Star Ocean: Starting from the Abandoned Mining Space Station.

Chapter 308 Commitment
Chen Ming conveniently sat on the sofa in the dormitory.

After taking a bottle of pure water handed over by Bai Quan, he took a sip and asked: "By the way, did you ask He Gu to take me there for the report?"

Bai Quan sat down next to Chen Ming and replied: "Of course not, I just asked him to bring you to me."

"Then what does he mean?"

Bai Quan said without thinking: "Of course I want you to help me go to the Psychic Research Institute, what else can it be?"

With that said, he took the opportunity to explain to Chen Ming the situation of the Psychic Research Institute and his speculation on He Gu's thoughts.

Let Chen Ming fully understand what He Gu meant.

Then Chen Ming had nothing to say. Anyway, he had to meet with He Gu later. He could talk in detail next time he met.

Now, I still have to tell Baiquan what happened at the conference that just ended.

Chen Ming's increased mental power after becoming a psyker also gradually enhanced his memory.

"determine."

"The content of the meeting is similar to what I thought. It was aimed at Bei Niu and us. This is why I asked He Gu to find you."

Only when Baiquan signals, will he stop for a moment.

He is in the Fourteenth Legion, and he is in the same faction as Bai Quan, and is involved in various interests.

For Bai Quan, it is definitely better for the branch to be fully controlled by Chen Ming than to be infiltrated by others.

Bai Quan got a satisfactory answer and explained again: "Not only the branch, you must also pay attention to it, because there may be people who come to trouble you."

Chen Ming looked at Bai Quan with his eyes wide open in surprise and asked, "Are you sure?"

Bai Quan just said that he and Jing Xian could barely handle the branch situation together.

The iron plate he had finally built must not be taken advantage of by others while he was away.

If Chen Ming adds Jing Xian himself, even if he learns administrative knowledge, it may not be effective.

"He Gu told me that there will be another fleet going to Beniu in a week."

"Not enough. He can't handle so many things. I have to rely on his assistance to manage the entire branch, let alone him."

Baiquan confirmed: "You must know more about your psychic abilities than I do about your psychic abilities."

Bai Quan denied again: "Of course not, my idea is not to hold back after you go back, and use your spiritual power to fully control the entire branch."

"Let me teach you some administrative regulations these days. It doesn't require a deep understanding, just a general understanding of some management strategies."

After listening, Bai Quan lowered his head slightly, thought for a while and said, "I probably understand."

Now, he can retell everything that the admiral said at the conference intact, without adding any of his own understanding.

Bai Quan shook his head and said: "Your protection is protection by force, but this protection alone is not enough. I need you to help me preside over the situation of the branch."

There is no need to read a manuscript, and there is no need to think about the participants.

"You may have to wait until I finish learning new command techniques, and wait until the troops from the headquarters are transferred to the Gallo branch. Then I can go back with you."

"can."

"Even from my perspective, as long as you have a little knowledge of administrative management and have someone who can fully cooperate with you, such as Jing Xian, you can manage the entire branch well."

Chen Ming continued speaking in front of Bai Quan.

Chen Ming certainly has no objection to this.

Bai Quan expected that the Legion would take action against the branch, so he found an opportunity to call Chen Ming over so that he could discuss some more complicated topics face to face with Chen Ming.

But Chen Ming didn't understand something.

In less than half an hour, he told all the contents of the meeting that had just been held for almost an hour and a half.

"So...you want me to do something, right?"

This kind of thing is not a loss for Chen Ming. The relationship between him and Bai Quan has always been there.

"Then what do you want me to do?"

Bai Quan now learns more about the command techniques of the mechanical clan, and the more likely he is to survive on the battlefield.

If Bai Quan suffers a loss, he will definitely suffer a loss. It is impossible to watch Bai Quan suffer a loss.

"Then there is a fleet on the nearest front line fighting with the main force of Afterglow."

And there is the most crucial point.

"Isn't Jing Xian here?"

"The legion has a fleet in Beniu that has just passed by and is preparing to control Beniu."

"Well, although the legion is temporarily protecting the Gallo branch, there will always be someone who will take action. If the branch suffers a heavy blow, it will not be good for us."

Chen Ming's spiritual power is there, which is a deterrent to everyone.

"It's not necessarily a direct conflict, it's very likely to be a secret conspiracy."

"But even if you don't tell me, I will find a way to protect the branch."

"Is this enough?"

"The legion can actually spare a fleet to fight against the mechanical race?"

Bai Quan said very matter-of-factly, "What do you think? If it weren't for the fact that the military strength of our legion has exceeded many people's estimates, why did everything at the conference imply that our legion was going to be divided? This is our fourteenth legion. "

"exaggerate."

After Chen Ming's emotion, neither of them continued to speak.

But not even two seconds.

"I……"

"that……"

Chen Ming and Bai Quan suddenly spoke at the same time, interrupting each other's words.

Bai Quan immediately said: "Then you go ahead and say it."

"OK,"

Chen Ming tidied up his words a little and said, "I want to sell part of the energy crystallization technology of the Crystal Crab."

Chen Ming had thought about it before, and He Gu said it was okay.

He was working on energy crystals by himself. Even with the help of Yuhui and Zerg, he really couldn't meet the needs of all places.

Not to mention supplying energy crystals to the entire empire, he might not be able to fully provide them to just one star region.

Although currently, because the number of energy crystal crab species needs to be expanded, the number of energy crystals Chen Ming supplies to the Fourteenth Legion has not yet reached the upper limit.

It is impossible to say that Chen Ming snatched tens of thousands of them from Yuhui, and within a few months they were spread all over the planet.

But even so simply relying on the insect queen who currently only has one planet and the afterglow that is still in the process of development, the upper limit of the energy crystals that can be provided in a short period of time is just that.

But if the process of breeding and developing energy crystal crabs is sold to the Fourteenth Legion, the situation will be different.

Energy crystallization can definitely increase production significantly.

And Chen Ming relied on the antimatter patent fees, the hyperspace channel jump engine patent fees, and the money earned from selling some energy crystals to maintain a breakeven with the fleets developed outside.

You will definitely make more money.

"That's good. What are you going to do?"

"Um……"

First of all, energy crystal insects cannot be given out.

If the bugs are removed, the problem will be huge.

Chen Ming could only give the Fourteenth Legion the Crystal Crab.

And the crystal crab thing...

Although Chen Ming let the insect queen eat a few crystal crabs and cultivated the crystal worms created from the crystal crab genes, he didn't pay much attention to the crystal crabs.

But fortunately, not all those crystal crabs were eaten.

It is still being cultivated.

Although the output and quality of the energy crystal worms specially created by the Queen Insect for converting energy crystals far surpass those of energy crystal crabs.

But crystal crabs are natural creatures after all. After special breeding, they may mutate into some interesting things. Both Chaofan and the Insect Queen left a lot behind.

Chen Ming can give these crystal crabs away.

In addition, Chen Ming also planned to use the insect queen's ability to control genes to transform some crystal worms into crystal crabs.

Relying on his spiritual power and the ability of the insect queen, it is very simple to modify genes so that no one can see it.

This can also explain in disguise why the quality of the goods that Chen Ming sold to the 14th Legion during this period was different from the crystal crabs that Chen Ming gave him.

"I can directly give the seeds I cultivate here to the legion, but I don't know if the legion can cultivate them in batches."

"absolutely okay."

Bai Quan said: "What limits the legion's development of energy crystal crabs is quantity."

"The only ones you gave me before were two adult crystal crabs and two eggs. A total of four crystal crabs can't do anything. It's okay to keep them as ornamental pets. It's impossible to raise them with four."

"But if you are willing to take action, we can definitely shorten the breeding time significantly by relying on various growth hormone stimulations. You don't have to worry about this."

"How many quantities are needed?"

Bai Quan thought of a rough number: "At least one hundred thousand. Once you have this amount, you can start. The more we can provide in the future, the better."

"No problem. I'll drive the Colossus to the branch when the time comes. The headquarters is a bit far away."

"It turns out that Jing Xian is in charge of this. You can just talk to him when the time comes. I will help you get through the relationship and you won't lose out on your share."

Chen Ming nodded and reached a verbal agreement with Bai Quan: "Okay, I'm done. What did you just say?"

Bai Quan suddenly blushed.

He planned to shamelessly tell the whole story about Cheng Xinghai.

This matter cannot continue to be delayed, if it continues to be delayed this time.

The next time he and Chen Ming can talk about this kind of thing may take a few months.

By that time, the war with the machine clan might have started, and he would never have time to talk to Chen Ming about the love between his son and his daughter.

So he must make things clear now.

Bai Quan coughed dryly and said, "Um...how have you been learning to conduct in the recent period? Do you have any questions to ask?"

Chen Ming immediately understood what Bai Quan meant.

He actually felt that time was almost up and he couldn't delay it any longer.

Bai Quan has been talking about this matter for a long time, and he has given plenty of hints in all aspects.

He had to at least give Bai Quan, or no, give Cheng Xinghai an answer.

Chen Ming thought this, subconsciously recalling the recent time he spent with Cheng Xinghai.

In his impression, getting along with Cheng Xinghai had a comfortable feeling.

Cheng Xinghai's character is not like that of an ordinary nineteen-year-old girl. How could she be the same as an ordinary girl in the army? However, she is not too strong and domineering.

Her character is very exquisite, or in other words, she is very good at acting differently according to different situations.

Chen Ming felt this way when he first came into contact with Cheng Xinghai in the simulation.

At that time, he was still thinking whether everything Cheng Xinghai had with him was intentional and false.

But later Cheng Xinghai made him change his mind, and she showed her truest side.

That's when we talk about games.

Cheng Xinghai would talk to Chen Ming about many things in the game in his free time.

If it had been a day or two, Chen Ming might still have doubts.

But if Cheng Xinghai talks every day, even when Chen Ming is not too interested or knowledgeable about games due to various reasons, he keeps telling Chen Ming and keeps trying to sell Chen Ming the games she often plays. .

And even if Chen Ming really took the time to play the game, she would try her best to explain it to Chen Ming if she didn't understand anything when she first started playing the game. This made Cheng Xinghai extremely angry.

This feeling cannot be created falsely.

The excitement of being absolutely interested in the game and devoting most of your free time to it are unmistakable.

That feeling of closeness and realness was something Chen Ming had never experienced before and would never forget.

Of course, she became more and more familiar with Chen Ming later on, and she didn't mind saying a few words to Chen Ming when Chen Ming was doing the pig nose operation.

But this does not affect Chen Ming's deep love for this feeling.

In addition, when Cheng Xinghai taught him lessons, it was not like Bai Quan's method of instilling all the knowledge into Chen Ming. Instead, it was a lesson plan that was obviously made after careful consideration. Although Cheng Xinghai recently discovered that Chen Ming's learning efficiency was a bit abnormal, he also felt that he was getting closer to Bai Quan.

But it also made it difficult for Chen Ming to let go of this feeling.

Although he takes some things very lightly, it doesn't matter whether he does it or not.

But if you get used to something but lose it, it will really make people feel empty.

Cheng Xinghai, a girl he knew a little bit about, was a very good choice.

Chen Ming had already made a decision in his heart.

But there is a problem.

"What do you think of Cheng Xinghai?"

Bai Quan seemed to see a little hope and said: "She has agreed long ago. She came to ask me about your attitude about a month ago."

"I was too embarrassed to ask you directly, so I made an excuse to ask her to teach you things and let her confirm it herself."

"Didn't she ask?"

Chen Ming recalled the past again: "There may be hints, but I couldn't be sure of my thoughts before."

"But now...I...can."

Bai Quan paused when he looked at Chen Ming, immediately stood up, and patted Chen Ming's shoulder very intimately.

"Good good."

His face was filled with an uncontrollable smile: "Then let's choose a suitable day for you and Xinghai to get married."

"Cough cough..."

Chen Ming coughed and interrupted Bai Quan and said, "Wait, isn't this a little too fast? Xinghai is only 19 years old, right?"

"But you are already 26."

"It's not too late for me to be 26."

"At 19, she is already one year older than the legal age for marriage."

Bai Quan sat next to Chen Ming again and said to Chen Ming: "You and Xinghai's situation is very special. It is impossible for you to slowly cultivate your relationship first and then talk about marriage."

"It's indeed a little early to get married, but we can organize the engagement party first, right?"

What Bai Quan said is true.

Chen Ming is now a level 5 psyker, so it's impossible to say who he should talk to about slowly.

The situation on Cheng Xinghai's side is even more difficult than for him. After all, Chen Ming has the ability to decide his future. Although Cheng Xinghai, the adopted daughter of a lieutenant general, is also a psyker, her abilities are obviously far from Chen Ming's. level.

She didn't really have much choice.

Chen Ming's previous hesitation was actually because he didn't want to take advantage of others' danger.

But while getting along with Cheng Xinghai, Chen Ming confirmed that Cheng Xinghai had no particular dislike for him.

And now that he has confirmed Cheng Xinghai's attitude through Bai Quan, there will be no suitable reason for Chen Ming to resist.

He doesn't need a suitable reason, he just can accept this result.

"The engagement party...this is fine."

"it is good."

Bai Quan stood up again very excitedly.

"It will definitely not be done within a week, so you may not be able to keep up with the opening of the star gate by then. I have to tell you this first."

"It's okay. I can jump all the way back in the cruiser. It only takes a few days at most."

"Did you come here in a cruiser?"

"No, but I can drive a cruiser."

"Row."

Bai Quan is already familiar with the effects of Chen Ming's spiritual power.

"Where do you plan to live first? You can live in my dormitory, or somewhere else."

"That's it." Chen Ming just saw that there are two empty rooms in Bai Quan's dormitory: "I don't have high requirements for the conditions of the place where I live."

Baiquan has three bedrooms, one living room, one kitchen and two bathrooms. It is also the dormitory of the headquarters military base, and the conditions are very good.

"Okay, then I'll contact Xinghai and tell him about this?"

"and many more."

Chen Ming quickly stopped him and said, "Let me go see her."

Bai Quan was stunned for a moment before he realized that he was a little too over the top.

It would be most appropriate for Chen Ming to meet Cheng Xinghai in person to confirm the dishes.

"She's at school. She should be in the library at this point. I just heard my wife complain to her two days ago that she has to go to the library every day because of the task I gave her to teach you, and she has no time to play games. "

"Does this make her feel bad?"

"If she really hates it and doesn't want to do it, will she waste her time playing games and go to the library? Just follow the lesson plan I gave you before, but there is no need to do it yourself..."

"……I see."

Chen Ming nodded to Bai Quan, stood up, and left the dormitory.

And just after Chen Ming left, Bai Quan immediately took out the terminal.

In the address book, I found the communication code marked with the word "wife" and typed it: "Do you have good news?"

At this time, Chen Ming, who had gone out, was already standing outside the dormitory building. The metal liquid was entangled in his palm, and he gradually built the structure of the shuttle boat.

And the style of this shuttle boat is the same as the one He Gu drove before.

Although Chen Ming doesn't care about many things, he only cares about food when it comes to food and clothing. After all, he was afraid of being hungry before.

But what others mostly look at is not what he eats, but what he wears, uses, and drives.

He still had to be a little more careful when meeting people.

He promised Baiquan that he was willing to take some responsibility.

Then when doing things, you should consider the attitude he should have after agreeing.

Chen Ming went to check it out before.

The shuttle boat of the Psionics Research Institute is a model of shuttle boat specially supplied by the military and publicly sold by Tachyon Technology Company.

The value of one such shuttle boat is about the same as two ordinary escorts.

It can only be said that the shuttle boat of the Psychic Research Institute is so luxurious.

At least the identity of such a shuttle boat will not be lost when driven out.

As for the clothes on my body...

Chen Ming lowered his head and glanced at himself. He was wearing a fairly neat white coat.

It's fine to wear in the institute, but it's not suitable to wear this kind of clothes in other places.

It's best to go to the city and buy a set first.

Wait, Chen Ming suddenly realized that he seemed to have neither a shuttle boat license nor a shuttle boat driving license...

It's not a big problem. We'll wait until we get caught.

At this time, Bai Quan suddenly poked his head out of the dormitory window: "I almost forgot to give you something."

Chen Ming immediately raised his head and asked, "What is it?"

However, Bai Quan suddenly fell silent, his eyes locked on the shuttle boat that appeared inexplicably next to him.

He immediately took back the shuttle boat key that he was about to throw to Chen Ming, and swallowed his words to tell Chen Ming where his shuttle boat was.

"It's okay, just change the license plate to mine."

"Then take this away..."

Bai Quan turned around, took out his driver's license, and threw it to Chen Ming.

After Chen Ming took the things, he boarded the shuttle boat and left the military base.

Although the colony on this planet is the headquarters of the Fourteenth Legion, there are still many family members or staff living there.

Therefore, the necessary supporting infrastructure must be available.

So Chen Ming successfully changed into an outfit worth about half a million yuan in a shopping mall in the city, and also took extra care of himself.

Then he went to the Directly Affiliated Military University, which was also in the city.

Relying on Baiquan's license plate, he landed safely in the school parking lot.

The landing of Chen Mingkai's shuttle attracted the attention of many students.

Those who can study in college at our headquarters are basically students who are qualified to know about the Psionics Research Institute. Of course, they also know the value of the standard spaceships of the Psionics Research Institute.

Although this shuttle boat is not marked with the institute's logo, it is enough to attract attention.

Of course, Chen Ming ran very fast, and not many people noticed his whereabouts.

Following the map, he quickly found the library.

When Chen Ming first entered the library, he saw Cheng Xinghai sitting by the window. His eyes slightly obscured by short hair were full of concentration. .

She was currently flipping through many textbooks as she had complained before. If she wanted to teach Chen Ming, she would have to pick up a lot of previous knowledge and thoroughly integrate it.

She kept flipping through the book and taking notes, completely unaware that Chen Ming was looking at her.

Chen Ming walked over slowly and sat down in front of Cheng Xinghai.

Cheng Xinghai, who had been immersed in the book, noticed someone sitting in front of her. She raised her head and was about to get up and change seats so as not to be disturbed.

She saw Chen Ming's face.

They looked at each other speechlessly.

The two looked at each other for a long time.

Chen Mingcai finally said: "Well... Bai Quan told me basically everything."

Cheng Xinghai pursed his lips, silently packed up the books and notes in front of him, and said softly: "Let's talk inside."

There were people coming and going in the school at this time, and the seat Cheng Xinghai chose was close to the window, so he could easily be seen.

So Chen Ming had no objection and followed Cheng Xinghai into the depths of the library.

After walking to the corner of the library.

Cheng Xinghai stopped.

He turned around and looked at Chen Ming.

Cheng Xinghai is very smart, and her psychic ability makes her smarter than her peers.

But she is only 19 years old after all, and she is in school now, not on the battlefield.

Such an environment allows her to reveal her inner true side.

She clasped her hands behind her back, her slender fingers moving uneasily, and she opened her lips slightly to Chen Ming cautiously and nervously: "Then...what's your attitude?"

Chen Ming replied without a moment's hesitation: "I'm here."

What Chen Ming said here was not referring to the headquarters, but to Cheng Xinghai's school, in front of her.

If you agree, then be decisive.

Cheng Xinghai found that her face was slightly hot, and Chen Ming's attitude was already displayed in front of her.

But Chen Ming suddenly turned his head slightly to the side.

Cheng Xinghai immediately noticed that Chen Ming's attention was not on her and asked, "What's wrong?"

"nothing."

Chen Ming shook his head.

Although Cheng Xinghai took him to the corner of the library, there were still people there.

In the direction where Chen Ming just looked, there was a person paying attention to the two of them, his eyes full of shock.
He probably knew Cheng Xinghai, but he didn't expect Cheng Xinghai to show such an expression in front of him.

Chen Ming didn't pay much attention to that person and looked at Cheng Xinghai again.

"Would you like to go out for a meal? It's noon now."

"it is good."

(End of this chapter)