Star Ocean: Starting from the Abandoned Mining Space Station.

Chapter 114 Gamma Z’s arrangements and the actions of the Fourteenth Legion

Under Chen Ming's attention.

Gamma Z and Gamma B entered different galaxies in the afterglow star field at different times.

Gamma B continued to let it move freely, while Gamma Z Chen Ming kept an eye on it.

Gamma Z was arranged by Chen Ming to a place separated by two afterglow colony galaxies from Chen Ming's current position.

After arriving at the galaxy center space station, after going through the same inspection as last time, he successfully blended back into the afterglow.

And we also successfully obtained permission to enter a planet with an industrial colony in the galaxy for supplies.

The environment of this planet's industrial colonies is very different from where Chen Ming lives now.

Because this is a habitable planet.

There is only one continental plate occupying half of the planet, and the rest is ocean.

Afterglow's industrial facilities are concentrated on this rugged continent.

Although the degree of industrial development here is higher than that of Chen Ming's place, the environment here is actually better.

Industrial production equipment does not spew large amounts of pollutants, nor does it use any pollutant-causing fuels.

And there is no trace of the geocentric furnace energy supply tower that can easily damage the local ecology.

Let this planet still maintain a good ecological environment.

But according to Gamma B.

The reason why they protect the ecology of this planet is because there is a creature on this planet that looks like a hermit crab but has a crystal-like carapace and shell that lives in the mountains of the continent.

The scientific name is crystal crab.

The shell on the back of the energy crystal crab is naturally formed by its own secretions, and has the effect of storing energy extremely efficiently.

Even if the energy inside these crystals is used up after being removed, they are also an excellent energy storage material.

The crystal crab itself will not die due to the loss of its shell, but will regrow as daily activities proceed.

Energy crystals are of extremely high value, and so are the energy crystal crabs themselves.

And this crystal crab is actually a product of genetic engineering.

Of course, this is not a product of humans, nor is it genetic engineering done by Yuhui himself.
It is the legacy left by the destroyed civilization that Yuhui discovered outside the empire's borders.

Afterglow came here faster than humans and occupied it.

At first, Yuhui just wanted to collect resources on the planet, but after discovering these crystal crabs, he changed his development strategy.

He chose the development method that Chen Ming saw now and conducted research on the lives left by that civilization.

Yuhui is currently able to cultivate these crystal crabs that have evolved to adapt to the ecology of this planet on a small scale on other planets.

But that's not enough.

The farmed ones are definitely not as good as the wild ones.

After all, if you raise them yourself, the energy to grow the energy crystal crab shells on their backs will come from Yuhui himself,

It would obviously be better to continue research into making crystal crabs a link in the ecological chain of other planets and regularly harvest them on a large scale.

Now Chen Ming finally knew where the energy storage materials with their own energy given by Yu Hui came from.

Before, he was wondering how Yuhui could have several kinds of materials that he had never seen or even heard of before.

Humans actually have similar self-storage materials, but as far as Chen Ming knows, they are all artificially synthesized self-storage materials, and even his abilities may not be adequate.

Maybe it will run away after just using the energy, which is completely different from this natural self-storage material.

If you can find a way to bring back a few crystal crabs, it must be of extremely high value.

But Chen Ming is not here to do this now.

Let’s see if this idea can be realized in the future.

Now, Chen Ming continues to watch Gamma Z control the heavy rain to land at a small supply point that can be seen everywhere in the Afterglow Colony.

It wants to be here, replacing a spaceship that is more suitable for it.

After all, Heavy Rain Chen Ming is still useful.

Moreover, a heavy rain ship was wandering around in Yuhui's territory, and someone in Yuhui might discover the problem later. If this was investigated and Chen Ming himself was implicated, the problem would be huge.

Afterglow is not a rigid machine, they also have doubts

The longer the heavy rain exists, the higher the possibility of being suspected, and the more likely it is to lead to the total collapse of Chen Ming's plan.

So when Gamma B goes back to Chen Ming, he won't let it drive the fighter anymore. Instead, he will let it drive the destroyer it got after the upgrade and do whatever it needs to do.

Gamma Z quickly followed the signal from the supply point and landed inside the supply point factory.

What it does next is simple.

Accept the overhaul of the factory, and then use its own material rations once recorded in the database to exchange for a new spaceship.

Chen Ming has also seen this process. The core is unloaded from the spacecraft and then temporarily stored until the new spacecraft is installed.

But now that Gamma Z is replacing its core, it is not like the previous Gamma A that was equipped with a separate temporary robot.

This time Gamma Z is directly linked to the factory's database.

Browse the spaceships stored in the factory for Gamma Z. If there is no spaceship that Gamma Z wants for the time being, you can connect Gamma Z first and install it after the spaceship is transferred. It is quite convenient.

So Yuhui was unsuspecting.

This supply point is easy to get.

The Gamma AI responsible for supply point maintenance that communicated with Gamma Z also understood the situation the moment Gamma Z connected to the factory.

It has no ability to resist Chen Ming, so it can only accept all this and honestly change ships for Gamma Z.

Of course, the material rations that should be delivered still have to be delivered.

If you save money in this area for the sake of petty gain, you will regret it if something is found out later.

Therefore, Chen Ming would rather pay more costs to ensure the highest success rate.

Anyway, this doesn’t require spending Chen Ming’s ration.

In short, what Gamma Z just controlled was a supply point, which Chen Ming thought had the best chance of contacting other Afterglow individuals after careful consideration.

Every Afterglow AI that comes here will be controlled by Chen Ming as long as it is connected to the line by Gamma AI.

Although this control speed will not be too fast, after all, Afterglow's colonies often have many supply points.

But if the number of Afterglow individuals controlled by Chen Ming increases to a certain extent at this slow growth rate, the growth rate will continue to grow geometrically.

But that's for later.

And Gamma Z is here just temporarily.

Further back, it needs to be moved to another location.

Under the information given before by Gamma A and the subsequent explanation by Gamma B.

The final destination chosen by Chen Ming for Gamma Z is a special galaxy open to all afterglow individuals.

Chen Ming had previously considered several issues.

The biggest problem is that Gamma Z is currently only a gamma level and cannot exert sufficient effects, so it needs to be improved.

What's the fastest way to improve?
That is naturally to complete Yuhui's mission and obtain the mechanical family chips that are reasonably obtained.

And what is the most efficient way to complete the task?
Let Gamma Z do its essential work, and it will definitely not work if it is slowly mixed in the production lines of various factories. The efficiency is too slow.

Moreover, strategic materials that were important to Yu Hui, such as machine family chips, certainly could not be easily transferred through Chen Ming's control of the factory, and it was not easy to be greedy.

At least not until Chen Ming's control expands.

So Chen Ming must make some other arrangements.

Therefore, after careful consideration, high-intensity combat missions were very suitable for Gamma Z.

Chen Ming was discussing the mechanical family chip with Lao Wu before.

Old Wu said that he would purchase chips from star regions that have a lot of contact with the Machine Tribe and even border the Star Territory controlled by the Machine Tribe.

And it just so happened that the star field next to the Galo star field where Chen Ming was located was a star field bordering the mechanical race.

If you zoom in a little bit, you can see that the afterglow and the machine race are also bordering each other.

Although Yuhui and the machine race are both existences similar to mechanical life, their direct conflict is not inferior to the conflict between humans and the machine race.

It can only be said that the machine race has an extreme and insoluble hatred for human beings. This hatred seems to have also extended to human creations, Afterglow.

Therefore, Chen Ming set his goal for Gamma Z.

Near the area of ​​Afterglow and the Mechanical Tribe, there is a galaxy where conflicts often break out.

There are many opportunities here.

According to Gamma B.

There is only one colony of Afterglow in this system.

It is also a colony that takes into account both heavy industry and military.

There are many production lines here in heavy industry that can go through everything from ore to final spaceship products. There are a large number of factories that can produce batches of spaceships and put them directly into battle.

It is equivalent to putting the military factory directly on the front line.

In addition to factories, there are also a large number of planetary defense equipment on the planet to ensure that the planet will never fall.

As long as supplies are sufficient and the number of Yuhui individuals can keep up, they will have endless combat power.

In this situation where industrial facilities produce and sell themselves, even if the outside world blocks the planet, it will not have much effect.

After all, it’s not like Yuhui doesn’t have the ability to remotely control the spacecraft.

Although the efficiency is relatively low, as long as the damage to the individual Afterglow is controlled, everything else is a small matter and can be remedied later.

As long as Yuhui and the fortress-like planet on the front line of the mechanical race do not fall, Yuhui's territory will remain stable.

The Machine Race has been unable to capture this place for a long time, so they have given up attacking Yuhui directly from here, but they still maintain a low-intensity battle.

It was equivalent to helping Yu Hui train his troops.

After all, fighting is not something that can be learned by putting military tactics in your head.

Such a battlefield can provide an environment for rapid improvement for those gamma AIs whose logical advantage is spaceship driving and combat.

The same goes for the mechanical tribe.

Such battlefield risks still exist, but they are acceptable.

Gamma A has been here before, and so has Gamma B. Although Gamma Z has not come because its advantageous logic block is not spaceships and combat, it has no choice now. If it wants to improve quickly, combat is obviously the most efficient. method.

Gamma B had done this before, but in another place quite far away from Chen Ming's location. There were also mechanical tribes there, and the risk of being discovered was also lower.

Just because the conditions at Gamma Z were better, Chen Ming arranged Gamma Z in this place closer to himself.

You may be able to provide some support in the event of an accident.

It’s hard to say exactly who supports whom Chen Ming.

Anyway, his thoughts are very clear.

Take advantage of the time that Gamma Z is here to rise to beta level.

Let the Afterglow individuals controlled by him in the colonial factory on the habitable planet grow and expand on their own while remaining secretive.

It's certainly okay to let them develop on their own until there aren't many of them.

When the number increases, you need to consider the issue of coordination.

By that time, Chen Ming estimated that Gamma Z had risen to beta level.

Just in time to go back and take over, relying on the advantageous logic block in management to help Chen Ming completely control Yuhui's colony.

When the number of afterglows increased later, it was too slow for Chen Ming to give orders one by one.

Letting Gamma Z come is definitely a better choice.

Of course, if Chen Ming had the opportunity to control an Alpha-level AI, let alone that, but Chen Ming just wanted to think about it.

His purpose is very clear, to let the Yuhui controlled by him continue to expand its size on Yuhui's chassis, that's all.

During this period of time, he will not pay too much attention to these gamma AIs, lest he suddenly do something and be discovered.

Leave everything to Gamma Z.He also has some things to do here.

Chen Ming planned to take advantage of the last bit of peace he still had to learn everything he needed to learn. There was really no way to determine his own situation after that.

Chen Ming once again devoted himself to developing himself.

And at the same time.

Gallo-2 star sector, the former military headquarters of the star sector.

A planet riddled with volcanoes and unstable geological structures.

Within a military colony protected by a biodome on the planet.

The former headquarters building of the sector military is now the building of the Empire's independent No. 14 Corps.

In the office of the former commander-in-chief, which has been converted into the office of the Fourteenth Army Corps.

The major general of the [-]th Army Corps who had personally threatened him in front of the former major general of the sector military was currently communicating via video chat.

On the communication screen, you can see an old man who is probably in his 60s.

He is also wearing the military uniform of the Fourteenth Legion, and the badge on his shoulder can prove his identity, Lieutenant General of the Fourteenth Legion.

The major general saluted him solemnly, without the fierceness that threatened the major general of the sector military at all.

The lieutenant general waved his hand casually with a kind look and said: "There is no need to be like this Baiquan, we are talking in private now, do you have anything to do with me?"

Major General Bai Quan lowered his head slightly and said, "I heard that the war on the other side has accelerated recently?"

"Yes, Yuhui is activating a high-energy device, intending to transport things over extremely long distances."

"What exactly?"

The lieutenant general shook his head, took a sip of the tea in front of him and said, "I don't know, the front line is still investigating."

"But now they have roughly estimated the size and range of objects that Afterglow's energy level can transport."

"As a result, your place is right in the middle of the calculated limit distance."

白泉
"Is Sunset planning to move something directly across our empire?"

"Yes, because you have Yu Hui there, and you happen to have a relationship with someone worthy of Yu Hui's actions. In the past few days, we have basically been discussing things on your side. You have to move faster."

Bai Quan lowered his head again, thinking about what the lieutenant general said.

The lieutenant general suddenly asked: "How did your joint meeting go?"

Bai Quan quickly raised his head and said: "Still organizing."

"Obviously all the forces involved have ideas about Chen Ming, but they just can't organize them."

"We didn't bring much supplies when we came here, so we could only provide temporary support. Star gates are not just used to transport supplies, not to mention there are several star gates."

"So we need time to reorganize the territory of the original sector army."

"During this time we have to work with the locals."

"So, now they're kind of..."

Bai Quan didn't make his words clear, but the lieutenant general also understood what he meant.

But the lieutenant general just smiled. He was not surprised that Bai Quan, who had been promoted all the way through his military exploits, failed in this aspect. This was one of the purposes of sending him out.

Although Bai Quan had a headache, he had nothing to be discouraged about.

“The government is also currently looking for ways to advance this matter.”

"The main issue now is the overall command authority and the ultimate goal."

"As long as the combined fleet can be organized, the position of command will definitely be ours in the end, and others will not be qualified."

"We also have the ability to convince others, at most it costs a little bit."

The lieutenant general nodded slightly and asked another question Bai Quan said: "Is there any problem with the ultimate goal?"

"The mission should be very clear when you set out. Can the person be rescued? Or is it possible that the person was rescued but couldn't be separated due to wrangling?"

Bai Quan denied: "That's not the problem."

"People must be saved. After all, we are not just here for Chen Ming. If Xinghe is really taken away by him, there is a high probability that Xinghe will still be alive. For this reason alone, we have to save him."

"Although it is indeed difficult to separate the people after they are rescued, the more important issue is."

"Do we need to take this opportunity to stab Yu Hui's hometown along the way?"

"Oh?"

The lieutenant general looked more energetic, thought about it and said, "It's a rash idea, but it does have something to do."

Bai Quan brought up a three-dimensional view on the desktop in front of him.

It is a galaxy map outside the Gallo Star Territory and belongs to the Afterglow Star Territory.

Although Yuhui has blocked the forward movement of the spacecraft, it has not blocked the light.

Therefore, the general galaxy map can still be confirmed through a telescope.

He pointed to this star field and said: "There is definitely a replica of Kletka in a certain galaxy here."

"Tear down the replica, and the afterglow of this star field will lose its backing. We can find a way to clean up these afterglows and continue to expand outwards."

The lieutenant general squinted his eyes and looked at the star field through the video communication screen and said: "It's not that simple. Sinda Company, which has the most momentum in this star field, probably won't cooperate with you."

Bai Quan nodded immediately and said, "Yes, the attitude over there seems a bit... complicated?"

"Sinda Company seems willing to help, but they just want to save Chen Ming and don't want to waste money and trouble Yu Hui."

"But when we mentioned some exploratory tasks, they were very willing to cooperate, and their attitude was very strange."

"I think it's because of their Sky Steel that their attitude towards us has changed like this."

"I don't really want to argue with this, but the logistics are not under my control."

The lieutenant general recalled for a moment and said, "Logistics? Is it that young man named Ping?"

"Yes, he said he wanted to use this to make some money."

The lieutenant general frowned slightly and said: "I know something about this matter. The mining rights of Xinda Company were usurped by the original group of losers relying on their authority, right? Don't do this kind of thing. It will be embarrassing to tell it."

Bai Quan also looked a little helpless and said: "I told him the same thing, but he said that he felt that Xinda thought that we were going to occupy these sky steels like those wastes, so he took this opportunity to rely on If you make a little profit from the information gap, Sky Steel will definitely go through the process and pay it back."

The lieutenant general relaxed his frown and said, "That's okay, then I'll give you a reminder."

"I think Chen Ming's current situation is actually very bad."

"He may have plans to hang out with Yu Hui because of what happened before, but Yu Hui is not easy to get along with."

"There must be a big problem with what Yu Hui wants to send away. It is aimed at Chen Ming, or it is really aimed at you who want to rescue Chen Ming."

"Chen Ming will definitely be saved now, so you must pay attention if the front line fails."

"Try to find a way to contact Chen Ming directly."

Bai Quan calmed down his expression, returned to his original calm appearance and said:

"I also want to contact him, but our intelligence sources are still too few. Currently, it seems that only Sinda Company has the means to contact him."

"And even if we get in touch, I don't think it will work."

"Sinda Company doesn't have more information than us. They just have the contact information with Chen Ming."

"Yuhui's information is still only the part that Chen Ming left before. Even if Chen Ming is contacted, there won't be much change in this regard."

"If Chen Ming doesn't find a way to do something on his own, even if there is no Yuhui in the future, there may be accidents during the rescue."

The lieutenant general did not give Bai Quan a reminder this time, and just said: "That is the problem you have to solve."

A person suddenly appeared on the communication screen. He was also a young man and looked to be in his early 20s.

She is a girl with short ear-length hair, wearing a smart military uniform.

She stood next to the lieutenant general and faced the communication screen, with an obviously deliberate seriousness on her expression as she said: "The connection between Chen Ming and Xinda Company should not be broken, but no information has been transmitted back at all. Now I am even a little bit worried about this situation." Suspect……"

The lieutenant general took a sip of tea, reached out and slapped her on the back of the head mercilessly and said: "The more you say not to do such a thing, the more likely others will do it. From his resume, Chen Ming is completely There is no anti-human tendency.”

"As long as we can deal with the previous matters fairly and send those members of the Sector Army to where they should be sent, such as the Judgment Stand."

The girl covered the back of her head, her expression no longer serious, but asked casually: "Is this enough?"

The lieutenant general nodded and said: "Someone said enough is enough. He was the person who gave our legion the smuggling information in the military region."

"It is certain to save Chen Ming, and it is certain to save Cheng Xinghe. Don't wait for Xinghai to die outside all day long. Having fewer competitors is not a good thing."

Cheng Xinghai sat next to him with some regret, his eyes gradually fixed on the lieutenant general's tea and snacks.

The major general ignored Cheng Xinghai, pushed up his glasses and said, "My current basic goal is that the two of them will definitely not change."

“But I want to do something extra while completing the basic goals.”

"So the main purpose of my contact this time is to confirm the fleet that the legion can provide. If it is not provided, I have to take the initiative to apply."

The lieutenant general had no objection to this. Bai Quan was already a major general, and he knew very well what should be done and what should not be done.

However, he gave another suggestion: "You can wait for two days and see the situation on the front line here."

"Frontline Advantage. Kill that thing Yu Hui is working on. You have to apply for it yourself."

"But if you are at a disadvantage and allow Yu Hui to successfully send the things away, we will have to invest more resources in you, and there will definitely be battleships."

"Yuhui is making big moves, and we want to bring back our people who can make big moves in the future."

"Chen Ming or Cheng Xinghe?"

"Forget it, Chen Ming's ability is nothing to say, and Xinghe's potential is also very good."

"The new batch of special warships we are cooperating with Tachyon need a commander with sufficient capabilities."

"The new ship's combat method is very different from the old ship, and may subvert the current battle line system."

"We are too old and rigid to adapt to the new spaceship, but he is still young and still has a lot of time to learn."

Cheng Xinghai, who had just disappeared for a short while with the snacks, suddenly appeared on the communication screen again. With a trace of annoyance on his face, he said: "I am also young, and I also have potential. Why don't you talk about me?"

"Yeah, you count as one."

The lieutenant general responded vaguely twice.

Bai Quan asked about the ships that the Vice Admiral just mentioned: "I heard that those ships are still in the experimental stage, and even the escort-level ships cannot be stabilized?"

"Yes, so Chen Ming is also very important."

"If Chen Ming comes back together, when Cheng Xinghe has enough battlefield experience and can stand alone, he will definitely make achievements in the technology of these new spaceships."

"Even if he doesn't want to develop in this area, there is no doubt that his ability is strong in combat."

"Did you all watch the video of that battle? You all know the combat effectiveness of the spaceships controlled by him."

"We have to keep these two guys no matter what, so I don't want to hear anything like that."

The lieutenant general stared at Cheng Xinghai next to him seriously.

The playful expression on Cheng Xinghe's face subsided and he nodded solemnly.

A look of satisfaction appeared on the lieutenant general's face and he said: "Xinghai, your potential is also quite good. Together with the two of them, we will definitely be the main force for us humans to compete with Yu Hui and Yu Machinery Clan in the future."

The lieutenant general turned to look at Bai Quan and asked: "Except for the joint meeting, how is the overall situation over there?"

“We are still consolidating our fundamentals, so it’s not easy to make any big moves.”

"Right now, we should focus on building a good relationship with the local gangster, Xinda Company."

"Slowly take over what the previous military left behind, lay a good foundation, and then think of ways to expand when the opportunity arises."

Lieutenant General Bai Quan had no objection to what he did.

"Well, just make steady progress. We are now somewhat restricted by the afterglow and must find some other ways to go."

"You can now be regarded as the pathfinder for our Fourteenth Army in the Galo Star Territory. We only need to be stable in terms of development."

"But in other matters, especially the rescue of Chen Ming and Cheng Xinghe, we must not be too cautious."

Bai Quan's eyes suddenly became sharp.

"I understand, I'm already organizing the advance troops."

(End of this chapter)