Star Ocean: Starting from the Abandoned Mining Space Station

Chapter 46 News
Chen Ming paralyzed the second Expedition-class engine and destroyed its weapons.

Until this time, the Cerberus level was belatedly arrived.

Although there was only one merchant ship left, Chen Ming's expression became serious.

The medium-sized load-bearing point on the Cerberus level made him feel that he had to respect it.

The hull material mixed with dolomite steel can withstand the small weapons on the two expedition-class ships, but it is really hard to say about the medium-sized weapons.

Chen Ming tried to identify the medium-sized weapon located on the right front of the Cerberus.

Suddenly I found that this weapon seemed familiar.

It seems to be a cannon-type weapon called the Tearer that I have often seen on other Cerberus-class weapons.

In Chen Ming's memory, every time he woke up from the cryo-sleep chamber, in addition to being responsible for the maintenance of the space station, he would occasionally help his colleagues in the shipyard to do some work.

Repairing a ship naturally involves repairing weapons, so Chen Ming basically has a certain understanding of the weapons commonly used in spaceships.

According to Chen Ming's former colleagues, the ships used by pirates are usually ships that were still in good condition after their last robbery and were used after rough modifications and repairs.

The armor and hull are both quite weak, making them particularly easy to target as long as there are some specific types of weapons.

Therefore, Rippers that fire high-explosive armor-piercing shells are very popular among caravans who often need to face pirates.

Mining space stations often keep some on hand to sell to those whose weapons have been damaged due to various reasons.

Although the details of this tearer are somewhat different from the most common Type II tearers in Chen Ming's memory, it may be a more advanced model compared to 30 years ago.

But no matter how it is modified, the purpose of this weapon against pirates' weak armor and hull will definitely not change.

The Ripper's projectiles are definitely not as effective as pure armor-piercing projectiles for composite armor like the Iron Ore that is mixed with dolomite steel.

However, Chen Ming still felt that he had to be more cautious.

So before Cerberus left the asteroid area and entered the open area.

Chen Ming had already pointed the electromagnetic javelin at the tearer, and opened fire when he was sure of hitting it.

then.

There's no after that.

The electromagnetic javelin's twenty-kilometer range makes it too late for the Cerberus class to counterattack.

The Ripper was destroyed without even firing a single shot.

The spare Ripper didn't survive more than a few seconds after being replaced.

The weapons loaded on other small load-bearing points of the Cerberus class cannot damage the Iron Ore's armor at all.

Moreover, these weapons were clearly marked and all clicked out just in case.

Without weapons, the Cerberus is a heavy living target.

In the blink of an eye, the engine system was destroyed, and like the other two spacecraft, it was paralyzed in the asteroid belt.

It became a steel coffin floating in space.

After confirming that the three ships had no ability to resist, Chen Ming took the initiative to send them a communication request.

Communication was quickly connected.

Before the other party spoke, Chen Ming said very forcefully: "I'll ask you a few questions. If you answer them, I can leave you here to fend for yourself."

Chen Ming didn't say what the consequences would be if he didn't answer, and he didn't wait for their response. He asked directly: "I haven't been here for a long time. Is there any news recently?"

There was silence in the communication channel for a moment, and a voice that sounded like a middle-aged man replied: "No."

Chen Ming glanced at the three scrap ships not far away and asked, "Are you the leader?"

There was no response on the communication channel.

Chen Ming did not hesitate. The electromagnetic javelin locked on the stern of the Cerberus-class ship and opened fire without any warning.

Some chaotic sounds suddenly appeared in the communication channel.

But these sounds soon disappeared, because one of the electromagnetic javelin projectiles just penetrated the Cerberus armor and hit the place where they stored fusion fuel.The leaked fuel exploded along with the ammunition on the ship.

The entire Cerberus-class ship turned into a ball of gorgeous fireworks.

Chen Ming glanced at the control panel of the spacecraft, confirmed that the communication channels of the other two expedition-class ships were still connected, and continued: "So..."

"Yes! Yes! There is news!"

Before Chen Ming had time to ask a second time, someone had already responded to him in a panic on the communication channel.

"Say."

"The troops at the military outpost seem to be doing something. They are collecting combat supplies and recruiting mercenaries. The space station has been affected. The prices of various weapons have become much more expensive."

"I heard that it's because there have been more ships in Yuhui recently, so the army has to be on guard against them."

afterglow.

When Chen Ming heard this name, memories related to it already appeared in his mind.

To put it in the simplest way, the mechanical race that Chen Ming had seen before were alien mechanical life forms discovered by humans when they were exploring the outside world.

Afterglow is the mechanical life created by human beings themselves, or electronic life, some artificial intelligence with self-awareness.

At first, Afterglow was just the code name for the artificial intelligence core developed by the Human Empire to control unmanned warships.

These cores are placed on various advanced unmanned ships that are still in the design stage, and are responsible for controlling the spacecraft for combat.

But then these AI cores suddenly awakened their self-awareness at the same moment, and actively controlled all ships equipped with Afterglow AI cores to attack humans, triggering the first AI war.

In the end, all the ships under Yuhui's control were driven out of the territory of the Human Empire, which led to the current Human Empire strictly prohibiting the existence of any AI that exceeds weak artificial intelligence.

At least this is what is recorded in the history books that Chen Ming studied.

The army discovered traces of the increase in Yuhui ships, so it concentrated its forces to prepare for battle.

This is good news for Chen Ming.

If they go to find Yuhui, then no one will care about their small role.

After digesting the news, Chen Ming continued to ask: "Is that all?"

The nervous voice of the person who just spoke came from the communication channel.

"Also...Also, there have been a lot fewer ships of the Machine Tribe in recent times, so the prices of things related to the Machine Tribe are also rising."

"Is it all related to money? What about other news?"

"No...there should be no more."

"Then why are you guys staying here? For fun? Do you also want to go on the road with your boss?"

"No! Don't fire, I'm telling you!"

There were panicked shouts from the other end of the communication channel.

"We came here because we heard that there was a smuggled Hammerhead in the Dark Cemetery."

"You know the Hammerhead class, the destroyer, it is said that it is the Hammerhead class equipped with military subsystems."

"The group that smuggled hammerheads was said to have offended someone they shouldn't have been provoked and was killed. Let's come over here to try our luck."

"It turns out we just came here and we ran into you before we even started looking."

Chen Ming moved the corners of his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end he said nothing.

After confirming several times that there was indeed no other news from these pirates, Chen Ming turned off the communication, activated the electromagnetic javelin, and fired at the expedition-class engine.

The two Expedition-class ships soon followed in the footsteps of the Cerberus-class.

Become a member of the Dark Cemetery.

(End of this chapter)