Star Ocean: Starting from the Abandoned Mining Space Station

Chapter 38 Evolution
Although the whisper died as the contact ceased.

But at this time, Chen Ming looked at the twisted patterns on the stone and felt that there was still an indescribable weird atmosphere next to it.

"Is this psionics?"

Chen Ming muttered to himself with some emotion.

Just a stone can give people extremely heavy pressure when it comes into contact.

If this kind of thing is exposed to for a long time, I am afraid that the final outcome will be the same as the previous animals that fell into madness due to psychic pulses.

No wonder Xiaoshi was quite interested in rocks just now, but as soon as he got started, he immediately threw them away.

Although this stone cannot be seen to have any specific use, it is at least related to psychic abilities.

Even if it is sold directly, it will definitely get a good price.

Although the difficulty of selling may be a bit high, and it may also attract the prying eyes of some people like selling high-grade metals in large quantities.

But Chen Ming can also choose to keep it for himself. In the future, he may be able to find some ways to use it that an ordinary person can't even imagine now.

Chen Ming found a piece of iron sheet, welded the box containing the ectoplasmic stone to death, and threw it in the corner of the engine room at the rear of the spacecraft.

Although it seems that the most it can affect is those things it comes into contact with.

But just in case, Chen Ming still thinks it's best to stay away from this stone.

It just so happens that the engine compartment itself does not pass by at all except for regular refueling, so it can be used as a place to store such dangerous items.

After placing the ectoplasm stone.

Chen Ming suddenly realized a problem.

Since mind refers to will, thinking, and spirit, psychic abilities are abilities that affect these aspects.

Just like the stone just now, its spiritual ability is to produce whispers, which can interfere with people's thinking and spirit.

Then, every time I use my ability to repair and modify the spacecraft through the panel, I have to spend a lot of energy.

Thinking of this, is it possible that the panel of the spaceship is my own psychic ability?Or is it just that the external performance is similar to psychic abilities?

If the latter is okay, but if it is the former, then you must pay more attention to the use of your abilities.

Because the military seems to have unknown means in rumors to investigate those who have psychic abilities, or even the potential of psychic abilities.

If you are discovered, it is very likely that someone will follow the clues and find your past, and the consequences will be disastrous.

It's best not to take action against this spiritual stone, at least until you are far away from this edge star field.

After warning himself in his heart, Chen Ming returned to the storage cabin and continued to examine other remains of the psychic pulse generator.

However, after taking out the ectoplasm stone, there was nothing valuable in the remaining equipment remains.

Basically, it's just some metal materials, which will be thrown into the furnace together with the mechanical armor.

But overall it's pretty much the same.

Two ship weapons, a large amount of high-grade metal materials and some precious metals, three chips that may store valuable data, and the Whispering Ectoplasm Stone.

Just looking at Chen Ming's harvest, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

Not to mention that his initial goal was just to get rid of the psychic pulse generator.

Chen Ming finally spent some time, went to the work cabin, started the furnace, and threw in all the materials that had been removed from the machine race.

After finishing this matter, the spacecraft has almost arrived at the mining space station.

The entire space station can be seen completely outside the porthole of the captain's cabin.

Xiaoshi was standing on Chen Ming's shoulder, looking curiously at this strange thing with a pair of smart little eyes.It was exactly the same as when Chen Ming took it into space for the first time a few days ago and it saw the starry sky.

Chen Ming raised the corners of his mouth slightly and touched Xiao Shi's head.

Then he controlled the spacecraft and flew towards the space station dock.

Just like the last time Chen Ming came to the space station, as soon as the spacecraft approached, a large group of scary-looking bugs emerged from unknown corners of the space station and gathered in the dock.

Chen Ming didn't feel anything after seeing it too much, but Xiao Shi was startled by the sudden appearance of these insects.

Without paying attention, he rolled to the ground along Chen Ming's shoulder.

When the small stone climbed up again, I realized that these insects were no threat to me at all, and then it turned into the bulging look just now.

Maybe it was animal instinct that made Xiaoshi subconsciously avoid such ferocious creatures, or maybe Xiaoshi was frightened by these dense insects.

No matter what the reason was, the smile on Chen Ming's face became more obvious.

Xiaoshi can bring him a lot of fun many times.

However, Chen Ming did not forget about the business. He quickly adjusted his state and concentrated his attention, which was somewhat distracted due to fatigue.

He connected his consciousness to the weapon system of the spacecraft and aimed at the bugs crowding the edge of the dock.

At this time, Chen Ming suddenly discovered that the bugs in front of him seemed to be fatter than when he came last time.

No, it doesn’t seem like I’m fat.

Chen Ming immediately dug out the video taken by the spacecraft the last time he came to the space station.

After comparing them, I quickly discovered where the problem was.

Just like Chen Ming's judgment just now, these bugs did not get fat, but their carapace became thicker.

Although the overall appearance does not change much, you can still see the difference if you look closely.

And just as Chen Ming was looking through the video, there were some types of bugs that he had never seen approaching one after another in the distance of the space station.

Chen Ming has only seen two different kinds of bugs so far.

The other type is a larvae that has just hatched from an insect egg. It looks like an alien cub and can only cause damage by biting with its mouthparts. Its actual combat effectiveness is very low.

Chen Ming was chased by a swarm of larvae once when he was looking for food in the cold storage.

The other is the adult worm after the larvae grow into it. This is what Chen Minggang saw after he woke up from the cryo chamber of the space station. It was the bug that killed the doctor.

Later, Chen Ming saw it again in the cold storage of the spacecraft. Through the panel of the cabin, he learned that its name was [Thorne Zerg Stridor].

The appearance is very similar to the Zerg that often appears in various science fiction movies, with six sharp hind limbs and a pair of huge and sharp sickle-like front claws.

It has a very solid carapace with many spikes on its body, and a terrifying-looking mouthpart.

And now Chen Ming saw this new Zerg.

Although the overall appearance is similar to that of a broadstepper, there are bulging translucent vesicles on each side of its head, which seem to store some liquid inside.

The neck of this insect is also different from ordinary broadsteppers. Not only is it not protected by the carapace, it even exposes some disgusting internal tissues.

Chen Ming could also see its tight and well-developed muscles between these tissues.

These bugs gave Chen Ming the feeling.

It was as if they had suddenly evolved during his absence.

Not only has it evolved a thicker carapace that can be used to block bullets, but it has also evolved the ability to attack from a distance.

(End of this chapter)