Star Ocean: Starting from the Abandoned Mining Space Station.

Chapter 169 Elite Individual
  After the jump begins.

Looking at the universe where only countless colorful lines were left due to the jump, Chen Ming couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

After leaving, I don’t know how long it will take to come back.

But reality won't give him much time.

The jump was over quickly.

In the blink of an eye, Chen Ming arrived at the location where his Afterglow Fleet stayed.

That is to say, before, Chen Ming's refraction found that there were signs of biological existence and planets with atmospheres that were toxic to humans were located in the galaxy.

The afterglows of Chen Ming are not on a poisonous planet at this time, but on another desolate planet inside the galaxy that is in the habitable zone of the galaxy.

Even if a planet in the habitable zone does not have an atmosphere, its environment and temperature changes will be relatively gentle.

It can be said that it is quite suitable for Yuhui to stay here.

Through the sensor at the highest point, Chen Ming could see that the Yuhui people here had not done anything in the past few days before he came over, but had already begun to be busy.

They used the materials they brought from Afterhui to build a temporary stronghold on the planet's surface.

Certainly not a colony.

Because Chen Ming's goal is to first find a good enough galaxy and then build a colony.

This also means that there may be a long period of time before Chen Ming and these afterglows can settle down in one place.

During this period before the colony was selected, it was impossible to say that all the afterglow was waiting for him to find the colony.

That efficiency is too low.

So these afterglows are best done in advance of the search for a colony.

Then a stronghold that can support the work of these afterglow individuals is necessary.

This matter has jumped from glory to glory dozens of times, and preparations had already begun when the afterglow and supplies were sent over.

All the materials that can be used to build a small base have been unpacked from the mountain of material storage points and stacked in a separate place.

The amount of materials prepared can even build several strongholds.

Although Huihuang, who can be responsible for this work, has been following him, Huihuang can also command Yuhui here to work from a distance.

Moreover, Chen Ming can also help it connect with several other Alpha-level afterglows.

Although the other Alpha Afterglow is not specifically responsible for work planning on this kind of planet.

But their computing power is here. As long as there is a command, it is undoubtedly very simple for these Alpha-level afterglows to calculate the actual layout according to the command.
  Moreover, the functions required by this stronghold are not complicated.

It is enough to build a basic star port with the functions of parking spaceships, repairing spaceships, and transporting materials.

As long as it can be used as a base for sending spacecraft to surrounding galaxies to investigate galaxy data.

Because now, what these afterglow individuals controlled by Chen Ming have to do is to help him determine whether there are valuable galaxies in the area around the stronghold.

However, although a small stronghold has begun to be built here.

But the location of the last stronghold that is of practical significance to Chen Ming is not here.

Unpacking supplies ahead of time is just for easy access and quick organization after shipping.

The temporary stronghold and star port built here are just a transfer station.

In other words, one of many transfer stations.

It was impossible for Chen Ming to build a colony so close to the empire that could be reached with an extreme distance jump.

His colony must be built farther and deeper into the starry sky.

That's why he wanted to build such a star port first.

On the basis of this star port, he asked a cruiser to carry some supplies and equipment and the spaceship of the Afterglow individual to make the next extreme distance jump.

After the next jump, we will find a suitable planet to establish a new temporary base, and at the same time build a star port.

Then explore valuable star systems in the spherical area around the starport again.

Although it is difficult to find a suitable galaxy at this distance, the probability is very low.

And even if he finds a suitable galaxy, Chen Ming will not choose to settle or build a colony.

But that doesn't mean he will gain nothing by doing so.

After all, galaxy data can be sold for a big price, and the boss has mentioned this before.

If Chen Ming can really find a galaxy that is too close for him to colonize, but is good, his boss might be interested.

Even if there is really no galaxy with colonial value within this distance from the empire.

That doesn’t mean you can’t explore.

The starry sky is so big, there will always be many valuable things.

For example, Chen Ming did not expect that his refraction could fly around with an unstable jump engine to a place where several valuable planets existed.

So when it’s time to explore, you have to explore.

If you find it, you won’t suffer. If you can’t find it, just let Chen Ming gain experience.

The next exploration operation will definitely be smoother.

According to Chen Ming's plan.

During exploration around the second staging point,

He will continue to arrange the third jump, build a third transfer point, and then continue to follow this plan.

Chen Ming felt that he would have to make at least seven or eight or even more than a dozen extreme distance jumps before he could safely find a location for a real colony.

The afterglow on his hand certainly cannot support so many transfer points.

Therefore, after the exploration of the previous transfer points is completed, these transfer points will gradually transfer the materials and the transfer points themselves to the transfer points built later, and leave towards the more peripheral star fields.

It gradually extends like a necklace with only a few pearls.

It is at that point that the highest point becomes of practical use.

The role of the cruiser-class exploration ship is to open up hyperspace channels in unknown areas.

As long as everything goes well, after Chen Ming's first few jumps.

He will reach areas that are quite some distance from the empire's borders and that no one has ever set foot on.

There won't be people dealing with hyperspace channel clouds here like in the Empire.

Therefore, the overflowing channel cloud will cover the hyperspace channels naturally generated by the influence of gravity wells between galaxies, causing the hyperspace channels to be blocked.

The highest point requires re-opening artificial channels between different galaxies, and finding a stable road to the next galaxy in the hyperspace channel clouds of thunder and lightning.

It is convenient for subsequent spacecraft to investigate different galaxies without the need to fly slowly in the universe.

Then, after the channel is opened, the spacecraft behind confirms which galaxies opened at the highest point are worthy of detailed investigation, and then goes back to start the in-depth investigation function.

This will definitely be a long process.

Everything has just begun.

It had only been four or five days since Chen Ming came out of Yuhui, so he was not in a hurry at all.

His ships are not all together yet, and there is still a Stardust class behind him.

In this whole process, apart from the initial planning, there wasn't much he could do.

At most, the outgoing spaceship and the next temporary base will need Chen Ming to provide fuel transportation every day, so that the spacecraft running around can maintain fuel consumption.

You also need to choose carefully when looking for a temporary base for the next jump.

It is best to choose a planet with gas giants or other resources, where you can collect fuel or build some basic industrial equipment.

Help him relieve the pressure on financial and mental consumption.

Chen Ming doesn't need to think too much about other things.

Anyway, it all depends on fate whether you can find a suitable planet, and giving orders to so many spaceships and Afterglow all depends on your glory.

As long as Chen Ming completes the planned tasks, he can only use his psychic powers and wait.

Therefore, close to the border of the empire, the cloud density of the hyperspace channel is not too high, and there is no need to take action from the highest point.

Chen Ming still has time to do what he wants to do.

For example, train your mental strength, learn command from Baiquan, and study various technologies, especially cruiser-level technologies.

Or, go to the planet where the mechanical race exists that Diopter investigated before.

Diopto, who has become a ball eaten by Yan Xiong, discovered several valuable planets by the way because Chen Ming tested the unstable hyperspace channel jump engine.

One of them is a habitable planet with a mechanical race.

At that time, Diopter Chen Ming only controlled and briefly surveyed the general situation on the planet. He did not dare to stay longer and ran away, in case those suspected dormant machines got up and destroyed Diopter.

Although it was just a brief investigation, Chen Ming could confirm that the number of mechanical races on that planet was not large.

The building belonging to the machine family is only about the size of a city.

I just don’t know if there are more mechanical tribes underground.

However, Chen Ming felt that he could definitely go over and give it a try.

Let’s see if there’s anything valuable in this mechanical city.
  If we can really find him a device similar to the Qiling Nerve Extraction Device, it will definitely be a matter of blood.

Moreover, Chen Ming is not afraid of the mechanical tribe coming to trouble him.

If you can't beat him, you'll run towards the empire.

Anyway, his location is not far from the empire, and Chen Ming doesn't feel ashamed to run back.

If he circled around the empire, the mechanical race behind him would definitely be finished, and he wouldn't have to worry about being tracked.

And there is another benefit to doing so.

That is, Chen Ming can confirm whether his ability can control these mechanical races in his hands.

So how to enter or attack this city is obviously a question that needs to be thought about.

Bombing directly from orbit may be a good option, but this obviously requires relying on cruisers.

The Supreme Point is not a combat ship. Fighting matters must be left to other ships to handle.

In addition, for his own safety, besides going to the mechanical tribe this time, it is also best for Chen Ming to be accompanied by Yuhui and the fleet at other times.

So Chen Ming had to think about it for a while when considering which Yu Hui should go to the Machine Clan with him.   Then first he needs to confirm the condition of the afterglow cores he has on hand, especially those Alpha-level afterglows.

At present, Chen Ming does not control much of Afterglow personally.

The three were originally gamma level, but have now been upgraded to beta level, Gamma A, Gamma B, and Gamma Z.

Five Alpha levels, Brilliant, Hui Yao, the Alpha level Afterglow given by Bai Quan and the Alpha level Afterglow he grabbed from Afterglow's giant shipyard.

There is also the Alpha core on the flickering level that has no sense of existence at all.

Beta-level Afterglow doesn't have the core bonus of Chen Ming's psychic power, so there's no need to watch it.

Moreover, Gamma A is currently stationed temporarily and has a special relationship with Huiyao, so it is difficult for Chen Ming to separate them.

Therefore, he does not plan to directly assign tasks to Gamma A for the time being.

Let Huiyao take care of it. The most he can do is keep it idle and do some simple tasks such as assisting in transportation.

And because Gamma B had been to the pirate space station before and was controlled by Chen Ming, there were obvious traces left on the afterglow.

Therefore, he withdrew with Huihuang before, and currently remains in the empire and is responsible for the command of the small and medium-sized fleet that Chen Ming left in the empire.

As for Gamma Z, it left no trace of contact with Chen Ming. It still stayed with Yuhui and sent back some information about Yuhui to Chen Ming.

The ongoing massacre and blockade across the entire star field within Afterglow has not affected it.

It can only be said that Yu Hui has no effective way to deal with Chen Ming's matter.

They have no practical way to determine which individuals are controlled by Chen Ming.

They can only use Chen Ming's social circle to suspect which individuals have had contact with Chen Ming.

If any of these individuals are willing to go into hibernation, then go into hibernation under unified control.

If you don't want to, there is only one result: you will be forcibly disposed of.

Even if these individuals were not actually controlled by Chen Ming in the end, but only had their own ideas of development and did not want to go dormant or stagnate for hundreds of years, there would not be any difference in treatment.

The senior management of Yuhui can be said to be quite rational in this matter.

Perhaps it was also because of Chen Ming's existence that they had fallen into a bit of madness.

Chen Ming didn't know much about it. The only afterglow conditions he knew about were those provided by Gamma Z.

At present, he is still not very capable of taking care of things in Yuhui.

He could only let the remaining afterglow that he controlled over there that was not affected try his best to hide himself and wait for future opportunities.

Now Chen Ming still has to pay attention to his own affairs and confirm the status of the remaining Alpha-level afterglows.

He can do what he wants to do.

There are currently five Alpha-level afterglows in Chen Ming.

Huihui, and Alpha Afterglow Chen Ming, whose name and code is 2UAA1-MAZAX, he had snatched from the Afterglow Giant Shipyard before, have confirmed their capabilities, and they are all logistics types.

A galaxy of planning, industrial production.

A scientific research, technological development.

Because he was too lazy to remember such a long string of codes, the latter Chen Ming decided to call it Xiao 2 from now on.

There are still the abilities of Glory, Blink and the other Alpha Core given by Baiquan that need to be confirmed.

The Alpha core given by Bai Quan is still dormant.

It needs to be in contact with Chen Ming's spiritual energy after activation in order for the bonus to be displayed on the panel, so now, Chen Ming simply connected it directly to the Supreme Point.

Although the energy consumption to maintain the operation of an Alpha-level core is not a small amount, an activated Alpha core is much more valuable than such a small amount of consumption.

Then when Chen Ming opened its panel, some changes immediately occurred in its panel compared to before.

[Afterglow Alpha Level AI Core (HRYY1-APGU)]

[Manufacturer: Afterglow B-01 Colony Low Earth Orbit Industrial Facility]

[Alpha level core bonus: energy gathering effect]

[Self-awareness: Existence]

[Computing power: sector level]

[Executable operations: None]

In fact, it can be seen by looking at the manufacturer before that the Alpha afterglow given by Baiquan is not the afterglow of this star field.

And Chen Ming can roughly guess what type of core Bai Quan will give.

Now that he actually saw the core bonus on the panel, Chen Ming was sure. Just as he guessed, this Alpha Afterglow was of the combat type.

Maybe it was the Yuhui individual captured by Baiquan in which battle.

The core bonus capabilities brought by its advantageous logic blocks are also very real.

Improved computing power when actually using energy weapons.

Although it sounds useless, no matter how difficult the weapon is to use, it does not require too many tedious operations. Especially for laser-type energy weapons, the most necessary operation is aiming.

But in reality, although low-level energy weapons are indeed like this, there is nothing special that requires special operations and calculations.

However, since Chen Ming had the existence of the pinnacle of large energy weapons such as the Tachyon Spear.

He knew that large energy weapons were more complex than small and medium energy weapons.

Because energy weapons themselves are weapons that are easily disturbed by the environment, and the environment on the battlefield can be said to be very chaotic.

Therefore, large energy weapons must find ways to adapt to complex environments when used.

According to changes in the external environment, the energy weapon output frequency is slightly adjusted.

As long as the use of energy weapons can be adapted to the environment, the loss of the range of energy weapons can be reduced.

The reduction in consumption can achieve the effect of increasing the power of weapons in a disguised sense.

This is a difficult thing to do.

Because the amount of calculation required is too large, and there are too many influences that can lead to subtle deviations in the use of energy weapons.

As a result, it is difficult to do this in normal actual combat. Even if someone or a computer can do it, it can only eliminate part of the interference with energy weapons. The actual effect is not obvious and unnecessary.

However, the core bonus of Alpha Afterglow is so refined that the energy weapon can deal with external interference. The actual effect is about 100%.

In other words, this Alpha Afterglow can have twice the computing power for precise control of energy weapons, with two Alpha-level cores helping with calculations.

Such an exaggerated increase has a significant bonus for calculating the environment in which energy weapons are used.

The actual amplification effect on energy weapons must be quite obvious.

Chen Ming continued to open other core bonus abilities that can be selected on the panel.

There are eight in total.

[Stand Coordination], [Shock Mitigation], [Radiant Energy Adjustment], [Steering Technology], [Target Analysis], [Coordinated Maneuvering] and [Combat Endurance].

Among them, the effect of [Stand Coordination] is similar to the [Energy Gathering Effect] of the Alpha Core itself.

It's just that when it comes to the shield, when the same shield generator is activated, it can have a more powerful shield damage-bearing effect than other afterglows.

[Impact Mitigation] This ability can improve the ship's shield control when using armor to directly face enemy attacks.

When facing an attack, adjustments are made to change the armor's impact surface through subtle movements that do not affect the overall ship's actions, reducing the actual damage caused by enemy attacks to the ship's armor.

Although Chen Ming's expected operation is a bit exaggerated.

But this was also his reasonable guess when he saw that this extremely refined ability would have a 200% computing power bonus after the bonus.

[Radiant Energy Adjustment] can improve the computing power when managing and controlling your own power grid system.

It allows Afterglow to finely distribute radiant energy among different nodes within the spacecraft power grid.

Speed ​​up the dissipation of radiation energy, and at the same time, minimize the damage caused by the overload to the spacecraft itself when the radiation energy is overloaded.

[Steering Technology] This ability can improve the calculation power when controlling the spacecraft.

It is simple and crude, but it is definitely the most important ability for Yuhui, who relies on the existence of various spaceships.

[Target Analysis] can improve the computing power of analyzing the situation of main targets in battle.

[Coordinated Operations] is an ability that is biased toward battlefield command.

As for [Combat Endurance], this is the first time Chen Ming has seen an ability with two effects.

It can improve the computing power of ship logistics management and control when controlling ships for combat.

At the same time, it can also improve its computing power for wartime maintenance of equipment.

A little bit more on the logistics side.

The specific effect should be to be able to accurately use every piece of military equipment in every key place.

Reduce unnecessary consumption of armaments and increase the time it takes to maintain the best combat readiness and have the strongest combat effectiveness in high-intensity battles.

After all, a spaceship is bound to lose military supplies during a battle, and the longer the battle lasts, the greater the consumption.

At the same time, various equipment and devices on the ship will also suffer non-combat damage due to high-intensity battles.

[Combat Endurance] can improve the ability to repair these equipment and prevent failures in advance.

Just look at the first seven.

Chen Ming was able to confirm that this Alpha-level afterglow individual had excellent combat capabilities and an energy weapon control system.

Individuals with enhanced radiation control systems, enhanced shields and armor, and even the ability to command a certain scale of battlefield.

Simply a perfect fighting individual.

And these abilities do not exist only if Chen Ming adds them.

It's because these abilities exist that Chen Ming can continue to add additional ones.

As for the eighth and final ability.

Its selection box is different from the previous seven abilities. It shines with a special gold color.

【Elite Individual】

Unconditionally increase computing power by 10%.

Moreover, Chen Ming can be given two additional core bonuses.

(End of this chapter)