it until today.

Could this mean that this anti-matter shock wave is probably Yuhui's new weapon?

Although Chen Ming didn't pay much attention to the repairs just now, he still vaguely remembered the damage caused by the anti-matter shock wave, which seemed to be inside.

Could it be that the weapon was damaged due to an accident during testing?

If this is the case, it seems to explain why there is something wrong with this weapon.

But are all the weapons for testing given to him casually?Or antimatter?
Chen Ming was filled with doubts.

Wait, there seems to be no problem.

Just like projects that are not optimistic within the company will be cut off.

Afterglow may also be not optimistic about the actual performance of antimatter shock waves.

And since antimatter has been applied to weapons, Afterglow may have already begun experimental applications of antimatter in other industries or energy.

It just happened that the progress in weapons was not ideal, so the anti-matter shock wave project was axed.
Of course, it is also possible that Yuhui is developing other anti-matter weapons, or that Yuhui feels that the application prospects of anti-matter weapons are unreliable.

But in short, this thing is in Chen Ming's hands.

Chen Ming thinks this guess is very likely.

Otherwise, let alone Huihuang, he directly agreed that Chen Ming wanted to leave the thing itself.

Let's just say that Yuhui and the others should not have given this thing to Chen Ming to test their repair and modification capabilities in the first place.

So that's how it should be.

The antimatter shock wave was the product of a failed weapons experiment that Sunset had or had recently done.

It was of little value, so it was left to Chen Ming to try to repair, and it didn't matter if he used it to modify it at will.

Then Chen Ming had better not test fire the weapon that didn't look right.

He had randomly chosen one to modify it to increase the power output.

If it is damaged again, and the antimatter emitter is damaged, Chen Ming cannot dismantle the Death torpedo and repair it.

Although Yu Hui didn't seem to care about such a thing, Chen Ming felt that it was still valuable.

And when considering its value, Chen Ming suddenly remembered something.

This is the effect of changing weapons on his panel.

Chen Ming has not changed the weapons of the Iron Mine for a long time. The weapon that the Iron Mine has always installed is the electromagnetic javelin that Chen Ming obtained from the Machine Tribe a long time ago.

Although one of the reasons is that there are no suitable weapons and there are no battles that the Iron Mine needs to experience personally.

But the more important reason is that replacing this function is inherently inferior to repair and modification in terms of functionality.

Except for when the spaceship needs to replace weapons at the beginning, or when the weapons are damaged and replaced quickly during combat, there is nothing to use.

So Chen Ming ignored it many times.

However, Chen Ming accidentally discovered that he could remotely modify the spacecraft and remove the materials in place, and today he obtained this anti-matter shock wave.

Chen Ming suddenly thought of a possibility.

If you change the weapon for the sentry, then unload the replaced weapon.

Perhaps the complete experimental weapon developed with Yuhui's technology can be sent back.

Instead of just sending back the dismantled materials as before.

The more Chen Ming thought about it, the more he felt that there was a possibility, and maybe he could give it a try.

But when Chen Ming had this idea and was ready to put it into practice.

The brilliant communication was suddenly sent again.

Brilliance is still like it every time it contacts Chen Ming without any nonsense. It comes directly and asks: "Mr. Chen, do you need Gamma A to continue to be your contact person?"

Chen Ming immediately realized Yu Hui's second temptation at this time.

Naturally, there was no problem with his answer: "You have already dismantled Gamma A, and you have not put it back on the refractive ship."

"So you shouldn't ask Gamma A about this? Why are you asking me?"

Huihuang immediately said, sounding very reasonable: "Gamma A is the individual who guides you into the afterglow. It may be more appropriate for you to communicate with us indirectly through him."

Chen Ming would definitely not fall for it and said, "Then I can only say that I respect its idea."

"I understand."

Huihuang hung up the communication quite quickly.

Chen Ming did not continue what he just wanted to do, but immediately paid attention to Gamma A.

Gamma A has completed data migration and has become a beta-level AI core.

It did not escape Chen Ming's control.

However, Yuhui apparently only gave Gamma A a temporary robot carrier in order to avoid danger.

And it is exchanging information with Gamma A at high speed through the network.

Chen Ming can only know so much. Due to the nature of the afterglow itself, he cannot know which afterglow Gamma A is communicating with and the content of the communication.

The appearance of the beta core that Gamma A casually connected to the robot can only be seen through Gamma A's current temporary carrier.

A cylindrical yellow and green mechanical core.

Before even a few glances, Gamma A was removed from the temporary carrier.

Without the energy supply, Gamma A can only go into sleep.

Chen Ming frowned slightly and continued to pay attention.

After about a few minutes, Chen Ming suddenly discovered that Yuhui had installed gamma A on the diopter.

But it's not the Diopter controlled by Chen Ming, but a new Diopter.

What shocked Chen Ming was that the new spacecraft equipped with Gamma A also appeared in the list of spacecraft he could control, just like other spacecraft that had been controlled by Chen Ming.

At this time, there were two Diopters on the list of controllable ships on his panel.

Chen Ming felt uncontrollable excitement in his heart.

This ability is definitely the most outrageous ability he has had since awakening his spiritual power until today.

And this ability is likely to become the key to Chen Ming's future work at Yuhui.

However, he will not show any signs to the outside world, and he will definitely not issue any orders to Gamma A in the short term, in case Yu Hui discovers anything about it.

Chen Ming watched with his own eyes the refraction controlled by Gamma A left the planet, arrived in space, and left the galaxy following the Glory-class cruiser that had become friends with Gamma A.

This should be because Yu Hui handed over Gamma A to Hui Yao for supervision. Even if Gamma A was still under Chen Ming's control, he could deal with it immediately.

At the same time, letting Gamma A leave can also effectively prevent Chen Ming from causing trouble through Gamma A on Yuhui's colony planet.

It's acceptable to Chen Ming. He doesn't need Gamma A's help for the time being.And he also has Gamma B running around in Afterglow's territory.

If there is a real problem, Chen Ming doesn't have any other options.

As long as Gamma A can regain Sunset's trust.

This Chen Ming can enable the spacecraft he controls to indirectly control the Afterglow AI, and also allows the AI ​​he controls to continue to hide its ability to indirectly control new spaceships.

If this ability can be brought into play, it will definitely cause great damage to Yuhui's social structure, allowing Chen Ming to reap huge benefits.

Chen Ming looked away from Gamma A, who was still under supervision to a certain extent by Yu Hui.

Although it is now past eight o'clock in the morning, all the remaining work in the factory has been completed by now.

Before a new batch of weapons to be repaired or modified is delivered.

Chen Ming is ready to continue to implement the idea he just had.

But since I want to contact Lao Wu again.

In fact, there is another thing that Chen Ming wants to do together.

Just ask Lao Wu to help him continue to complete the work of hunting pirate bounties.
Of course, it is not about asking Old Wu to drive the boat out to fight. Chen Ming only needs Old Wu to help a little bit.

Chen Ming was busy here, so it was best to start taking action elsewhere, otherwise it would be equivalent to losing his ability to remotely control the spacecraft.

So Chen Ming's idea was to use the assets he had on hand to buy spaceships and organize a temporary fleet to go out and fight pirates with bounties on their heads.

In the end, all you need to do is ask Lao Wu to help you pick it up.

Anyway, based on Chen Ming's last experience, it can be determined that the identity of the person receiving the bounty is not important.

He had been wearing a protective suit that could completely hide his identity throughout the entire process, and no one from the government said anything at all.

It shouldn't be a big problem if you just ask the helper to get it. Of course, Chen Ming will also give Lao Wu some compensation for this matter.

This idea serves two main purposes.

The first one is obviously making money.

Among Chen Ming's current goals, building a fleet requires a lot of money.

Although the bounty is a bit unstable, under Chen Ming's current situation, it is still good to make extra money.

The second purpose is somewhat explicit about other considerations.

He wanted to test the composition of his fleet through a battle with pirates.

What is the appropriate fleet ratio?What kind of ship is suitable for him to control personally?What support is needed for combat and logistics?

All can be learned in actual combat.

It is definitely unreliable to brain test what the fleet should look like in the end. Only in actual combat can we determine what is the most appropriate and realistic choice.

As for whether the fleet could defeat the pirates, Chen Ming had no doubts.

He has direct control over three ships.

But before, he could defeat a ten-ship pirate fleet with a bounty of 2000 million with only two ships, a Centurion and a Fighter.

Chen Ming didn't believe he couldn't defeat the three ships.

Moreover, Chen Ming also plans to choose some spaceships that are relatively simple to operate as assistants.

For example, a ship that fires a round of missiles and then starts reloading without having to do anything, or a ship that, like the Centurion, goes up to resist damage and then turns on the damping stance and hangs up to wait for other ships to finish.

As long as these two types of ships are in the fleet, the number of ships that Chen Ming can actually operate by himself should be doubled and then some.

Otherwise, if he could only operate three spaceships, then Chen Ming would not have the need to test the composition of the fleet.

Three ships can detect a ghost.

On the contrary, if Chen Ming is multi-tasking like now, the fleet composition can still maintain good combat effectiveness.

In the future, when Chen Ming has more drivers, the effect will definitely not be that bad, and it will most likely be even better.

Moreover, Chen Ming's abilities are not static, and the number of spacecraft he can control will definitely increase in the future.

It just so happens that the fleet needs to be slowly built and expanded, which can just match Chen Ming's situation.

The thing that kills two birds with one stone is not for nothing.

Chen Ming immediately contacted Lao Wu.

Before Chen Ming spoke, Old Wu took the first step and said, "Xiao Ming? The company has been contacting me recently and wants to find you. If you want something, it's best to contact me less."

Chen Ming was not surprised that the company would contact someone he knew. He said, "It's okay. I'll contact the company if I contact him. I'll look for him if I find him. I don't know whether he can be found."

"If it was so easy for Yuhui to come here, they wouldn't have been able to develop here for so long."

"Why do you feel so happy that you can't come back?"

Chen Ming said in a helpless tone: "The situation forces me to do this. Is it possible that I am crying and hoping that the company will come to rescue me? If the company's support had come earlier, I wouldn't be like this now, right?"

"By the way, the company shouldn't be able to monitor me, but it should be able to monitor you."

Lao Wu said with a quite indifferent look: "I know, that's why I was thinking that you would still contact me now."

Since Chen Ming had already mentioned the possibility he just hinted at and it didn't matter at all, Old Wu didn't say anything.

Anyway, he had already reminded him when he came up, and there was nothing he could do if Chen Ming didn't listen.

Chen Ming had obviously thought of this possibility before he started contacting him, and said, "There must be a reason why I am contacting you now. Obviously, it is because there is something I need to let the company know."

Chen Ming's current thoughts on the company are very simple.

That is, we can cooperate to a certain extent, but we absolutely cannot rely on complete trust.

Chen Ming had some hope in the company before, but after what happened before, Chen Ming still felt that he could not completely trust others in anything. In the end, a person had to rely on himself.

So he can do whatever the company likes, and if the company doesn't do it, he will do it himself.

Chen Ming can accept them if they do it, but if it has a very big impact on his own arrangements, then Chen Ming would rather not need them.

At present, it seems that if the company wants to interfere with Chen Ming, it will definitely need a cruiser fleet, not just one cruiser.

So Chen Ming felt that he could just let go of the situation in the company for the time being.

Anyway, the company is anxious for Sky Steel, but he is not in a hurry, and Sky Steel is not his.

Chen Ming didn't believe that the company could go all the way to Yuhui's colony in a few days to interfere with his plan and take him away.

A cruise fleet was mobilized from organizing to making the final long-distance voyage to fighting with the Afterglow Fleet all the way to him.

There are so many aspects of personnel, logistics, combat effectiveness support, and general command issues. No matter how efficient we are, it will take some time, right?

When the company can really solve so many things and come to Chen Ming, then the things he has to do here should be almost the same.

So Chen Ming simply told his situation directly.

"There is at least one cruiser guarding me here in Yuhui, plus the defense force of a galaxy. I feel that if there is only one cruiser, there is no need to come here."

"There is at least one industrial colony in the galaxy that occupies one-fifth of the planet's area. The cruiser model is Brilliant, and it is likely to be supported by a Glory."

Old Wu stared at the terminal in surprise and asked, "That's what you said?"

"Well, you can't really think it's fun for me to stay here in Yuhui, right?"

"Ha ha……"

Chen Ming heard a trace of embarrassment hidden in Lao Wu's words and said, "You..."

"Ha, don't think too much, I just think you can get away with it no matter where you are, right?"

Chen Ming was speechless. Old Wu obviously meant that Chen Ming might get better treatment if he stayed with Yuhui than if he stayed in the company.

Although it seems that this is indeed the case at present, we should not say anything casually.

Lao Wu also realized that what he said was wrong, and immediately changed the subject and said: "So where are you putting it now? If you don't mind, Lao Lu has stopped me a lot, and there are still people who bother me."

"Ah."

Chen Ming responded, and through the sentry, marked the industrial colony planet in the afterglow territory of the unknown star field outside the empire's territory on the galaxy map and sent it to Lao Wu.

"Okay, I told you that I have the idea of ​​contacting the company, but there is another matter."

"Come, let's talk in private."

Chen Ming hung up the communication.

What he just said can be heard by the company, but it is better to hide what he wants to say to Lao Wu later about his thoughts.

After Lao Wu walked into the hatch opened by the sentry, he consciously took out the battery of the terminal to prevent people from the company from continuing to monitor.

On the Sentinel, a spaceship that is completely controlled by Chen Ming, it is impossible for anyone to bypass Chen Ming's control of the spacecraft equipment and monitor the situation inside the spacecraft.

After boarding the ship, Old Wu found a chair in the captain's cabin of the sentry and sat down. He kicked his legs, looked at the activated control panel in front of him and asked, "What's going on?"

Chen Ming's words were quickly displayed on the control panel's display.

"I need you to help me purchase some supplies, some materials, and a spaceship. Use my card and my money."

Lao Wu nodded directly and said, "Okay, but what do you want to do?"

"Get a fleet of my own."

"Forehead……"

"I know it sounds a bit much and there are a lot of problems, but I will figure it out and there will be people who will support me."

Old Wu scratched his chin, with a somewhat nostalgic look in his eyes, and said: "Well... I actually have nothing to advise you. I feel that there are only two development paths for your ability, scientific research and fleet. "

"Whichever way you choose is the path you want to take, and it's your money anyway. You are responsible for the final result of whatever you want to do."

"If we go bankrupt someday, we'll wait for you to come back at any time."

"Lao Lu also asked me to ask you how you are doing lately. He also said that the final payment from last time has been credited to your card."

"Even if the superiors strictly prohibit him from doing that with you again, saying that it will ruin the company's reputation, we are a pirate space station and we are not allowed to do it."

The boss's concern and Lao Wu's words made Chen Ming seem to experience some feelings that he had never experienced before.

feel good.

As for the sale of refurbished weapons, it was within Chen Ming's expectation.

He also made a small profit of more than 4000 million, so even if he can't do it anymore, it's still acceptable.

It's impossible to do this kind of thing for a long time. The codes from the weapons factory are all fake and will be discovered sooner or later.

Cutting it off early will save you problems in the future.

(End of this chapter)