Star Ocean: Starting from the Abandoned Mining Space Station.

Chapter 187 Preparation before the war

If Chen Ming wants to attack the mechanical race, he must do more than just drop the insect queens and let them multiply.

There are many other things to do.

But the prerequisite for doing other things is that the insect queen can break through the mechanical clan's defense line and successfully reach the planet.

Therefore, Chen Ming did not consider other things for the time being, but directly began to try to let the insect queen enter the planet.

It is absolutely impossible to enter the planet directly and openly like the former insect queen.

The mechanical clan here has more complete safety protection measures than the mechanical clan controlled by Chen Ming.

If Chen Ming dares to do this, it will definitely lead to martial law of the mechanical race in the entire city. It will not stop until the Zerg-related things he threw on the planet are completely cleaned up.

But the mechanical tribe here is still in the early stages of development, so they also have some shortcomings.

For example, the defense against the space environment is not so meticulous, allowing Chen Ming's Afterglow individual to drive a ship closer to the middle of the galaxy.

At the same time, the range of influence that the mechanical race can currently have on the planet seems to be only located in space orbit, covering about one-fifth of the planet's equatorial orbit.

Corresponding to the surface of the planet, it is far less than one-fifth of the planet's surface area.

There are also large areas beyond the control of the mechanical clan.

At least that's what it seems.

So Chen Ming thought of a way to take advantage of these two shortcomings.

He controlled the highest point to scan the surrounding environment and found an area with many asteroids about a hundred meters in diameter densely distributed.

Then, he took out a few pills inside.

He wants to drop meteorites on the planet of the mechanical race.

As long as the trajectory is designed well, the act of throwing a meteorite will look like a normal meteorite to people who don't know the specific situation, and there is a high probability that it will not be discovered.

It is easy to capture a few asteroids at the highest point.

With extraordinary help in calculating trajectories, it is easy to accurately drop asteroids onto the planet in a reasonable manner.

Chen Ming also thought carefully about the location, and dropped it to the mechanical city on the other side of the planet opposite to the center of the earth.

At the same time, it is best not to throw asteroids too many times.

A bunch of asteroids suddenly hit the same position, and anyone with a brain could see that there was something wrong.

So Chen Ming's plan is to create signs of meteorite rain.

It is normal for a planet without an atmosphere in the universe to be hit by meteorites raining out of nowhere.

Just prepare more asteroids of different sizes and throw them out in batches at about the same time, so that one batch follows the other, so that this matter is logically reasonable.

Then, under the condition that there are no other abnormalities, you can test the reaction of the mechanical family.

Let's see if they can detect the asteroid impact outside their control area as Chen Ming speculated.

Although the Supreme Point is an exploration ship, it still has the ability to capture asteroids.

The collection work was completed easily.

And based on extraordinary calculations, some of the meteorites were thrown towards the machine race's planet.

After waiting for the meteorite to fly a long distance.

The first batch of seven or eight asteroids of different sizes thrown by Chen Ming finally successfully flew near the target planet, were captured by the planet's gravity, and finally hit the other end of the planet.

The mechanical race did not take any defensive measures.

I don’t know if they were scanned and ignored them because they thought they were no threat, or if they were completely ignored.

It doesn't matter if you don't know. Anyway, the next batch will definitely know which situation it is.

After the first batch of meteorites landed, the second batch of asteroids dropped by Chen Ming almost arrived near the target planet close to the first batch, and were also captured by gravity.

But this time, Chen Ming brought some fragments of the insect queen's carapace to two of the asteroids, as well as some growth from the queen's cocoon.

Chen Ming even used psychic energy to create some commonly used anti-scanning materials on these two asteroids, which were relatively small and had a diameter of thirty or forty meters.

But this time, when Chen Ming observed the situation slightly nervously.

He found that the mechanical tribe was still the same as before, without any special movement.

These mechanical tribes really seemed unaware of the existence of the asteroid. The mechanical tribes in the entire city were not as active as when the insect queen once landed on another planet.

The insect queen's body tissue landed on the planet so smoothly.

Although Chen Ming has not been able to directly use his spiritual power to transform a complete insect queen, his biological skills have not yet reached this level.

But with this body tissue alone, he can already produce Zerg energy crystals in batches on the mechanical planet.

As long as the insect queen is in place, the rest is a flat push of explosive troops.

The first step of the plan is half completed.

After the second batch of asteroids carrying the queen's body tissue were used to test the mechanical race's control over the planet landed.

Chen Ming also tested and found out that the progress of the development of the planet by the mechanical clan is really very slow, and the control strength can be said to be completely inadequate.

This seems somewhat inconsistent with the situation of the mechanical tribe opening up a new colony in a new location.

Logically speaking, if he were a machine race, he would definitely increase his investment in the planet he was exploring as soon as possible.

Not to mention getting it right in one step, at least the security measures in the development area must be done well, and all dangers within the galaxy must be dealt with.

And install a large number of fixed-point observation equipment to nip all dangers in the cradle.

The mechanical tribe has developed, but they have not invested enough in the areas they have developed.

Something doesn't seem right about this.

But there is no reason for the machine clan to treat this place as a trap or something.

Who can come and cause trouble in such a location far behind the mechanical race's star field?

Moreover, Chen Ming and the Machine Clan have never interacted, and it is impossible to say that the Machine Clan has predicted that Chen Ming will come.

Is it possible that there is some reason that caused the machine clan to delay the development of this place?

Chen Ming couldn't figure it out, but something had to be done.

He did not directly launch the third batch of asteroids just now.

Because among this batch of asteroids, Chen Ming stuffed one of them with the body of the insect queen that had been left on the highest point. Of course, a layer of anti-scanning material was also created on the outside.

Therefore, it is uncertain whether the second batch of asteroids can successfully pass through the defense of the mechanical clan.

Chen Ming couldn't risk losing a queen's body that could not be replenished during her dormancy by throwing the queen up.

At least we have to wait for the second batch of asteroids to arrive and the test results to come out before trying again.

So after confirming that the mechanical tribe did not find any traces left by the insect queen on the second batch of asteroids.

Chen Ming took advantage of the situation and threw out the third batch of asteroids with the queen's body.

After a period of time that was almost the same as before, it arrived near the planet, was captured by gravity, and successfully hit the ground.

The mechanical tribe was also silent, completely unaware of what was in the meteorite that had just fallen.

When the smoke and dust from the meteorite hit the ground fell back to the ground under the action of gravity.

Only some meteorite fragments that were scattered due to the impact were left in this area that had been cratered.

Although there is no consciousness in the body of the insect queen, it has various basic organs to maintain the survival of the body, as well as some moving limbs that are incompatible with the insect queen's body.

So Chen Ming personally controlled the body to dig underground, hiding deep in the ground where it would not be discovered, and hibernating.

At this point, the first step of preparation is completed.

The insect queen's consciousness can be transferred to that empty shell at any time with the help of Chen Ming.

As for Chen Ming, he could also transport some energy crystals produced by the crystal worms bred by the queen to the body during the period before the queen wakes up from the cocoon.

After the insect queen takes shape, she can immediately start using these energy crystals to breed new zerg races.

Preparations went well though.

But it was so successful that Chen Ming had to consider whether the mechanical tribe had noticed it and was just pretending not to notice it, and had some more profound plan that he couldn't understand.

Moreover, Chen Ming was thinking about the whole process of throwing the asteroid just now, is the protection of the mechanical race in space really so weak?

So Chen Ming pushed the remaining few of the asteroids he had just collected to the vicinity of the mechanical race's city on the planet, instead of deliberately avoiding the city.

Since the mechanical race couldn't even detect the insect queen, and the insect queen had successfully landed, Chen Ming didn't mind doing something a little more risky.

But this time, Chen Ming finally saw the actions of the mechanical clan.

But it's not on the ground, but the actions of orbital defense facilities in space.

Those large combined satellites suddenly began to deform, gradually unfolded, and adjusted the various equipment inside to where they should be.

It can be seen that various large-scale live ammunition weapons, large-scale energy weapons, and large-scale missile weapons are evenly distributed on the satellite.

The density of the layout is even higher than that of a space station the size of a pirate space station, and the firepower is terrifying.

Each satellite can be regarded as a small war fortress.

And on the side facing the outside of these unfolded satellites, a flat shield that is completely different from the spherical shield of ordinary spacecraft gradually expands.

The flat shields deployed along with other dangers also in orbit were connected together.

This orbital defense facility is a wall of sighs that can completely block intruders.

Of course, that is after construction is completed.

Now this wall only blocks one-fifth of the area near the equator of the entire planet, and cannot protect the entire planet at all.

So much so that Chen Ming threw the insect queen's body onto the planet, and the machine race didn't notice it.

But this at least shows that if Chen Ming wants to directly attack the mechanical city, there will definitely be a big problem.

The deployed orbital defense facilities quickly destroyed those asteroids and gradually recovered them. This scene made Chen Ming frown even more, because the mechanical clan didn't seem to care about the loss of energy.

Moreover, the orbital defense facilities were deployed at a time when the asteroids thrown by Chen Ming were near the center of the third and fourth planets in the galaxy from the inside out.

The third planet is the planet of the mechanical race.

This shows that they are indeed capable of discovering the first two batches of asteroids, but they did not respond when they determined that the orbit of the asteroids was not within the city.

Then Chen Ming didn't understand the situation in the mechanical city even more.

Although he had used some anti-scanning materials on several asteroids, he still felt that the mechanical race here was outrageous if the insect queen's body was so big and not discovered.

It made him very confused and wanted to figure out the reason.

Chen Ming found that every time he encountered something, there would always be a lot of unclear questions.

So after he couldn't figure it out, he skillfully controlled his emotions and kept these questions in his mind to see if there was a chance to get answers later.

Anyway, one thing is certain now, when he attacks the mechanical city in the future, he must destroy all the satellites of these orbital defense facilities as soon as possible.

Otherwise, the shield of his spaceship would be severely damaged.

The first step of the preparatory work is over here.

At least the purpose was achieved.

The insect queen's body landed on the planet, and Chen Ming also confirmed the range of the mechanical race's space scan, which could be used in the next attack.

And the second step that Chen Ming had to do had to start right away.

He wants to deploy more means.

Now that the mechanical clan is in the light and Chen Ming is in the dark, Chen Ming would really feel sorry for himself if he didn't arrange more tricks in advance.

So Chen Ming wanted to prepare something to block and interfere with the signals within the galaxy.

Although the mechanical race is a hive mind, they are mechanical life forms, and all their activities rely on electrical signals. It is not impossible to adjust this kind of thing.

Moreover, Chen Ming knew that the Zerg's hive mind network, before he used psychic powers to recast it, relied mainly on brain waves and supplemented by pheromones.

There must be some invisible connection between the hive minds of the machine race.

Although it may not be useful for him to do so, it is better to do it than not do it.

Even if the blockade has no effect, interference is still useful.

It's just that the planet-level signal blocking device is a bit awkward.

Putting aside whether there is one or not, the only one who has the ability to get this thing is Bai Quan. Chen Ming thinks about it.

After all, there are too few scenarios where this kind of thing can be applied.

It just so happened that Chen Ming was currently distracted in class with Bai Quan.

So Chen Ming interrupted the class and said, "Wait a minute, Bai Quan, I have a question."

Bai Quan didn't feel anything about Chen Ming interrupting him, and just asked: "What's the problem? What's wrong with the wolf pack tactics I just mentioned that are more suitable for you to use?"

"No, I understand the wolf pack tactics. I want to ask something else. Do you have technology over there that can block a planet's communication signals?"

Bai Quan immediately replied: "Yes, there is something that can create high-energy particle turbulence."

"With the use of magnetic fields of stars and planets, the particle radiation of stars can be enhanced to a very high degree, and the communication equipment of a specific planet in the galaxy can be interfered with on a large scale."

Chen Ming was a little surprised. He didn't expect that there was something ready-made.

"Can you get one?"

"What do you want to do?"

Chen Ming knew that such a device with a huge range of influence would definitely not be taken away by him without any reason, so he explained truthfully: "I encountered a planet where the mechanical race has just begun to colonize. I want to go Grab something.”

"Oh? Where?"

"Behind the mechanical tribe's star field."

Chen Ming didn't say anything specific. Bai Quan knew the approximate location and didn't continue to ask. He just said, "I can help you with the arrangement, but you have to do the arrangements yourself."

"You need to find the poles of the planet's magnetic field, place one on each pole, and then place another one where the star's light shines directly."

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Quan immediately asked a question that Chen Ming had thought of for the first time before: "But is a planet that the mechanical race has just begun to colonize really easy to fight?"

"It's not easy to fight, but you have to try. It won't hurt if you try. I also need something to block the jump engine. Is there any way to get it?"

So determined...

Bai Quan pushed up his glasses and revised his impression of Chen Ming's abilities in his mind, adding that he could directly control the machine race.

Then he responded to Chen Ming's question and asked: "Do you want to block the spaceship coming over, or do you want to block the spaceship on your side to prevent them from flying away?"

Chen Ming thought about the possible situations he might encounter and said, "Everything is possible."

"Not very good. What you want to blockade is at least a cruiser-level ship. If it is really that high, it will require the cooperation of at least a dozen cruisers."

"The only way is to blockade the entire galaxy, otherwise the spacecraft inside will fly out of the blockade range casually."

Chen Ming only knew that there was such a technology at first, and asked Bai Quan if it might be possible. He didn't know exactly how this technology achieved the final effect.

So Bai Quan's words didn't surprise him too much. There was nothing he could do about it.

In addition to using technical means to block it, there are other ways to prevent the mechanical cruiser from escaping.

For example, the simplest way is to destroy the engine directly. Without the jump system on the engine, the mechanical cruiser would not be able to escape at all.

So Bai Quan's words just made Chen Ming ask: "That means we can only block the mechanical tribe from other places, right?"

Bai Quan immediately replied: "Yes, but there are restrictions."

"This device called a jump beacon disruptor has a short action time and a small range of action."

"It must be able to lock on to the location where the enemy spacecraft may jump over to be effective."

"You know that there will also be jump fluctuations at the target location of the spacecraft's jump, right? You have to use the device at the location where the jump fluctuation occurs to block the jump process of the spacecraft that jumps over."

Seeing Chen Ming's thoughtful expression, Bai Quan added: "I should have told you during class two days ago that the battlefield situation will often change due to external interference."

"A good commander must know where the enemy is coming from after confirming that the enemy has support, which will cause the situation on the entire battlefield to change."

Chen Ming nodded and said, "I remember, but you just mentioned it casually."

"Indeed, the main reason is that this knowledge point was not taught in class before."

"You are a bit ahead of the times when you encounter a situation where you need to use this thing. But since you have gone outside, it is normal to encounter some accidents."

"In short, this kind of equipment needs to be installed and started at a suitable location in advance to disrupt the jump fluctuations and not give the spacecraft a chance to jump over."

"Although it has shortcomings, under normal circumstances it is enough to use it once."

"If you block a jump, the jump engine of the spaceship over there will directly enter cooling, and no subsequent spacecraft will jump over in a short period of time."

"You have to judge where the machine clan will appear then, and then use it."

"And you have to be prepared in advance for failure. Don't use this thing as a trump card."

"I remember."

"Ah."

Bai Quan thought for a moment and then said: "I remember that this thing seems to have been spread. Because the effect is too limited, the supervision is not very strict."

"I can help you transfer up to two units privately, and the money will be based on the black market price."

"I remember that the fleet you left in the territory has been active, right? The entire Galo Star Territory knows the name of your fleet."

"And it seems that your fleet killed a stronghold on the left path some time ago. Also, it was your fleet that recently killed a stronghold occupying the left path of the space station, right? You should not be short of money."

"It's okay. It's still a bit lacking, but it should be affordable."

It seemed that the money Chen Ming had just earned had to be used to buy such large equipment within a few days of getting it.

But Chen Ming believes that compared to the final gain, he will never lose money.

"I want both of them, but what about the signal jamming device? Does it also cost money? And does it really not matter if you sell military supplies like this?"

Bai Quan directly sent the two bills to Chen Ming and said, "The money must be needed, otherwise I won't be able to balance the accounts here."

"And our Fourteenth Legion is not very pedantic, but rather humane. When we are short of money, it doesn't matter if we sell something other than the dead line."

"And it is an old tradition of the imperial army to sell outdated military supplies when they are short of money."

With a little heartache, Chen Ming swiped the card he still had in the empire and transferred the 17 billion account to the account designated by Bai Quan.

Even if he adds some of the money he earned from fighting pirates, he still has less than 2 billion left on hand now.

Although it feels a little uncomfortable, after all, the money is used really quickly.

But he also knows that money is not just waste paper, it has practical significance only when it is used.

So after feeling a little uncomfortable, Chen Ming returned to normal and asked Bai Quan: "All the things I want are backward military resources?"

Bai Quan thought for a while and said: "It's almost enough, but the army still uses it occasionally."

What Bai Quan said made Chen Ming immediately ask curiously: "What is there that is not lagging behind and is still within the dead line?"

"The main force-level things are all in the dead line."

Bai Quan saw Chen Ming's slightly speechless expression, and it was obvious that what he said was nonsense.

So he added: "Actually, the dead line is really loose. As long as it's not experimental weapons and equipment that haven't been installed yet, it's basically no problem to sell them out."

"Does an antimatter reactor count?"

(End of this chapter)