Star Ocean: Starting from the Abandoned Mining Space Station.

Chapter 156 Change
What Chen Ming said sounded very reasonable.

But the boss still felt there was something wrong and said, "But since you already exist in our universe, doesn't it matter whether you meet the president or not?"

Chen Ming immediately denied it and said, "No, I don't feel right."

"I do exist, but when those things in another space locate me and the president, they should only be able to locate two independent points."

Otherwise, there is no way to explain why Chen Ming didn't feel this way before, and he was sweating profusely until he actually planned to set sail to find the president.

Of course, Chen Ming couldn't be so direct. Instead, he changed his words to something that sounded relatively reasonable: "We and another space are not completely corresponding to each other like hyperspace. There must be many complex and even distorted influences in the middle."

"Being able to locate the empire for 20 years shows that they can confirm the location of the infection in our universe through dimensional infection."

"But it lost our position 20 years later, which shows that changes in the relative positions between dimensions will make it impossible for them to continue positioning."

"According to our understanding, this change in relative position must be traceable, since those things are not continued to be tracked."

"It means that for them, the changes in the relative position of the dimensions are random."

"This process of change, the distortion from our universe to their dimension."

"So even if the president's existence provides a coordinate, they will not be able to find our location, because the coordinates provided by the president and me have become random after experiencing changes between dimensions."

The boss suddenly thought of a question at this time and asked: "Then do you think it is possible that they can't locate us through people who have experienced dimensional infection?"

Chen Ming used his spiritual power to slightly control his supreme point, and the idea of ​​going to the president flashed through his mind.

The next moment, the sense of danger came again.

So Chen Ming answered very definitely and decisively: "No, they can definitely determine our coordinates through me and the president."

"It's just because the president and I have no actual contact yet."

"And after the last dimensional change, they most likely don't know where the second dimensional infection occurred in our universe."

"It's even less clear whether they are clones made by the same empire or even the same species."

"If you really want to say it, this second dimensional infection is also caused by the afterglow, not humans."

"Even if they know our human genes, they can't be sure that they are clones made by humans themselves."

"Wait, that doesn't seem right. Just pretend I didn't say this."

Chen Ming suddenly remembered the sense of danger he had felt in the universe of consciousness space before.

This should mean that things from another dimension are aware of his existence.

Therefore, it cannot be said that they are not sure whether this second dimensional infection is caused by humans. As long as Chen Ming is alive, even if the dimensional infection is not caused by humans, it can only fall on humans in the end.

"But it is certain that they cannot determine where in our universe the two dimensional infections occurred."

Otherwise, Chen Ming's danger perception ability should have known about the dimensional infection the moment it occurred.

"The president and I are separate and independent points, not related points."

"It doesn't matter if you don't come into contact at ordinary times, but if you come into contact, the situation will change."

"The two discrete points are no longer independent."

"Two people who have been in contact with the corrupted dimension, two discrete and random coordinates."

"Getting closer is equivalent to confirming a line for the corrupt dimension."

"A line that can find the possibility of regularity in their relative positions in randomly changing dimensions."

"They can look for traces of our existence and the location of the empire on this line of the universe."

"If a third point appears in the future, it means 100% that something will happen."

Chen Ming finished his conjecture in one breath, took a deep breath to calm down, and drank some water.

Although he had no knowledge or in-depth understanding of another dangerous dimension and dimension infection three days ago.

But it was this sense of danger brought about by meeting the president that made him quickly consider a lot of very reasonable things that he had never thought of before.

So much so that the boss, besides thinking about what Chen Ming said, couldn't help but ask him: "How did you think of this?"

"..."

Chen Ming thought about it and said, "Maybe it feels like..."

"Do you feel it?"

The boss did not doubt Chen Ming's statement.

Because Chen Ming had talked about something with him before.

It was when Chen Ming faced the abnormal heart and was forcibly dragged into the consciousness space by the abnormal heart that he sensed the danger from the starry sky.

The boss also took the initiative to explain to Chen Ming that the space of consciousness amplified his perception and greatly improved his ability to detect.

So now, the boss immediately agreed with Chen Ming's conjecture.

After all, Chen Ming is a personal experiencer of dimensional infection, and he also has very keen perception. It is very normal to notice that something is wrong.

And at this moment, the boss's terminal suddenly vibrated.

He picked up the terminal and looked at it: "The president's phone number."

The boss answered the phone and listened for a while, his expression gradually turning more serious.

After a few simple responses, he said: "Yes, Xiao Ming has a similar feeling. I will send you the recording I just made."

"Ah."

"Okay, let's talk about it later."

The boss hung up the phone and first explained to Chen Ming: "I usually have the habit of recording in my daily life, which helps me do things a lot of times."

"Although you sometimes leave your own evidence, the advantages generally outweigh the disadvantages."

Chen Ming nodded. He had no objection to the boss's recording.

Because he himself has been recording.

So Chen Ming also skipped this topic and asked about the phone call just now: "What did the president just say?"

"The president said that he just sensed a problem and wants to talk to you in more detail about the dimensional infection. He needs to prepare and will call again soon."

"What exactly do you feel?"

"He just said that he felt there was something wrong. It was best to wait until he figured it out before meeting you. Then I sent him the recording of me and you just now."

"Is that so?"

Chen Ming had a feeling that the president seemed to have just noticed something was wrong.

There was no way he could detect that extremely dangerous feeling so finely.

Is it possible that a psychic like the president is not as good as him in terms of danger perception?

Chen Ming was a little surprised, but it was definitely not a bad thing.

"Then when will the president call next time?"

"It's not clear yet."

As soon as the boss finished speaking, his terminal vibrated again.

"and many more."

The boss glanced at the terminal and said, "It seems like now."

He answered the phone and said, "President."

Chen Ming saw his boss nod slightly, then took off the headphones in his ears, turned on the hands-free, and placed the terminal on Chen Ming's hospital bed.

The president's voice immediately sounded from the terminal: "Chen Ming, it's best for us not to meet each other for the time being."

"Through what you just said, I checked my previous research records with others and found some big problems."

"First of all, I can say that your guesses are basically correct, except for the judgment about the number of people who have experienced dimensional infection."

"Because the relative positions of the dimensions change over time, the coordinates required to truly confirm the position of our empire are not three, but four. There is no problem with the others."

The president corrected Chen Ming's mistake, and then basically repeated his own statement to Chen Ming.

But it is more detailed and specific, and there are many presidents’ research data to prove it.

At the same time, he also told Chen Ming his feelings and the more detailed content he knew about this space.

Basically, they are the concrete results of the president’s research on another space.

It's just that Chen Ming's knowledge is not in this area, and he doesn't quite understand these terms and data related to advanced space.

But he understood what the president meant.

It's best that he and the president never meet again in this life.

Chen Ming had no objection to this. He didn't want to wake up one day and find that the entire empire had turned into twisted flesh and blood tissue.

"In addition, I will report this matter to the imperial government so that people who have been exposed to dimensional infection can be found as soon as possible in the future."

After the president finished speaking, he specifically reminded Chen Ming: "We must remember to keep a physical distance between us and not give those things a chance to find us."

Chen Ming also knew the seriousness of the matter and said solemnly: "I will pay attention to it."

"Well, I'm actually quite relieved about you. Wu An asked for a group of sponsors from the association before, and said that you would go out later. You and I will rarely meet each other."

"I'm just reminding you that what you really need to be on guard against are the third and fourth people who may appear in the future."

"Fortunately, we are the only two people who are still alive after being exposed to the dimensional infection."

"Even if they come together accidentally, it only provides a little possibility for things in another dimension. It will take a long time to find us."

Chen Ming suddenly asked curiously: "If we meet, will it be equivalent to a countdown to death? After all, if there is a line, those things will be able to find us sooner or later."

"It can be understood that if three people get together, the countdown progress will increase rapidly."

"If it was four people, the impact would be absolutely devastating."

"We must pay attention to this."

Chen Ming knew very well what harm would happen if things from another dimension positioned the empire's existence.

There is a high probability that the empire's future newborns will be deformed, and genetic engineering and cloning technology will also be blocked.

Without the birth of newborns, the empire would basically end in annihilation.Although because of the existence of cryo-sleep technology, there may not be any problems within one to two hundred or even five to six hundred years.

But as time passes, because the empire must continue, dormant people must be awakened, and people will eventually die.

The only way seems to be for the empire to relocate and leave its original position.

Find new areas in the universe that can accommodate the existence of the empire.

But even the small Afterglow star field next to it cannot be relocated at will, and a huge empire that spans countless star fields is obviously even more impossible.

And even if it is successfully relocated, the original territory of the empire will become the source of invasion from another dimension and the seedbed for development.

As long as those things are not completely dealt with, the next territory of the empire will encounter these same problems sooner or later.

But this is too far away. As long as people who have experienced dimensional infection can be dealt with and prevent them from contacting each other, there will be no such trouble.

Moreover, Chen Ming suddenly realized something wrong with the president's words and asked: "Who else will study cloning technology to lead to new dimensional infections?"

"Human beings definitely don't dare to do it anymore. Yuhui didn't know it before. So after this experience, they will definitely not dare to do it next time. Will there be new dimensional infections?"

The president sounded a little surprised, as if he was surprised by the idea.

"It's true that Yuhui probably won't, but I think you think too well of humans."

"You may not know how many cloning laboratories are seized every year in the empire."

"Is there anyone out of their minds who would do such a thing?"

"The empire's territory is so large, it has occupied so many planets, and its population has already reached countless trillions. Among so many people, there are always those who are not afraid of death and lunatics."

Chen Ming heard the two key words and asked subconsciously: "Zuo Jing?"

"They are only part of it. You can ask Wu An for the specific content of this intelligence."

Chen Ming raised his head and glanced at his boss.

The boss nodded slightly and said, "I'll tell you later."

Chen Ming lowered his head again and looked at the terminal.

The president almost finished explaining what he called this time and said: "So that's it, the possibility of dimensional infection will never return to zero as long as there are people."

"Let's stay here for today. I'm going to rearrange my plans for the future. If you have any questions, we'll chat over video next time."

"I will find you through Wu An in two days. Goodbye."

The president hung up the phone a little anxiously.

The communication ends again.

There was no sound of anyone speaking in the ward, only silence.

Chen Ming was thinking about the troubles he might face as a dimensional infection experiencer.

The boss seemed to be recalling the past situation.

However, he did not experience that period personally, so he quickly returned from memories to the present.

He said to Chen Ming: "Xiao Ming, since you only need to communicate with the president on the phone in the future, there is no need to be restricted to the pirate space station. What are your plans?"

Chen Ming immediately changed what he was thinking and replied: "I still have some things to deal with at the space station. Let's wait until I contact the president before leaving."

"Alright."

The boss nodded and said, "Then let me tell you what the president just said."

"it is good."

It happened that Chen Ming was also interested in things within the empire that he usually had no access to, so he immediately agreed.

"First of all, there are indeed people who are still conducting cloning experiments."

"But it's all done by various small forces with some assets. After all, the big forces know the consequences of doing this kind of thing."

"And the leader among those small forces is Zuo Jing."

Chen Ming interjected: "But I heard that Zuo Jing has big forces behind him."

"Yes, you have to respect yourself, but those who support it know what to do. This kind of cloning experiment is something they cannot possibly do. It was done by the lunatic inside Zuo Jing."

"Which person who is not sick would take the initiative to die with the entire empire when he has money and plenty of time to enjoy life?"

"There's no reason for normal people to do this kind of thing, but it's different with Zuojia's lunatics, you know."

Chen Ming strongly agrees with this.

The boss continued: "Fortunately, the empire is fully supervising the direction of all materials used in cloning experiments, and any problems will be detected as soon as possible."

"So at least so far, the people in Zuojia have not had any consequences."

"But recently there is news that they seem to have a tendency to link the fictional god in their doctrine to things in another dimension."

"The domestic control is already being tightened. Because of the dimensional infection incident you encountered in Yuhui, the control will definitely be stricter. You don't need to worry too much."

"It's a pity that these things in Zuojing can't be killed completely. I never know where there are still people who believe in this and are preaching. They might pop up again one day."

Chen Ming heard this and asked a question: "Then is it possible that they are targeting me? After all, I have a grudge against them, and there is also this incident. If they want to tamper with their beliefs, will they come to mess with me?" very suitable?"

The boss thought about Chen Ming's statement and said: "It is indeed in line with their teachings to kill a psyker like you, whose psychic ability can be said to have blasphemed the Zuo Jing doctrine, with the existence of the dimension they want to believe in."

"If they really do this, I'm afraid their influence will not be completely suppressed within the country, and they may even appear directly on the table."

The boss suddenly changed the subject and said, "But the second dimensional infection occurred on Yuhui's territory. There are only a few people who know the news now."

"By the time the news really spreads, you should have already left. Who can find you?"

The boss reached out and patted Chen Ming on the shoulder and said, "There's no need to worry too much."

"Okay, you should rest first and recover before you do anything. If you need anything, you can come to me. You know where I am."

"it is good."

The boss stayed at the highest point for a while and then left.

Chen Ming was left alone in the ward.

It just so happened that he also needed to take some time to count how many things he had to do now.

But as soon as Chen Ming lay down, the factory director suddenly contacted him: "Xiao Ming, I heard you are back?"

Chen Ming sat up again and said to the terminal in his hand: "Yes, I'm at the dock now."

"Is it that Yuhui ship? Or the one Lao Wu brought back?"

"The boss's ship, but now it's mine."

"Congratulations. In just a few months, you have moved from a mining ship to a cruiser."

"Just luck."

"Bullshit."

The factory director had been in contact with Chen Ming for so long, and of course he knew that Chen Ming's acquisition of the cruiser was not based on luck at all, but on ability.

However, Chen Ming still looked serious and said, "How come no one believes you when you tell the truth?"

"Okay, let's stop talking. I have something serious to do with you. If you have time later, come to my place. I have something for you."

"what?"

"It's a bit complicated, you'll know when you get here."

"also."

Since the factory director said so, Chen Ming simply stopped lying down.

He used the medical equipment next to him to pull out the needle on the back of his hand and changed out of the hospital gown.

Get ready to disembark.

When going down, Chen Ming also habitually put on a protective suit for himself.

But after thinking about it, he simply transformed the protective suit into a civilian model of power armor for transportation work.

Just in case anyone knew about his past habits and recognized him by the protective suit.

Then he entered the space station directly through the exclusive passage of the cruiser-level dock and went to the space station management building.

This time, Chen Ming went there to meet with the factory director and confirm what the factory director wanted to do with him.

By the way, he will also help the factory director complete something he promised before before leaving the space station.

Checking out in advance will make it easier to do it later.

While on the road, Chen Ming also contacted Huihuang and asked, "How have you been these two days?"

And the brilliant answer is always so quick: "I'm fine. Because of your relationship, I can directly connect to the human network. There is a lot of knowledge here for me to learn that I am very interested in."

"As long as there is enough energy supply, I can stay here for a long time."

"Ah."

Chen Ming was not surprised by this situation. He could only say that all afterglows were basically like this.

I work when I have a job, and look for opportunities to study when I don’t have a job. It can be said that I live a very fulfilling life every day.

Chen Ming then asked: "Then how did you realize that something was wrong with me before?"

"Because the influence of your psychic energy on me has weakened, I thought you might have encountered some problems, so I contacted the boss through the emergency contact you left here."

Chen Ming frowned slightly. If his spiritual power would weaken his control over Yuhui due to the exhaustion of his mental power, then he must take precautions in advance.

"Is it a significant weakening?"

"Yes, it is obvious that the blessing your spiritual power gave me on the advantageous logic block has almost disappeared before."

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"Wait, what blessing? What happened to your advantage logic block?"

Now it was Huihuang's turn to be confused. It said: "Your spiritual power can give me the blessing of superior logic block ability, which increases my computing power by about 20% in this regard. This is not your spiritual power." Can?"

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(End of this chapter)