Star Ocean: Starting from the Abandoned Mining Space Station.

Chapter 200 Promotion

Chen Ming and Bai Quan signed several documents.

The tone was set to jointly develop hyperspace channel engine technology and share the shares in proportion.

In the future, the Fourteenth Legion will have professional technical personnel to do related things. Chen Ming does not need to worry too much. At most, he will occasionally need to participate in a few issues.

Other times, just wait to collect the money.

And as Baiquan has really entered its busiest period, the morning teaching has been suspended, and Chen Ming has free time to do some things that were not originally planned.

For example, in conjunction with the brilliant start of the exploration and finishing work around the first jump landing point in advance.

Last week, the exploration of the galaxies around the temporary base had reached about 80% progress.

It is expected that all galaxies with possible habitable planets will be explored within two weeks, but of course there is only about a week left.

That's when it's time to start preparations for the second jump.

Chen Ming needs to count all the survey data and gains in all aspects so far, and summarize an efficient exploration process based on the exploration around this first temporary base to use in the next exploration.

Of course, saying it's the end doesn't mean that Chen Ming will leave directly.

There is no way that this temporary stronghold that was just built will be demolished in just over a month.

While arranging Afterglow to go to the next temporary base, he can continue to leave some Afterglow individuals to investigate other unfinished galaxies.

The reserve afterglow that I had deliberately left behind was used at this time.

After all, the 80% exploration progress does not mean the comprehensive exploration of the galaxies around the stronghold. There are still many galaxies that Chen Ming's Yuhui has never been to.

It was just because some stars would make it impossible for habitable planets to exist inside galaxies, and galaxies without habitable planets had no value for Chen Ming to build colonies, so his afterglow never visited those galaxies.

But there will always be some galaxies in which even if there are no habitable planets, there will still be some valuable planets.

It would not be a loss for Chen Ming if the data collected from valuable planets and valuable galaxies were resold.

Under the premise that he is currently conducting a large-scale investigation, the cost of each fuel can be reduced a lot.

Then these surveyed data, when converted into direct money, must be much more than fuel money.

Unless the surrounding hundreds of light-years are completely empty and there are no valuable galaxies or planets, this is unlikely.

The money earned can also be invested in the opening of the second batch of afterglows and the construction of the second temporary stronghold.

The launch of the second batch of Afterglow will definitely be arranged at that time.

The construction of the second temporary stronghold requires special investigation of the planets and galaxies suitable for the construction of the temporary stronghold.

The first temporary base that Chen Ming chose was due to the situation at the time. He just randomly picked a planet and started construction.

The choice of the location of the second temporary stronghold must be carefully considered if there is sufficient time.

You must at least choose a planet that has certain resources that can be developed for a period of time to make up for part of the material consumption.

Let the afterglow left on the ground of the planet exert more effects.

Of course Chen Ming didn't have time to do this arduous task, so it was finally handed over to Huiyao.

It is the most suitable afterglow to accomplish this goal.

There are also some things that Chen Ming has been doing all along, and he has stepped up his efforts after having free time in the past two days.

For example, continue to persuade HR, who has shown obvious signs of relenting, to completely let go of his prejudice against human beings, at least against Chen Ming, and completely join him.

The other thing is to find a way to remember him and the Alpha level afterglow individual in his mind.

It can only be said that the Alpha afterglow of Twinkle has always been very taciturn.

Although after Chen Ming rescued it from the massacre of other afterglows, it was basically certain that Flicker would have no other ideas. At the same time, it was indeed silently guarding the temporary stronghold, which was easier to deal with than HR. There are many,

But the only problem is that it is too taciturn. Chen Ming has basically never heard it talking to him.

The rare contact was when Chen Ming regularly repaired several cruisers that were not adapted to the dock and had to be repaired by himself.

As a result, Chen Ming often forgets about flickering and forgets that he still has an Alpha-level afterglow.

So in the past two days, Chen Ming has been trying to remember the flicker while trying to soften HR.

The effect...is not ideal.

But it’s not a big problem, the flash will still do what it’s supposed to do.

It can only be said that Bai Quan's busyness did provide Chen Ming with a lot of time to do other valuable things.

In addition to the preparations for the second jump, persuasion and understanding of the afterglow at hand, and the learning that is still going on every day according to the daily schedule plan.

Before Chen Ming went to bed every night, he performed in-depth maintenance that was basically equivalent to once a day on the right position.

For example, optimizing the afterglow core and helping the insect queen optimize its biological architecture.

At the same time, Chen Ming specially allocated it to Shao Yang, completing the first tentative cooperation.

Everything is going in a good direction.

And time came to the day of Baiquan's promotion ceremony in the blink of an eye.

Although Chen Ming could not attend, he still needed to pay attention to the ceremony.

Therefore, he deliberately contacted his boss in advance and told him if anything happened.

Of course, even if Chen Ming didn't mention it, the boss would definitely tell him then.

After all, Chen Ming still has a highlight to perform in this ceremony.

With Bai Quan and related personnel in place.

The promotion ceremony also starts normally with the arrival of time.

However, the actual process of awarding Lieutenant General Bai Quan only invited relevant personnel from the military and government, and not many people could see it.

However, many people were invited to the banquet later.

In addition to military insiders, there are no less than representatives of companies with which the military maintains cooperative relationships.

So the entire banquet hall was basically divided into two sides.

On one side sat the people of the 14th Legion, and the atmosphere was dull and solemn.

The atmosphere on the side where those who maintained cooperation with the Fourteenth Legion were concentrated was quite lively.

After all, such a banquet is an excellent place for socializing. People from different work fields get to know each other and it is a perfect place to discuss business.

Bai Quan entered the banquet hall with the rank of lieutenant general on his chest.

The atmosphere in the banquet hall is at its most lively.

However, everyone present restrained their behavior.

After entering the banquet hall, Bai Quan, the protagonist of the banquet, first walked towards the side where the military was sitting.

Then we came to the half where the various forces that cooperated with the Fourteenth Army were concentrated.

Also following him were several juniors from the 14th Legion who were led by Bai Quan before.

They are all juniors who stand out from their peers and have already demonstrated their talents and practical abilities.

They are the future of the Fourteenth Legion, so they need to follow Baiquan to get in touch with these partners of the Fourteenth Legion.

Among them were Cheng Xinghe, who had met Chen Ming before, and his sister Cheng Xinghai.

However, Cheng Xinghe was not in a good condition at the moment, and his energy and energy were a little sluggish.

One of the reasons was indeed that he was beaten up by Chen Ming, who had no command experience at all, and was eventually captured.

But after all, he had been unconscious during the period of cryo-sleep, so it was okay, at least he was still alive.

So it was mainly because he was beaten several times by Bai Quan himself after he was brought back by Bai Quan. He worked hard to get his position and was demoted again and again, which made him look like this now.

In addition, he was assigned some tasks after he came back alive.

That is, he must personally handle the pension and follow-up security arrangements for all the soldiers who have died because of the decisions he made.

This is the rule of the Fourteenth Legion, a rule that every battlefield commander must do personally.

Although this task is very troublesome and difficult, it is not too boring for Cheng Xinghe, and he also knows the benefits of doing so.

But Baiquan gave him an extremely troublesome task two days ago, to confirm the overturn of a matter that had been settled.

All the things here are even more troublesome.

Moreover, he also heard that Chen Ming was responsible for this task, which made him almost suffer from PTSD when he heard Chen Ming's name.

So when Bai Quan walked towards Wu An, who was the core focus of the other half and was surrounded by many people.

Cheng Xinghe lowered his head silently and began to pretend to be dead.

Cheng Xinghe's sister Cheng Xinghai was in sharp contrast to him.

Although Cheng Xinghai was also wearing a military uniform, her short ear-length hair just added a bit of vitality to her.

She didn't look as serious as the other military people at the banquet, but looked very lively.

She smiled and walked at the front, pushing through the crowd and saying hello to Wu An.

He also dragged Cheng Xinghe, who was consciously embarrassed, over to meet Wu An and say hello.

Cheng Xinghe knew that Wu An and Chen Ming had a good relationship, so in the past few days, when he knew that Wu An was staying at the headquarters of their 14th Army Corps, he was trying to find ways to avoid seeing her, but now he couldn't help but not seeing him.

After all, the first person Bai Quan wanted to see when he brought them here was Wu An, and he couldn't avoid it no matter how hard he followed Bai Quan.

Those who originally complained about Cheng Xinghai's somewhat brutal actions immediately changed their expressions when they turned their heads and noticed that Bai Quan had come over.

Some people gave up on Wu An and gathered around Bai Quan, their mouths full of praise for Bai Quan, hoping to chat more with Bai Quan.

However, they didn't dare to go too far. When Bai Quan responded to them one by one with a smile, they also took the initiative to make way for Bai Quan to lead to Wu An, who they were surrounding.

Wu An, who was originally sitting in his seat, stood up with dignity and raised his glass to Bai Quan.

Bai Quan immediately raised his wine glass and bumped it gently before saying to Wu An: "Mr. Wu An, I heard that when you came this time, you didn't ask anyone to help you collect the gifts?"

"Yeah, there are some things you have to accept personally."

Both of them looked at the corner of the banquet hall, where there was a box-shaped object covered by a layer of cloth. "How about now?"

"Okay."

Wu An agreed and walked to the corner of the banquet hall with Bai Quan surrounded by a group of people.

On the way there, Bai Quan suddenly asked: "Mr. Wu An, can you tell me a little bit about what it is in advance?"

"I heard Chen Ming say he would give me a surprise two days ago, but since he didn't come..."

"Yes, the surprise was delivered to me on your behalf."

As he spoke, Wu An took out a spindle-shaped crystal that could be held in one hand and a piece of paper from his pocket and handed them to Bai Quan.

This crystal is the back shell of the crab that naturally fell off during this period, and it shines with magnificent luster under the light of the hall.

Before Bai Quan could ask or Wu An could introduce it, Cheng Xinghai said like a little girl attracted by something shiny: "What a beautiful stone."

Bai Quan took the crystal, glanced at it twice, and handed it to Cheng Xinghai, whose eyes were shining, and then picked up the piece of paper.

This is a test report.

Although Baiquan is not a designer who specializes in designing battleships, he has a clear understanding of what capabilities each component of a battleship has, what kind of performance it should have, what is good and what is bad.

Therefore, when he read this test report, he was first surprised by the nature of the material itself, and then he was shocked by seeing the actual specific data with his own eyes.

Finally, he felt joy after understanding the reason why Chen Ming and Wu An brought this thing to him.

The benefits brought by mass production of such a material that can crush all current energy storage devices are extremely significant.

And in the near future, countless people in the entire empire will be eyeing this piece of fat.

Although with Wu An and Chen Ming, no one would openly grab this technology, there are definitely endless ways to use it.

Those people will not only try to get involved, but will also try every means to try to reproduce it, and even want to get a complete production method and production system.

Although Wu An and Chen Ming combined have connections and abilities, they do not have enough power.

After all, the Psychic Association is a loose organization, and it is impossible to really help them in these matters.

Therefore, they need a force with enough weight in the empire to protect this unique business.

And their final choice was him, Bai Quan.

Bai Quan raised the corners of his mouth and said, "So that's what's in that box?"

Wu An nodded slightly, stepped forward and pulled open the cloth covering the crystal crab observation box.

A total of four crystal crabs, two large and two small, appeared in the sight of everyone present.

The two big ones were those that Chen Ming gave to Wu An before, and the two small ones were hatched from the two eggs that Chen Ming gave to Wu An before.

Cheng Xinghai, who was standing next to Bai Quan and glanced at the test report in Bai Quan's hand, was immediately attracted by several shiny crabs moving around.

She immediately asked Wu An who had pulled back the cloth: "Uncle Wu, what is this?"

Although Wu An was not very familiar with Bai Quan before, let alone Cheng Xinghai.

But after a few days since he came here, Cheng Xinghai knew that he was the top psyker of the psionic society.

From time to time, she would come over to ask Baiquan for help while the two were chatting about something, and they would become familiar with each other in a few days.

Cheng Xinghai has just come of age, so it is not offensive to call Wu An, who is actually in his thirties.

After Wu An checked with Bai Quan's eyes, he explained with an expression that looked at his younger generation: "This is the crystal crab, the animal that produced the crystal."

Cheng Xinghai blinked, his dark pupils reflecting the beautiful light of the crystal.

She gradually looked away from the crystal in her hand and asked, "Is there anything special about this crystal?"

"This is a special energy storage material, and its effect is stronger than all current professional energy storage materials and energy storage devices. There is also specially tested data to prove it."

Although Wu An was answering Cheng Xinghai's question, he was obviously speaking to other people present.

There were obviously many businessmen among the surrounding partners of the Fourteenth Army. Someone among them immediately realized something and asked Wu An: "Mr. Wu An, what data are you talking about?"

Wu An pointed to the corner of the box and said: "Use the terminal to read this string of codes here and you will see it. I found the results measured by the Energy Materials Research Institute with government-issued qualifications. They have their stamp on it. "

The crowd who came with Bai Quan immediately gathered around the observation box, and soon saw the same content as Bai Quan's test report.

Representatives from several companies that specialize in energy storage materials and energy storage equipment began to breathe heavily.

They know how much impact it will have on the entire market if such materials are real and can be mass-produced.

Wu An didn't whet their appetite, and said directly: "If you paid attention to Bai Quan's movements some time ago, you should have heard about Chen Ming, right? This is the technology Chen Ming got from Yu Hui."

"Chen Ming can already mass-produce this material?"

Hearing someone in the crowd ask this question, Wu An's mind flashed back to what Chen Ming had said to him before, and he replied: "Basically, it's okay, but the output will be a little low in the early stage, and the output will gradually increase later."

"What about the afterglow?"

Wu An was not surprised at all when he heard this question.

Just like what he said when chatting with Chen Ming before, when someone learned that such a thing existed, some people immediately had strange thoughts.

However, he answered very simply: "Before leaving Yu Hui, Chen Ming had successfully uprooted Yu Hui's entire research institute for this kind of creature and obtained the complete breeding methods and equipment."

"At most, there are only some scattered samples left in Yuhui. It will take at least several generations, several years, or even more than ten years to re-cultivate them to a scale that can be mass-produced."

"If anyone is interested, you might as well go to the Afterglow Star Territory and give it a try. There is always something left behind in Afterglow."

Everyone present is obviously not a fool. After being influenced by Chen Ming in front of Yuhui, it is absolutely a suicide act for people outside to go in again.

Even if Yuhui really still retains the relevant technology, there is absolutely no way they can go to the Afterglow Star Territory to bring out the technology.

Therefore, there is no other way to obtain this technology without starting from Chen Ming.

They can only find a way to join in at a lower price in order to get a piece of the pie.

Otherwise, after a few years, the technology will be updated and iterated, and the day lily will be cold.

Many people are interested in this technology.

But they haven't done anything special yet.

After all, Wu An took out this technique during Bai Quan's promotion ceremony, so this technique cannot be released without the owner's consent.

Even if they want to seek cooperation, they should not go to Wu An, but to the 14th Army Corps.

Chen Ming is the manufacturer, Wu An is the middleman, and Bai Quan is the distributor.

At this time, Bai Quan was happy that Chen Ming was willing to hand over the sales rights of such a material technology to him, and he also understood why Chen Ming was studying biotechnology before.

Obviously, this is to at least understand some of the cultivation techniques of this special biological material, so as not to become blind and not even know what they are producing.

The actual operation of cultivating crystal crabs and harvesting materials should be left to the afterglows he controls.

There is nothing logically wrong with Bai Quan's idea, but it was indeed successfully misled by Chen Ming.

But at least he is quite happy now.

Even when today's banquet is over, the threshold of his office may be breached, and he must be mentally prepared in advance.

At this moment, Cheng Xinghai, who had already taken away the research report in Bai Quan's hand and read it over, suddenly tilted his head and asked Bai Quan: "Chen Ming? Is it the one who used the shabby fleet to give my brother away?" Can you hit Chen Ming who can only hide in the escape cabin?"

Hearing this, Cheng Xinghe, who was pretending to be dead next to him, lowered his head even further. He didn't even want to explain that he was actually beaten by a local military's own Dominator cruiser.

Bai Quan obviously didn't take care of Cheng Xinghe's face, so he directly admitted, "It's him."

Cheng Xinghai's pupils flashed with a hint of curiosity and a hint of...aggression. She said to her two seniors: "Uncle Bai, Uncle Wu, I want to get to know him."

Bai Quan immediately understood Cheng Xinghai's thoughts and said, "Do you want to fight him?"

Cheng Xinghai stared at Bai Quan with a pitiful expression and asked, "Is it okay?"

Before Bai Quan could answer, Cheng Xinghe suddenly tugged on Cheng Xinghai's sleeve and said, "Chen Ming is not from our 14th Army Corps, so why would he use a simulation device to fight you? You don't want to do it for real, do you? "

"Ah...yes."

Just when Cheng Xinghai felt a little regretful, Bai Quan suddenly remembered that he had to arrange a test opponent for Chen Ming.

Cheng Xinghe was originally a good candidate, but he had conflicts with Chen Ming, so he was ruled out by Bai Quan from the beginning. Bai Quan had never thought about which opponent would be suitable for Chen Ming.

Now that Cheng Xinghai has taken the initiative to bring it up, and there is no conflict between her and Chen Ming, it is indeed a good choice.

So Bai Quan said: "Actually, it's not impossible."

"what?"

Bai Quan ignored Cheng Xinghe who made a confused sound, and said to Cheng Xinghai: "I can arrange for you to fight with him on the simulation equipment, within a week, you can go and prepare first."

"Really?"

"A new sub-device has been installed in the Gallo Star Territory. The superiors agreed that I would give Chen Ming access to this device. You can directly simulate it remotely, but don't come to me if you are beaten to tears."

She took away the aggressive look in Cheng Xinghai's eyes, and said with a good-natured smile on her face: "How could that be? Thank you, Uncle Bai."

"Okay, okay, you have met everyone and you are ready to do business. I still have something to talk to other people about later, so you can go and have fun by yourself."

"Good~"

Just when the crowd followed Bai Quan and Wu An back to the side of the banquet hall.

There was a person in the crowd who was staring in the direction of Cheng Xinghai leaving the banquet hall and thinking.

He is Xu Lin, the chairman of Xinda Company.

He did ask for the invitation letter to Baiquan's promotion ceremony as he said before, and he did come here and watched it for a long time silently holding a drink.

Although he was a little regretful that Chen Ming did not hand over the sales rights of this crystal technology to their Xinda Company for operation.

But the focus of his thinking at this time was not on this, but on a side idea that just flashed through his mind.

(End of this chapter)