Star Ocean: Starting from the Abandoned Mining Space Station

Chapter 55 New Spaceship Connection
Chen Ming wanted to ask Lao Wu about how to modify the factory data of the spacecraft.

The main reason is that the regular factory-made spaceships generally have a small device that stores the ship's identification code, which is installed in the spacecraft and directly connected to the spacecraft's transponder.

The ship identification number is similar to the vehicle identification number and is the most important way to identify the spacecraft.

Under normal circumstances, the spacecraft's transponder will broadcast its legal identity to the outside world when it is turned on, and at the same time, it will also send confidential data such as an identification code.

Only space station or colony security forces have access to it.

It is used to quickly determine the situation of the spacecraft and the identity of the driver when illegal activities are discovered.

If it is in a galaxy where a regular space station or colony is located, the transponder needs to be turned on at all times, otherwise a patrol spacecraft will come to investigate immediately.

Even without turning on the transponder, they still have the ability to forcibly read the spacecraft data through professional technology.

This is professional ship electronic warfare.

Chen Ming knew something about it, but he was just a maintenance engineer of a mining space station, and these things were not within the scope of his knowledge.

Therefore, although Chen Ming knew how to erase the identification code, he still couldn't make a fake spacecraft identification code.

If Chen Ming were to go to a prosperous galaxy in the future, it would be impossible for him to wander around with a spaceship without an identification code.

So you still have to ask Lao Wu about this matter. He must be professional in this area.

Then Chen Ming also planned to ask about the modification of the shape of the spacecraft for the same reason.

As long as the original owner who changed the Iron Ore does not recognize it, how can the military recognize that the Iron Ore is a ship from the mining space station.

If it weren't for Chen Ming not seeing the option of exterior modification, then Chen Ming would have already started to think of a solution, and there would be no need to ask Lao Wu whether the equipment in the repair shop could be rented.

Of course, Chen Ming also knew that there were many ships of the same model and appearance. The appearance could only be used as a reference and could not be used as decisive evidence of identity.

But Chen Ming felt that it would be better to avoid such problems as much as possible.

In short, as long as these two aspects are taken care of.

If the identification code and appearance have changed dramatically, the Iron Mine Number will no longer be the Iron Mine Number.

The probability that the military would find him along the spacecraft was very small.

As for the price of the depreciated spaceship that Chen Ming wanted to ask Lao Wu for the third time.

This is the second-hand preparation Chen Ming plans to make.

Although the probability of the Iron Mine being discovered is very small, it is not zero.

Once there were any signs that someone had tracked the Iron Mine, Chen Ming would have to change ships and run away.

But the price of a new spaceship is obviously unaffordable.

Therefore, a second-hand discounted spaceship is very suitable for his current situation.

Chen Ming has no moral obsession, and he doesn't mind if someone died on the spaceship, or if the spaceship was stolen.

Anyway, its own repair function can transform any spaceship from battle-scarred to factory-new without any noticeable difference.

Although the depreciated spaceship is not as unpopular as the depreciated weapon, and the price will not drop too much, at least for Chen Ming, it is more cost-effective than buying a new spaceship at the original price.

However, this plan is actually somewhat unsound.

Because Chen Ming temporarily expects to stay at the Pirate Space Station for about one to two years.

If you don't make enough money during this period, the idea will be realized in the next galaxy.

Although Chen Ming wanted to stay longer, after all, he would definitely need to take off his protective clothing and expose his face. It would be a matter of time.

The space station and the military outpost must be somewhat related.

Therefore, the longer you stay on the pirate space station, the more likely your face will appear in more people's impressions, and the more likely your identity will be exposed.

To be on the safe side, he couldn't stay in any system close to a military outpost for too long, lest anyone really discovered his situation.

While Chen Ming was thinking about something, the elevator had already arrived at the door of the dock.

The maintenance shop is close at hand.

As soon as Chen Ming entered the maintenance shop, he happened to see four or five maintenance engineers walking in from the core city of the space station. They seemed to have just come to work.

However, Chen Ming did not see Old Wu inside.

Moreover, Chen Ming looked around the maintenance shop and couldn't find Lao Wu who was lazy in any corner.

So Chen Ming went directly to a maintenance technician on duty at the maintenance shop, and asked with the same disgust in his eyes as Old Wu yesterday: "I'm looking for Wu Ping'an, is he there?"

The maintenance engineer glanced at Chen Ming in surprise and replied: "Wu Ping'an disappeared last night and cannot be contacted. Do you know him?"

"To know is to know..."

Before Chen Ming could say the second half of his sentence, he realized that the maintenance man in front of him seemed to have seen something behind him. His expression suddenly changed and he seemed a little nervous.

Chen Ming immediately turned his head and saw a man who was also wearing a maintenance engineer's work clothes, but whose temperament was obviously different from that of an ordinary maintenance technician, walking towards him.

He waved his hand and signaled the maintenance man who was chatting with Chen Ming to go do his own thing, and then said to Chen Ming: "Are you looking for Wu Ping'an too? If you see him, please tell him. There is a lot of work in the factory. Wait for him and ask him to come quickly."

Chen Ming suddenly realized who this person was. He must be Lao Wu's boss, the director of the maintenance shop.

So Chen Ming immediately agreed. At the same time, he showed interest in the work and asked, "What kind of job?"

The factory director looked at Chen Ming with a strange look on his face and said, "What other jobs can there be in the maintenance factory?"

Chen Ming coughed slightly in embarrassment, and then shamelessly introduced himself: "Actually, I know something about this. If there is a shortage of manpower, I can give it a try."

"You can?"

The factory director stared at Chen Ming for a while, either thinking about whether to believe Chen Ming or thinking about what Chen Ming meant.

Just when Chen Ming felt that he was being too direct, a maintenance technician following the factory director suddenly whispered a few words to him.

Chen Ming barely heard him say the words "yesterday" and "let's go together".

The factory director's expression changed slightly, and he looked at Chen Ming carefully.

But under the protection of protective clothing, he could only roughly tell that Chen Ming was a young man, but he knew nothing else.

I don’t know if it was because he heard from his subordinates that Chen Ming knew Lao Wu. He did not refuse directly. Instead, he took out the terminal and pulled up a few photos of the spacecraft during maintenance.

He pointed at a photo of an engine being repaired and asked, "What's wrong with this place?"

Chen Ming took one look and gave the answer directly: "It was damaged by the explosion impact, and there was also a short circuit caused by aging wires. It can be repaired by replacing the wires and plywood. However, there seems to be something wrong with the engine as a whole. It is a refurbished product, otherwise it must be replaced. Sooner or later something will happen”

The director swiped his finger, changed the photo and continued to ask: "What about this one?"

The second photo he took out showed the bridge control panel. The outer operating panel had been removed, revealing the extremely complex electronic components and circuits inside.

These electronic components and circuits were completely damaged, and just looking at them gave people a headache.Chen Ming almost said "I suggest you just throw it away and get a new one", but luckily he controlled it.

He carefully looked at the various damages on it and began to answer questions one by one on how to repair the control panel.

In the end, Chen Ming couldn't help but said: "Since this control panel is so broken, it would be better to replace it with a new one."

Boss Wu's expression had always been calm and unchanged. It wasn't until Chen Ming finished speaking that he showed some satisfaction.

At least he already had an understanding of Chen Ming's knowledge base, and knew that Chen Ming must have specialized in this knowledge, and there would definitely be no problem in temporarily replacing Lao Wu.

"You come with me."

The factory director didn't embarrass Chen Ming too much and took him directly into the depths of the maintenance factory.

"Since you are looking for a job, start by helping others. Each maintenance task is divided into [-]% and [-]%. We will see if you can continue to work later."

Chen Ming was slightly stunned, not because the treatment was too bad, but because the treatment was so good.

Generally speaking, for this piece-rate maintenance task, the maintenance worker gets half and the maintenance shop gets half.

Chen Ming, a lowly person, can get nearly half of the salary of the main maintenance technician. To be honest, this salary is a bit exaggerated.

You must know that you are a person who suddenly appeared from nowhere looking for a job. If others don't drive you away, it is already considered good, and you are given such a good treatment.

It was really hard for Chen Ming to believe it.

Could it be for Old Wu's sake?

Chen Ming's mind was full of doubts, but since he brought it up on his own initiative, he had to at least go and take a look.

The factory director quickly took Chen Ming into the depths of the repair factory, a place used to repair spacecraft that was separated from the outside area where various tradable spacecraft equipment was displayed.

There is a passage directly through the side of this area near the dock, and spacecraft that need repairs will enter from here.

The ships waiting for repairs here are different from the ships docked at the ship's berth. They are all suspended in the air. It seems that the location of the spacecraft for repair work is not affected by the simulated gravity system of the space station.

Just when Chen Ming came in, he could see that many spaceships were being repaired, but they were not being repaired by the maintenance factory staff, but by the crew of the spacecraft themselves.

They just borrowed the equipment from the repair shop.

It seems that there is no need to ask Old Wu about the modification of the spaceship.

If others can rent maintenance equipment, so can you.

The factory director did not stop at the door and continued to lead Chen Ming to a maintenance technician who was sorting out tools.

The maintenance man had a shaved head and looked to be in his late 40s.

When he saw someone approaching, he immediately stood up and shouted respectfully: "Director."

The factory director nodded and said, "Old Wu missed work again. This person is someone whom Old Wu knows and he has some skills. He will help you first. If you have any questions, come to me later. I have to go find Old Wu now." return."

"it is good."

After the bald maintenance man agreed, the factory director left Chen Ming here, and he quickly disappeared on the road he came from.

The bald repairman seemed to relax a little when he saw this. He picked up his tools and called Chen Ming to the side of a spacecraft to be repaired.

He pointed to a piece of equipment next to him and said, "Put the terminal here and plug in that wire."

There is already a terminal placed here on this device, and a data cable connected to the device is plugged in.

Chen Ming did as he was told. After the terminal loaded for a moment, a "1" count and a section introducing maintenance task requirements appeared.

Chen Ming was not in a hurry to see the mission, but turned his head and took a look at the spacecraft first.

This spacecraft is not a civilian spacecraft, but an armed frigate called the Sentinel class.

The Sentinel class, like the Expedition class, is a spaceship that is more suitable for escorting caravans.

Compared to the Expedition class, the Sentinel class has thinner armor, lower overall mass, and greater mobility.

It has two small carrying points and a special missile mounting point, and has a different focus from the expedition-level in terms of combat.

Many large caravans will choose a mixture of expedition-class and sentinel-class ships when selecting frigates to adapt to different combat environments.

The Sentinel-class ship in front of Chen Ming was severely damaged. The engine and rear armor were almost completely damaged, and it looked like it had been destroyed.

Or to put it more clearly, this ship is the pirate's trophy.

After seeing enough, Chen Ming looked at the terminal again.

The client's maintenance requirements for this ship are very low as shown on the terminal.

Only a minimum level of repair and maintenance is required to ensure the normal operation of the spacecraft and to be able to activate the hyperspace channel system and weapon systems.

Such a request is in line with Chen Ming's stereotype of certain pirates.

Seeing that Chen Ming had finished reading, the bald maintenance man continued to greet Chen Ming to come to him.

At the same time, he pointed to the equipment on the side that could assist movement in a gravity-free environment and said to Chen Ming: "Come on, put on that and follow me. Let's go to the spacecraft."

Chen Ming is quite familiar with this kind of equipment.

Wearing the protective suit directly and starting to put the equipment on the body without any help.

The light protective clothing did not affect the wearing of the equipment. Chen Ming was quickly prepared and stood beside the bald maintenance man.

Seeing Chen Ming like this, the bald maintenance technician couldn't help but ask: "We are in the space station, and you are working in this suit?"

Chen Ming moved a little, and after making sure it would not affect his activities, he said, "I'm used to it."

The bald man didn't say much, since he wasn't the one who felt uncomfortable anyway.

After saying "It's up to you", he took a step forward and entered the gravity-free area.

With the help of equipment, he soon stood at the hatch on the starboard side of the spacecraft that looked like there were signs of violent damage.

The bald maintenance man got in, and Chen Ming followed him into the gravity-free area.

With the assistance of equipment, he approached the damaged spacecraft.

But when Chen Ming came into contact with the spacecraft, he suddenly froze on the spot.

Two lines of words appeared in his mind just like when he first touched the Iron Ore Number.

[New spacecraft signal detected, whether to change the brain control signal connection]

[Number of currently connected spaceships: 1/1]

(End of this chapter)