Star Ocean: Starting from the Abandoned Mining Space Station

Chapter 17 The choice of weapon modification
As the Iron Ore gradually flies higher into the atmosphere, the number of empty jellyfish following the spacecraft is gradually decreasing.

Just like what the terminal reported when Chen Ming was cleaning up the empty jellyfish.

The gas in the air jellyfish's body cannot be converted quickly, which means that it is difficult for them to immediately reduce the density of the gas in their body and cannot move to high altitudes quickly in the atmosphere.

You just need to find a way to quickly lift off, and after the gas density at high altitude decreases, you can get rid of the empty jellyfish.

The spacecraft quickly escaped the pursuit of the empty jellyfish, and Chen Ming immediately let the spacecraft hover in place to maintain balance.

He quickly unbuckled his seat belt, picked up the terminal that had just fallen to the ground, and checked it quickly.

Fortunately, it was just a minor problem. Chen Ming picked up the tools in the repair kit that he had always kept by his side and repaired it immediately.

Chen Ming immediately opened the section introducing the empty jellyfish again and quickly read through it.

It can only be said that what was recorded in the terminal was completely different from what Chen Ming just saw.

The empty jellyfish in the records should be a docile animal, but the group I encountered were extremely aggressive for unknown reasons.

Chen Ming glanced through the porthole at the original location below.

I definitely can’t go there anyway.

After all, the Iron Ore is still a civilian spacecraft, and the firepower of the ship's weapons cannot handle that amount of empty jellyfish.

Even if Chen Ming has a panel that can replenish bullets, it is still possible that the machine gun's rate of fire is not enough to control it, causing the empty jellyfish to explode at close range.

The armor of the spaceship can no longer withstand it, and any mistake may lead to the destruction of the ship and the loss of lives.

It is impossible for Chen Ming to gamble.

Fortunately, I was prepared beforehand.

I selected several alternative landing locations, but I didn’t expect that they would actually be used.

Chen Ming called up the map on the terminal and found the landing site with the second highest priority.

This place is not far from the first priority location and is also a plain.

But the difference is that the color seen here from space is purple.

This time Chen Ming was very cautious and carefully confirmed the target location in the air.

All of his attention is placed on the nearby purple forest. If there is any disturbance, he will fly away immediately, giving priority to ensuring the safety of the spacecraft.

But this time it went very smoothly, and the spacecraft successfully landed on the gentle slope of a hill.

There were no aggressive animals around.

Chen Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The first thing Chen Ming did after the spacecraft came to a stop was to open the spacecraft's panel to confirm the damage to the armor.

Under the self-destruction attack of the air jellyfish just now, the damage to the spacecraft's armor was more serious than that of the previous high-density asteroid belt.

The durability of the port side armor once again dropped to about 40%, and other places also suffered losses.

Chen Ming pressed the repair button immediately, and after spending a certain amount of energy, the durability of all armors was once again increased to about 70%.

At least it can withstand a wave of attacks of the same intensity just now.

If it was repaired again, Chen Ming might have to spend the rest of the day in a daze.

After repairing the spacecraft armor, Chen Ming immediately opened the machine gun panel.

[22mm machine gun]

[Type: Small kinetic energy weapon]

[Manufacturer: Cinda Rockwell Arms Company]

[Ammo load: 1000/1000]

[Effective killing range: 2000 meters]

[Rate of fire: 240 rounds/minute]

[Durability: 19%]

[Available operations: Replace/Repair/Renovate]

Just as Chen Ming thought, the option of [Transformation] appeared in the column of executable operations, just like the mining laser.

After clicking it, four options appeared in front of him. [Modifiable options·22mm cannon]

[Chain feed] [Twin barrels] [Stabilizing bracket] [High-strength barrel].

[Chain feed] is to replace the original mechanical device inside the spacecraft with a chain feed to speed up the loading of bullets, but it is very unfriendly to logistics.

But Chen Ming doesn't need logistics. The bullet consumption is replenished with one click on the panel, so there is no harm.

[Twin barrels] As the name suggests, if you install another barrel on the machine gun, the overall rate of fire will not only be doubled, but it will be increased by 80%.

The [Stabilizing Bracket] is a device placed inside the machine gun to stabilize the shaking of the barrel under continuous firing.

Even if a computer controls the firing of the machine gun, it cannot avoid the problem of recoil.This modification is used to improve shooting accuracy.

The [high-strength barrel] is a modification that allows the machine gun to keep the barrel temperature from being too high after a long period of firing.

These four transformation options are also the transformation methods that Chen Ming saw when he was reading books before.

When Chen Ming was flipping through the books in the terminal, he was thinking, why are there so many types and contents of books about weapons and spaceship modifications?
Now, seeing that the port side machine gun only had 19% durability left, Chen Ming understood.

There is no guarantee that you will encounter any danger during space navigation. Using only two basic weapons will certainly not be a peace of mind for veteran crew members who often have to run outside.

Therefore, it has become very common to modify the hull and weapons.

As long as some very outrageous modifications are not carried out, such as biological and chemical weapons, the law enforcement agencies in most places will turn a blind eye.

So Chen Ming decided to modify the weapons according to the practices of the old predecessors.

He didn't want to be in a situation where he was in danger but didn't have enough ability to resist.

As for these four transformation options, Chen Ming can only say that he wants them all.

Just not now.

The armor repairs just now took a lot of mental energy out of Chen Ming. The most he could do was replenish the durability of the machine gun first.

Unfortunately, Chen Ming only repaired the machine cannon. Suddenly, he saw a few more blue balloons floating outside the porthole.

Chen Ming immediately became nervous.

The barrels of the two machine guns were already aimed at them.

These empty jellyfish that suddenly appeared again were larger than the group he had seen before, and the power of the explosion may also be more terrifying.

But this time, these large empty jellyfish did not show aggression, but were very docile, as if they were just passing by.

But Chen Ming did not dare to relax at all. His consciousness was focused on the engine of the spacecraft, ready to shoot and start the engine to run away at any time.

It wasn't until these empty jellyfish floated away in the wind that Chen Ming relaxed his tense nerves and breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that not all empty jellyfish are hostile to the spacecraft.

But this doesn't mean that Chen Ming is safe. The danger may come again at any time.

However, Chen Ming did not back down. In order to find food that could support his space voyage, he had to bear such risks.

Chen Ming strengthened his determination, brought an advanced plant analyzer the size of his own arm that was removed from the planting cabin, and stood in front of the hatch on the side of the spacecraft.

The hatch is open.

Under the light of the gradually brightening stars, a purple world appeared in front of Chen Ming.

Purple trees, purple grass, purple sky, everything looks purple, but it's not the kind of purple that makes people sick, but the kind of purple that makes people feel comfortable like lavender.

Chen Ming did not rush out of the spacecraft, but looked at the wrist of his protective suit.

The gas quality detector on the wrist matched with the protective suit displayed a few lines of words.

Livable air environment.

No lethal gas.

No pathogenic microorganisms.

Chen Ming once again confirmed that there was no danger around him before taking off his helmet.

Standing on the edge of the hatch and taking a breath of fresh air from the outside world, the expression on Chen Ming's face gradually calmed down.

Then he stepped off the spacecraft.

(End of this chapter)