Star Ocean: Starting from the Abandoned Mining Space Station

Chapter 92 The accident will come faster than tomorrow

It actually took Chen Ming less than a minute to handle the matter of breaking the A-level.

It will arrive near the Pirate Space Station after a few hours of sailing.

And when Chen Ming shifted his attention from armor piercing back to the present.

The director is still contacting the company's upper-level directors through a system built into his power armor.

Send him the evidence of military smuggling that Chen Ming gave him and the actual shipment list he just found.

After waiting for about 2 minutes.

The director finally stopped communicating with the director and turned to Chen Ming: "The efficiency of work within the military is very high. It won't take long for the report documents to be sent to the star domain government and transferred to In the military.”

"Then the upper-level military region will begin to investigate the situation at the lower levels. This process does not take too long."

"Only when someone goes down from the front of the outpost, can someone come up from the back."

"If they don't want to go down, someone will help them go down."

"This period is the best time for us to send you to the capital of the Star Territory without interference from the military."

"At the same time, the company can also take advantage of the change of military personnel to make preparations in other aspects. Once you are in place, you can start to take back control of the galaxy."

The last words the director said seemed a bit like what the director he was talking to asked him to tell Chen Ming.

Chen Ming naturally had no objection to this and nodded to the director without speaking.

The director quickly left the lounge. He probably still had internal work to deal with within the administration.

The only people left in the lounge with Chen Ming were three guards and a member of the patrol team previously arranged by the factory director, as well as the factory director and Lao Wu who had been accompanying Chen Ming.

Although the two of them didn't look too tired, they still chose to close their eyes and sit on the sofa to rest.

After all, there may still be some trouble waiting for them before they can safely send Chen Ming to the spacecraft.

As Chen Ming's current direct boss, the factory director can also be regarded as the person who reintroduced Chen Ming back to the company. He must always stay by Chen Ming's side.

On the other hand, although Old Wu seems to have run away a long time ago, and he is actually just an ordinary maintenance employee, he is still here.

It might be the factory director's fault, it might be Chen Ming's fault, or it might be both.

But no matter what the reason is, Chen Ming is happy to see the two of them stay here.

Chen Ming didn't bother them too much. He also leaned on the sofa and closed his eyes.

However, he is not resting, but is contacting the two gamma AIs to make some preparations for the worst case scenario in advance.

At the same time, he was also distractedly paying attention to the situation of the armor-breaking class to ensure that it could safely reach the vicinity of the pirate space station.

Eleven hours later.

The time came to three o'clock in the morning earth time.

The director, still wearing his heavy power armor, suddenly pushed open the door to the lounge, knocked lightly on the door and said, "The spaceship has arrived and is parked at the patrol dock. We have to leave."

Although the military personnel have been dealt with almost immediately, the administration's vigilance against military infiltration has not been relaxed yet.

So under the guidance of the director, Chen Ming came to the roof of the administration building.

As before, use the shuttle boat directly to reach where Chen Ming should go as quickly as possible.

The shuttle boat itself is not big. The three people Chen Ming and a director wearing heavy power armor are almost full when they sit inside.

Arrived at the patrol dock.

This place is already a little different from when Chen Ming came to see off the pirate leader.

The broken space arm has been completely connected, and the function of the space arm closer to the side of the space station has been restored to perfection.

In a few more weeks, the space arm should be completely repaired.

In those dock locations that have been repaired, except for some combat ships that Chen Ming had seen before when fighting Yuhui ships.

There is also a small fleet with the Sindar company logo uniformly engraved on the outside of the spacecraft.

There are 28 ships in total.

nine destroyers and nineteen escorts.

Eight of these nine destroyers are Hammerheads, which have an excellent reputation among destroyer-class spacecraft.

Has moderate firepower and moderate armor strength as well as moderate ship shield performance, and a very good price relative to other destroyers.

It is the king of cost performance among the spaceships designed by Sindar.

Although it is cost-effective, this does not mean that the capabilities of the spacecraft are poor.

Otherwise, a spaceship that is only cost-effective but not capable will not be welcomed by the civilians, government and military.

The remaining destroyer is a destroyer-class aircraft carrier, the Cowherd, as the flagship of this fleet.

The Cowherd class has an outrageous length of 440 meters among destroyers, a width that is almost as wide as the length of the ship, and a height brought about by a multi-layered flight deck that is enough to carry a large number of fighters.

It can almost be used as a mobile war fortress.

In addition to those fighters equipped with point defense weapons and small shields, the Cowherd itself also relies on its huge hull to carry a large number of medium and small point defense weapons.

In exchange for external attack methods, it has extremely strong cover capabilities in actual combat.

Chen Ming once read on the Internet that some people who had driven a civilian-grade Cattle Driver said that driving this kind of ship was boring, but the sense of security provided by the Cattle Driver was difficult to get from other spacecrafts.

After seeing the appearance of this spaceship with his own eyes, although Chen Ming had not actually seen its combat capabilities, he had a slight feeling of it in his heart.

Generally speaking, the type of destroyer itself determines the captain's length when designing the spacecraft, usually between 300 and [-] meters.

There is obviously something wrong with the design of this cattle driver 400 meters away.

But the reason is relatively simple, that is, it was designed earlier.

It has existed since the early days of humanity's space age.

After generations of updates, the Cowherd has still not been eliminated, so this ship, which is larger than the size of an ordinary destroyer, has been retained until now.

In fact, Chen Ming felt that the company had a reason to send this cattle driver class over.

First of all, he can be sure that Xinda Company must have its own cruisers or even battleships.

However, the significance of ships of the cruiser level and above is different from that of ordinary destroyer escorts, and their dispatch definitely requires a lot of approval procedures.

Not only within the company, the government also needs to know about the company's mobilization of spacecraft.

Therefore, the cruiser cannot be easily mobilized.

But the Cowherd class is different. It is a destroyer, and it happens to be the largest type of destroyer.

Although it is not as good as a cruiser, its actual escort capabilities and combat capabilities have reached the pinnacle of a destroyer.

Therefore, when the company needed to send Chen Ming to the capital of the Star Territory as soon as possible, it chose to use the cattle driver as its flagship.

And if Chen Ming remembers correctly, the group deployment of ten or more destroyers or twenty or more frigates needs to be reported to the government.

Therefore, the specifications of the fleet of nine destroyers and nineteen escorts are already the largest number of ships that Sindar Company can mobilize in a short period of time.

From here, Chen Ming once again saw how much Sinda Company valued him.

However, because this Cowherd class ship could not park in the destroyer-class dock designed for ordinary destroyers, it ended up parking in the only cruiser slot on the dock.

That's where Chen Ming's shuttle boat will land.

To facilitate the fleet's reorganization after landing and takeoff, other ships in the fleet were also parked nearby.

All nineteen escort ships were parked next to the ship's space where the destroyer should have docked.

Seventeen of these nineteen frigates are unified sentinel-class frigates.

Although Chen Ming disliked the Sentinel in his hand, that was because the civilian Sentinel itself was a bit too emasculated.

But military sentries still have a place in combat.

The other two remaining frigates, one is a professional cargo ship called the Buffalo class, and the other is a Dram class fuel transport ship that Chen Ming has seen before.

The Buffalo transports some supplies that are difficult to store on combat ships, while the Drum class is used to transport logistics supplies and fuel to the fleet.

Although this pick-up mission actually only lasts a few hours, the standard configuration of the mission arrangement is still needed.

With such a fleet of 28 ships, it is definitely a force that cannot be underestimated in the edge star field.

Escorting Chen Ming back to the capital of the Star Territory is definitely not a problem.

However, even if Chen Ming has seen such a fleet and is protected by such a fleet, he still feels that the danger is not over yet.

Moreover, the sources of danger seemed to come from all directions, and he had no idea what was still threatening him.

So in the last period of time before the spacecraft landed.

Chen Ming took the initiative and asked the factory director next to him: "How many people do we have in our maintenance factory now?"

"You, me, Lao Wu, Baldhead, and Tian Jiwen are the three newcomers, and we can also add a deputy director."

The factory director said the answer in an instant, and at the same time guessed Chen Ming's thoughts, and said, "You want to ask who the mole is, right?"

"Yes, I can exclude Baldhead first. He mentioned to me before that the military was investigating me. He cannot be a mole."

"The others..."

"No need to guess."

The director next to him, who had been giving instructions to people outside through the communication device installed in his helmet, suddenly interrupted the conversation between Chen Ming and the factory director.

"My men had found the body of your Tian Jiwen in a hotel before. The military men kidnapped him and killed him. The kidnapping happened just the day before."

"However, there were no signs of abuse on his body, which means he was very cooperative with the military. He was the one who revealed your identity."

"As for the person who opened the workshop door, he was one of the three newcomers arranged by the company to enter the maintenance shop. His body was also confirmed in the high-rise corridor."

"in addition."

The director looked at the factory director and said, "Although the deputy director is a bit of a beast, he will not be a traitor."

The factory director frowned slightly when he heard the director mention the deputy director's words, but he didn't say anything.

Chen Ming summarized it briefly and said: "In other words, Tian Jiwen leaked my information, and then the military people relied on their connections to infiltrate the space station to prepare to kill me, right?"

"Yes."

"understood."

Chen Ming nodded clearly.

Since everyone is dead, it means that the sense of danger he still feels does not originate from within, but from somewhere else.

This shows that the military has not completely given up the idea of ​​taking action against him, and must still be waiting for him somewhere.

However, everything Chen Ming can do has been done. What remains is to see whether the company's preparations and his own preventive measures are not enough.

The shuttle boat quickly approached the location of the cattle drivers.

It docked directly on the flight deck where the cattle herders parked their fighters.

The director was the first to disembark, and the huge heavy power armor almost completely covered the hatch of the shuttle boat.After Chen Ming got off the ship, other people immediately gathered around him and walked towards the interior of the spacecraft.

From the flight deck to the internal hatch of the spacecraft next to it, it is only less than 20 meters away.

However, at this point on the way, Chen Ming suddenly felt something slightly strange near his temple.

It was like the feeling when the barber was gesturing with the blade next to his neck when he was getting a haircut.

Chen Ming knew that his perception of danger had reached a very sensitive level, so this feeling made him immediately raise his arms to block his temples.

The next moment he raised his arm, a ball of sparks suddenly burst out from his arm armor.

Chen Ming's arm tilted to the side uncontrollably, and he could clearly see a squashed bullet embedded in the armor plate.

This is a sniper rifle bullet similar to an electromagnetic javelin.

The guards nearby immediately gathered around to protect Chen Ming.

But the second shot hit Chen Ming's temple before anyone had time to react.

Chen Ming's head also tilted like his arm.

However, he did not receive any damage from this shot.

This is due to the top-level protective effect brought by the pure dolomite steel armor plate, and also because the multi-layer buffer structure installed inside the armor plate when he modified the armor plate absorbed most of the impact of the bullet.

Although Chen Ming was a little unable to maintain his balance due to the impact of the bullet, what he was thinking about was not the bullet, but the feeling he just felt.

The subtle feeling just now, like someone holding a knife to his neck, was not the danger felt by his danger sense, but the imminent attack he felt.

Chen Ming knew very well that his danger perception ability could not detect attacks that did not pose a threat to him before, but now he can.

Perhaps because he has been sensing danger, his danger perception evolved.

Just like he could only control the frigate before, he broke through the limit when controlling the diopter level.

His psychic powers seem to have a lot of effects that aren't on the panel.

A bunch of thoughts suddenly appeared in Chen Ming's mind, but he did not forget his current situation.

He immediately controlled his posture, hid behind the director, and turned his head to look in the direction of the bullet as if nothing was wrong.

Chen Ming's eyesight was pretty good, and he could see a person being pinned to the ground by a group of patrol members in the corner of the dock.

Chen Ming had never seen him before, but the eyes he looked at Chen Ming were full of resentment.

Chen Ming didn't pay attention to him and walked into the cattle driver's cabin under the protection of others.

As for the military man just now, he might have been able to escape from the space station, but now he has completely lost the possibility of escaping.

Chen Ming should never see him again in this life.

Although Chen Ming doesn't care much about a dead person, or a person who is about to die.

However, the director was very concerned about this. His face in the helmet box was as dark as ink, and he immediately contacted the guard team he had arranged to track the military team.

"The one you let go has now arrived at the patrol dock. You must explain to me how you let him come?"

The team leader's voice came from the communication channel: "I'm very sorry, Director, we just received wrong intelligence instructions, and we haven't found any trace of him for a long time."

The director frowned and said, "Go back to the bureau and you will need to accept punishment later."

The captain on the other side didn't expect that the director didn't scold them as usual, and immediately agreed as if he was relieved: "Yes!"

Then the communication was hung up.

The captain didn't know the director's changes, but the director knew what was going on.

The patrol team's dock has been completely closed for twelve hours since the order from above was ordered to pick up Chen Ming. The only ones who still have the authority to enter and exit are the captain and deputy captain of the patrol team.

There are only two situations in which people can be let in. One is that the military personnel squatted here twelve hours ago without being discovered at all, and the other is that there is a traitor in the patrol team.

The director knew which one had the higher probability.

Moreover, the guard team and patrol team he sent just now work together, and the information is also exchanged.

In other words, the source of the erroneous information was the patrol team.

Since the captain of the patrol team was standing next to the dock below, the situation of the deputy captain who was also responsible for the pursuit of military personnel in the space station can be explained.

"Where is the other deputy captain?"

"could not be reached."

"Then he's a traitor."

The director directly announced the result to the deputy captain, and at the same time contacted the management office.

"Cancel all the authority of the deputy captain of the patrol on the space station. The wanted person will be listed first. I will deal with him after I finish the important things here."

When the director was explaining the matter of dealing with the traitor.

Chen Ming has entered the interior of the cattle driver class.

The factory director and Lao Wu did not follow up.

However, they were able to escort Chen Ming for so long, which made him feel that it was enough. From now on, he would have to go on his own.

The captain of the Cowherd class even came to greet him personally.

After seeing Chen Ming, he reached out his hand and said, "Welcome, Mr. Chen, please come with me."

Chen Ming reached out and shook his hand, then followed him to a lounge inside the spacecraft.

On the table in the lounge are some fruits, a terminal, and a card.

After taking Chen Ming in, the captain took the initiative to open the terminal, handed it to Chen Ming and said, "Mr. Chen, what is above is the general structure of our spacecraft."

"These areas marked in red are areas within our spacecraft that only professionals can enter and exit. You can enter and exit the other unmarked areas at will."

"This card is an authorization card that can be used on the ship. This card is needed to ensure passage between different areas."

"I still need to be responsible for this mission. If you need anything, you can contact me directly through the terminal, or you can find someone else."

Chen Ming put away the terminal and cards and nodded to him.

Although it is only four or five hours away, the attitude of doing things is very responsible.

The captain quickly left the lounge, and Chen Ming was the only one left in the lounge.

So Chen Ming immediately took off his gauntlet and put his hand on the cabin of the spacecraft.

Here, Chen Ming also got a hint that he could control the spacecraft.

But he was in no hurry to directly control the spacecraft.

Because the last time he controlled the diopter-class spacecraft, which was just over 200 meters tall, he almost fainted. This time, the spacecraft had doubled in length and multiple times in size. He had to be prepared before taking control.

At least not at this time when he couldn't even guarantee safety.

If he couldn't bear it and fell into coma, something unexpected would happen during the flight of the spaceship.

That would be a big problem. The coping methods he had prepared before could not be used on his own.

It's better to wait until you get to the star capital and try to control it when you get off the ship.

Anyway, even if Chen Ming faints by then, someone from the company will definitely send him to the hospital safely.

Taking advantage of the fact that the spacecraft still had Internet access when it was far away from the space station, Chen Ming thought for a while and simply called his boss.

It took a while for the phone to be connected.

After all, it's past three in the morning, and the boss's voice was full of sleepiness: "Xiao Mu? What's the matter?"

"Boss, I have to go out again. This time it may take a while before I can come back."

"In such a hurry?"

"Yes, it might have been a few days late, but the military moved too quickly against me, and the company's ship to pick me up was ready, so I planned to leave."

The boss suddenly became energetic and said, "Are you planning to follow the company's path in the future? That's not bad. I'll keep in touch when I have time."

"I'm still very interested in how you will develop in the future."

"Ah."

While talking.

The cattle driver also started his engine and prepared to set sail with his fleet.

Chen Ming had told the director in advance that he wanted to bring his own boat when he was in the lounge.

So now, flying behind this fleet, there are also Chen Ming's Iron Ore and Centurion.

Although Chen Ming only has two spacecraft control positions, one of them is still on the armor-breaking level.

But Chen Ming only needed to temporarily switch the control position and give the Iron Mine and Centurion a follow command.

With the autopilot system, this isn't a hassle.

The fleet left the space station and soon reached the edge of the galaxy and entered hyperspace.

When the fleet enters the hyperspace channel.

Although Chen Ming was on another spaceship, he still subconsciously scanned the surroundings with the Centurion's sensors that came with him.

Then he discovered that a large number of military fleets appeared on the edge of the area around the space station that was relatively close to the gravity wells of the galaxy stars, and on several major hyperspace lanes leading to other galaxies.

Chen Ming couldn't help but whispered: "The army...are you going to overturn the table?"

"What's wrong, Xiao Mu?"

The boss's voice came from the terminal that had not completely disconnected the communication signal.

Chen Ming immediately said: "The army has blocked the hyperspace channel to other galaxies, and we are blocked."

"What the hell?"

As soon as the boss finished speaking, the military spacecraft sent a message to the Xinda Company's fleet for a routine inspection.

In the edge star field, whether it is the government or the military, their power is relatively greater than that in the prosperous star field.

So to be honest, a routine inspection of a passing spacecraft isn't too much.

Occasionally when the army lacks performance, it will block people in the waterway. Whoever is blocked will be unlucky.

It has always been an unspoken and unspoken rule in the Fringe Star Territory.

However, this is the first time that the army has directly blocked the entrance of the pirate space station.

As for the reason, Chen Ming knew it very well.

The four channels leading to different galaxies around the galaxy are all blocked by military fleets.

There seemed to be no escape for him.

(End of this chapter)