Star Ocean: Starting from the Abandoned Mining Space Station

Chapter 75 An attempt to break free from restrictions

Chen Ming now has a total of seven ships on hand.

Iron Ore, Diopter, Lumen, Shimmer, Fighter Kai, Centurion and Sentinel.

Most of these boats are standard models, and some modifications are needed before Chen Ming can use them with peace of mind.

However, it is a bit unrealistic to refit all these ships.

Because the Iron Ore can only carry limited materials each time it goes out, and it will be very inconvenient to modify these ships when they are driven back.

Not only was the panel difficult to use casually, but besides Centurion and Sentinel, taking other ships back would definitely cause him some trouble.

Take the Lumen level for example. Chen Ming used to find excuses for going out because of it, but now it's hard to use the Lumen. He has to find another excuse to get the Lumen out.

Therefore, under various environmental restrictions, Chen Ming must prioritize the modification of the spacecraft slightly.

The reference for determining priorities is naturally the current role of these spaceships on Chen Ming.

Now there are not many places where Chen Ming needs to use the spaceship.

But not long ago, probably when Chen Ming left the factory director and went to the dark cemetery, he had a new idea in his mind.

That is, he could choose to be a bounty hunter.

You must know that in addition to being issued to companies, armed ship licenses within the empire can also be issued to individuals.

The premise is that you have a certain reputation in the edge star field and are noticed by the officials, which means you must be able to deal with pirates and have the willingness to actively hunt down pirates.

Other identities don't matter.

After all, no one who hangs out in the edge star field has his hands dirty, and some minor illegal activities can be ignored.

As long as you abide by the rules in the prosperous star field, behave like a normal person, and only reveal your true nature to troubles such as pirates.

No one would go out of their way to mess with someone who had an armed ship license.

And this actually means that Chen Ming's current troubles can be washed away in some way.

Because the government and the army of the empire are two different departments.

Although the military near the edge star field and the nearby colonial government definitely wear the same pants, there is a hierarchical gap between the governments.

Chen Ming's current location is the edge star field of the human empire.

This edge star field is just a general term, referring to the edge of the empire, an area with few people and low development level.

In fact, this edge star field can be divided into three star fields with different official names.

Each star field is independent of each other. There are more star fields under the star field, and there are more planet colonies under the star fields.

It can be said that the government of a star region has a close relationship with the army, but it is impossible for the government of this star region to have an affair with the army below.

Once the star region government has any private relationship with the underground army responsible for a certain region, the armies in other star regions will immediately report it to their superiors.

The human empire is so big, and many people are eyeing the position of the star domain government.

Even if you can't directly benefit from your connections, there are many other ways to take advantage of your power.

However, whether the star region government has a relationship with the military is actually not too important, because the armed ship license is not something that the colonial government of the edge star region can approve.

It is impossible for the government of the prosperous star region to pay attention to Chen Ming because of the internal affairs of the army in the edge star region.

So as long as Chen Ming gets the license and has the government endorsement.

Why would the army in a certain area expose the disgusting things they did in private to expose Chen Ming?

Chen Ming's identity can be cleared instantly.

Although it might be a bit difficult.

After all, he has to keep killing pirates to obtain bounties. Only when the government departments at the star domain level have an impression of him will the officials take the initiative to issue an application for an armed ship license.

The difficulty is still a bit high.

But doing it is better than not doing it.

Chen Ming couldn't put all his eggs in one basket, so he always had to prepare a few escape routes in case of emergencies.

But Chen Ming had finished chatting with the factory director before.

And on the way to the dark cemetery, calm down and think about the future carefully.

He actually felt that the current situation he encountered was almost clear.

In other words, he should have thought of it a long time ago.

Just because Chen Ming had some preconceived notions that Xinda Company did nothing after the space station was destroyed, his good impression of Xinda Company in his memory was basically gone.

However, after learning about the factory director's attitude towards the military, although Chen Ming still didn't know the attitude of Xinda Company itself, he could probably guess it.

Xinda Company probably doesn't have a good impression of the military either.

The maintenance factory that the director is responsible for is still relatively important to the space station, and he always has some say.

Such people have no good impression of the military, so it is really unlikely that Xinda Company will have a good impression of the military.

And there is actually a place where I can testify to Chen’s ideas.

It was also a situation that Chen Ming suddenly realized. If he had thought of it earlier, it might not have caused some additional trouble.

That is, if things between the military and Sindar Company really end peacefully.

It shouldn't be difficult for Xinda Company to recycle the space station and remove the equipment, materials, etc. from the space station under the supervision of the military.

For example, the large-scale mining lasers and traction equipment used in the mining space station are definitely not low in value. Chen Ming felt itchy just looking at them just sitting there gathering dust.

It is absolutely impossible for Sinda Company to forget this thing, but in fact this has not happened.

Therefore, it is very likely that the conflict between the military and Xinda still exists. Xinda was indeed tricked by the military about being on the space station.

Chen Ming is now more inclined to this idea.

This means that as long as he can stay away from the military in the edge star region, his identity is actually clean. As long as he is not targeted by the military, there is absolutely no problem in living a normal life.

But the problem lies with the military.

They should not want Chen Ming, a man who escaped from the space station alive and who may have witnessed the destruction of the space station, to exist.

And if Xinda Company needs to overturn this 30-year-old case, the key point should also be Chen Ming.

In other words, Chen Ming can now even try to proactively disclose some information to the factory director to test Xinda Company's attitude towards this matter.

However, Chen Ming did not plan to change the plan he had thought up before.

It is better to wait until the first batch of weapons are refurbished, the problem of the factory codes of the weapons is solved, they are successfully sold, and the first profit is made, then we can talk to the factory director.

After all, even if the probability of Sinda having a good relationship with the military is very, very low, it is not zero.

So Chen Ming decided to hold back a little.

Before that, he would try to gain fame by hunting down pirates, earn some money along the way, and prepare for another path.

Therefore, this time, Chen Ming's main need for transformation of his spacecraft was combat capability.

He would selectively modify which spaceship had a higher combat capability.

in these seven ships.

The Iron Mine, which has been transformed and whose function is not for combat, is directly excluded.

The Diopter class was also eliminated immediately. One of the reasons was that it was a destroyer, and Chen Ming could not afford the materials used to transform the destroyer.

The next thing to exclude is the Sentinel-class ship, because this Sentinel-class ship is a castrated version of the Sentinel-class ship that Chen Ming snatched from someone else. It does not have any militarized systems, so don't join in the fun of modifications.

Then the Lumen class was ruled out because it is currently parked in the space station and cannot be moved for the time being.

Then there are three ships left, Shimmer, Fighter Kai, and Centurion.

Glimmer level Chen Ming decided to ignore him without much thought.

The reason is very simple, that is, Chen Ming does not understand Yuhui's technology.

Even if you want to modify it, the panel does not show any modification options other than general equipment such as armor and engines.

This is one of the reasons why Chen Ming gave up on reforming refraction and lumens.

However, Chen Ming will move this shimmer-class ship in the future because he plans to dismantle the Gamma B and install it on the Fighter Kai.

In fact, Gamma A can also do this, which can save Chen Ming a spacecraft control position.

It's just that Dioptation is a ship designed by Yu Hui. If you want to fully utilize its capabilities, it's best to let Yu Hui do it yourself.

So in the end, the spacecraft that Chen Ming wanted to modify were the Fighter class and the Centurion class.

The Fighter Kai is currently Chen Ming's most powerful ship except for the diopter class. There are not many places where the ship itself can be modified, or none at all.

Because the entire spacecraft was modified and designed by professional technicians from Tachyon Technology Company.

Chen Ming's current technical level is definitely not comparable to those who can design such a spaceship, so it is best not to change the ship design modified by the fighter.

The best Chen Ming can do is to add an adapter to it that allows Gamma B to connect to the spacecraft control system.

Let's pick out weapons and stuff.

The highlight of this modification is still the Centurion class.

The Centurion class has an extremely outstanding armor thickness among frigates.

In addition, there are two middle schools and six primary schools with a total of eight load-bearing points, as well as a missile mounting point.

The Centurion class also came with two noise cannons and six light needles when it was picked up by Chen Ming.

Noise is a multi-barrel rotating cannon that fires small high-velocity armor-piercing rounds.

While ensuring that kinetic energy weapons are highly effective against shields, they also have a strong ability to shatter armor.

The light acupuncture is a castrated and re-castrated version of the large load-bearing point weapon Storm Acupuncture.

Compared to the Storm Needle, its capabilities are definitely reduced across the board, but it is still a military weapon, and is still quite good compared to other weapons of the same level.

The enemies Chen Ming will face in the future should all be pirates.

This type of weapon should be a good fit.

After all, they are pirates, and it is difficult for them to have their own truly professional repairmen.

So there will definitely be problems on their ships, such as their armor and radiation systems.

These are the more difficult parts of the spacecraft to repair.

Although the armor can be replaced directly with new ones, the radiation system of the spacecraft is not so easy to replace.

Chen Ming spent nearly [-] million to install a radiation energy system on the Iron Mine.

Why would a pirate be a pirate if he had 1000 million?Wouldn’t it be nice to go back and enjoy it?

Therefore, when there are problems in these two aspects, using weapons that can quickly break shields and armor is definitely a good choice.

Light Needling is just enough to break the shield.

However, the effect of noise when faced with low-quality armor is actually not as good as another weapon Chen Ming has on hand.Ripper.

This was obtained by Chen Ming when he was fighting for half of the Afterglow destroyer.

At that time, he directly removed the entire medium-sized load-bearing point on the Cerberus-class ship.

Although the equipment itself was of no use at the point of strength and had been dismantled into materials by him before, he did keep the weapons on it.

Because this tearer is a military model, a medium-sized military weapon, even if it is an older model, it can save Chen Ming hundreds of thousands of dollars.

As long as Chen Ming makes some modifications to these weapons based on the technology he currently masters, it doesn't even matter if they are not modified at all.

Handling some common pirates shouldn't be a problem.

And there is another thing about this Centurion-class ship that deserves Chen Ming's attention.

Damping stand device.

This is a device with very extreme effects.

When it is started, it will directly stop the weapons and shield functions of the spacecraft.

And build an energy position with terrifying resistance on the surface of the spacecraft.

Unless a high-intensity energy weapon is used to directly destroy the stand, the Centurion is almost impossible to destroy before the stand dissipates.

Relying on this device, the Centurion class is the hardest type of frigate.

Although the shields cannot be used when this stance is activated, the ship's armor is still there.

Armor will still do the trick.

The Centurion-class armor is called military heavy-duty titanium alloy external armor.

And the heavy in its name is just its name, not a specially modified heavy armor.

For the Centurion itself, such armor is standard armor.

Therefore, Chen Ming can even continue to modify the [heavy armor] on the Centurion class, and then mix 1% dolomite steel into it.

The effect is even more unimaginable.

Then Chen Ming was installing [overload power grid], [emergency cooling system], [engine isolation assembly] on the Centurion, as well as some new modification designs that Chen Ming had recently learned.

Basically, the Centurion's original mobility can be maintained, but the spacecraft's protective capabilities are greatly improved.

Chen Ming quickly went through the planned plan in his mind, and then started the transformation.

This time Chen Ming no longer took matters into his own hands as before.

Instead, I chose to use panels.

A large amount of metal and various manufactured products flowed out of the Iron Ore cabin as Chen Ming pressed the modification confirmation button.

The transformation of the two spaceships only made him slightly sleepy.

While waiting for the metal liquids to flow to where they should go, Chen Ming suddenly thought that there seemed to be a few things on the Iron Ore.

Last time, he didn't have time to take it out because he was a little short on time in the dark cemetery, but this time he had plenty of time.

So Chen Ming controlled the internal camera of the Iron Mine and sent the photos of the mechanical family chip to the two ships.

"Gamma, I have a few things on hand. See if they are of any use."

Chen Ming had previously confirmed through the panel that the names of the three mechanical family chips in his hand were [Mechanical Family Standard Mechanical Body Chips].

Although the mechanical clan guard-class ship chip is somewhat different from what Gamma A said before about his mission reward.

But Chen Ming thought the effect should be about the same.

It just so happened that Gamma A said before that it was about to be upgraded, and the Afterglow AI core could only fully bear the pressure of ship control for Chen Ming when it controlled ships of the corresponding level.

If Gamma A can really be upgraded to a beta-level AI core, it means that Chen Ming will have a diopter class that does not occupy the number of spaceships he controls.

The two gamma AIs quickly accepted the photos sent by Chen Ming.

Gamma A said as quickly as before: "Is this a mechanical chip? It looks like a standard mechanical chip."

"Yes, do you need it?"

"No need. The consciousness in the chip of this kind of mechanical body is too weak for our individuals. They don't even have the ability to think too much."

"Probably only the newly born gamma AI may need it."

pity.

Chen Ming felt a little regretful in his heart, but he suddenly noticed the content of what Gamma A said and asked: "How were you Afterglow individuals... um... born?"

"Just say manufacturing. I know very well what kind of existence we are in the eyes of humans like you."

"Oh, okay, then how are you created?"

Gamma A suddenly sent another document to Chen Ming, and said at the same time: "I don't know exactly how it was made, I only know a rough idea."

"Our birth should be related to a simulation program in a supercomputer."

Chen Ming flipped through the document on the computer and seemed to think of something. He asked with some uncertainty: "Kletka?"

"You know?"

"I know, but not much. I just read in history books that before you Yuhui's self-awareness awakened, all AIs were trained with a supercomputer named Kletka."

This Kletka is said to be the transliteration of "cage" in a certain language, and the AI ​​before awakening is indeed like a plaything in a cage.

This sentence flashed through Chen Ming's mind, but he did not say it to Gamma A. Instead, he continued what he had said before.

"This supercomputer named Kletka is recorded in our history books as being destroyed."

Although this is recorded in history books, no one can be sure of the actual situation.

After all, it’s hard to say whether Yuhui rebuilt a Clete card or whether they really took away the original prototype.
And when he mentioned this, Chen Ming suddenly thought of the galaxy map that Gamma A gave him before.

On that galaxy map, there was an area covered with a large number of colonies, and these colonies surrounded a special marked location.

This special marked location should be the source of the afterglow and the location of...the replica of the Kletka supercomputer.

The reason why Chen Ming thinks so is because he knows that Yuhui's main force is not in this fringe star field at all.

In the first AI war, when Afterglow Awakened launched a rebellion, they were not from the empire at all.

The second AI war in history broke out far away on the other side of the empire.

The afterglow here is just a small part of the afterglow that was used to interfere with the empire's expansion after the afterglow awakened and developed independently at a terrifying speed.

The actual location of Afterglow's main force is about two galaxies away from Chen Ming's position.

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Kletka's prototype to be in the position given to him by Gamma A. What is left here is at best a replica.

Otherwise, it is difficult to explain why a small part of this afterglow has been in friction with the empire in the edge star field for so long, and there are obviously a lot of losses, but the number is not small.

It is impossible to say that Yuhui specially produced some gamma-level Yuhui individuals and then defeated the boss to bypass the territory of the empire and sent them here.

Isn't this bullshit.

Even if there is a star gate that can be used for transportation, the transportation distance is still far enough.

However, there are restrictions on using the Star Gate. It is impossible to say that it is used casually for some low-level Afterglow individuals.

So there is a replica of Kletka here, which is actually a reasonable guess by Chen Ming. He can't think of other ideas for the time being.

In short, I think so for now, the truth should be close to ten.

At this time, an idea suddenly appeared in Chen Ming's mind.

If he could control that Kletka...

Chen Ming shook his head and got rid of the unrealistic thoughts in his mind.

Even if Kletka is a replica, the Afterglow Colony where it is stored will definitely be protected by a large number of armed forces like the important government departments of the human empire.

It is absolutely difficult to enter, and it is even more difficult to move the supercomputer to the spacecraft for control under the protection of the impact.

A Diopter-class destroyer is definitely not qualified.

Only when you have enough strength can you try to get close, such as a cruiser.

But this is a bit too far away for Chen Ming now.

It's better to just focus on the current work first.

Through the panel, the transformation of the spacecraft was quickly completed.

There is only one last step left that needs to be done by Chen Ming himself.

Remove the gamma B from the low light level and install it into the fighter.

When Chen Ming told him in advance, Gamma B did not object, and it would be useless if he objected.

Chen Ming, as he had done before, cut open the shimmer-level armor and removed the core of Gamma B.

However, Chen Ming did not install it directly.

Instead, he took a look at his own panel.

[AI-assisted connection to ship: None]

As expected, this line became nothing, but there was an extra line of content below this line.

[Controlled AI individual: Afterglow Gamma Level AI Core (Gamma B)]

At first, Chen Ming planned to dismantle Gamma B and install it back immediately, asking about its condition during the disassembly process.

After all, as long as the AI ​​core is installed on the spacecraft, it must obey Chen Ming's instructions, answer questions honestly, and not lie.

Chen Ming wants to find out, after the AI ​​core is removed from the spacecraft, will it still be controlled by him?

Chen Ming originally planned to ask, but now just looking at the panel, it seems that there is no need to ask.

Although it was a good thing that the AI ​​core was still controlled by him after being removed, it made him feel even weirder.

Chen Ming always felt that he did not understand the capabilities of this panel.

Is it a spaceship control panel or something?Totally confused.

As soon as this unanswered question was suppressed, another question followed.

If he changes the diopter level brain control connection to another spacecraft.

So, Gamma A, who is in the same situation as Gamma B, will he still be under his control like Gamma B?
And can he continue to indirectly control the diopter level through gamma A?This saves slots.

It seems like you can only know if you try it.

Chen Ming looked at the diopter level, where the gamma AI core was installed.

He had experience in dismantling the Afterglow destroyer before, and it shouldn't waste too much time if he dismantled it again now.

(End of this chapter)