Star Ocean: Starting from the Abandoned Mining Space Station

Chapter 97 Ruler, trump card
At this time, in the hyperspace of the galaxy where the pirate space station is located.

The battlefield that was already intensifying now fell into calm.

There were reasons for the military's initiative to cease fire, and there were also reasons for the sudden appearance of the Dominator-class cruiser.

The only mobile cruiser that can be mobilized in this sector is the commander of the military outpost who was said by the military to have launched a rebellion just now.

So who is the current captain of this cruiser, almost everyone present knows very well.

Therefore, the company and the military did not dare to make any big moves when they saw the cruiser.

The company knew that the army could pursue Chen Ming with such a fleet size and who gave the order.

The military side is also not sure what the higher-level department said is the rebellion of the station commander.

But having said that, the military side can definitely contact each other directly, which is much better than the company side.

And with the appearance of the ruler, the communication between the company fleet and the military fleet was also disconnected.

And it is unclear whether it was influenced by the ruler or whether the military fleet actively disconnected it.

Therefore, the captain of the Cowherd class could only choose to command the fleet to regroup through the communication system at this time, maintaining the formation while protecting the Armor-piercing and Chen Ming's Iron Ore.

Although there was a lot of noise in the fleet's internal communication channel, at least it was still barely audible.

After quickly issuing a few instructions, the captain turned to Chen Ming and said, "Mr. Chen, the ship's communication system has been affected. That cruiser has professional electronic warfare equipment."

"We have no ships equipped with electronic countermeasures equipment, and external communications have been completely disconnected."

"Although I was in contact with people from the company just now, I'm not sure whether the last sentence saying that the military sent a cruiser was actually sent."

"So we must send you back to the space station now. Only the space station can stop the cruiser."

Chen Ming also knew that there were no more options at the moment and asked: "What are you going to do?"

"The cruiser is more powerful than your ship. It is definitely not something that our fleet can handle. All coping methods are just delusions."

"So we rely on all the ships in our fleet to delay it for a while, giving you time to withdraw from the blocking pulse range."

The captain's meaning was very clear. He wanted to issue a mandatory order to let all the ships go aboard to die to delay, including the cattle drivers he was on.

As the attitude of the military fleet was not too clear at this time, the fleet had no ability to resist the cruiser at all, and the fleet's spaceships were unable to get rid of the military fleet of the same level.

So turning around and fighting for your life is the only option.

At the same time, if the task can be completed, at least the company will take care of their funeral affairs.

The captain did this, and Chen Ming was the beneficiary.

Even if Chen Ming may not really be able to escape from the ruler's pursuit in the end, at least he still has a certain chance if he does so.

So he didn't refuse.

Chen Ming left the command room and went to the flight deck to board the shuttle boat.

In less than a few dozen seconds, the cruiser had already approached the battlefield from the position it had jumped out of, but it had not shown any aggression yet, making it even more difficult to figure out what the stationmaster was thinking.

Chen Ming was not distracted by this and quickly returned to his Iron Mine.

Be prepared to extend the distance to prevent the military spacecraft from activating the blocking pulse to interfere with the retreat.

Chen Ming only planned to drive away the Iron Ore at this time, while the Centurion, who was also under his control at this time, stayed to help resist the line. Although it was definitely not able to hold it, it would be enough to block a few more bullets from large weapons.

If the Centurion explodes here, he can still afford to lose one Centurion.

The same is true for the armor-breaking class that Chen Ming received from the government.

Chen Ming personally drove the Iron Mine and gradually accelerated, moving away from a hyperspace channel.

The military fleet did not make any move, and they seemed to have no intention of stopping Chen Ming.

The ruler-class, which was still some distance away from Chen Ming, was not in a hurry to follow. Instead, it launched something towards the stellar gravity well in the center of the galaxy.

Chen Ming immediately noticed something was wrong and immediately activated the hyperspace channel system, regardless of whether he was within the range of the blocking pulse.

The system was still starting, but Chen Ming suddenly saw that the space in the gravity well that was distorted by gravity suddenly became flat.

The gravity of the gravity well disappears.

No, it's blocked.

Chen Ming immediately thought of a device that could cause this situation.

A device called a temporary gravity well containment device.

Its effect is similar to that of a blocking pulse generator, but its working principle is different.

The purpose of the pulse blocking generator is to interrupt the activation of the hyperspace channel system.

If the number of blocking pulse generators is small, just one or two, then as long as the time is blocked and the risk of being attacked, the spacecraft whose system operation is interrupted by the blocking pulse still has a chance to leave by force.
But the gravity well blockade is different, and its effect is stronger.

In addition to the function of the system itself, the activation of the hyperspace channel system also requires the help of external force from the star's gravity well located in hyperspace.

Without the gravity well of the star, it means that the hyperspace channel system cannot be used.

It also means that the hyperspace of the entire galaxy is completely blocked at this time.

Can only go in, can't go out.

This effect not only affects Chen Ming, but also the spacecraft near this galaxy, including those passing by watching the show on the edge of the battlefield, are now unable to leave hyperspace.

However, the spaceships that had gathered in the hyperspace channel waiting for the battle to end were actually almost gone.

I couldn't wait and had already found a remote corner near the galaxy to go out in advance, and flew slowly on my own spaceship during the last part of the journey.

Those who can wait will know what to do when they see the ruler appear.

So after the gravity well was blocked, the only ones left in the galaxy's hyperspace were the military and corporate fleets.

The road to quick escape is blocked by the gravity well blockade device.

The first thing that came to Chen Ming's mind was the solution.

As far as he knew, this device was actually a derivative of a device called a gravity well stabilizing anchor.

Chen Ming remembered that he had learned the working principle of this kind of thing, and he happened to check out what the derivative device of this thing was out of interest.

So he also knows how to deal with it.

And there are several ways.

One is to run far away, just go to another galaxy that is not blocked and activate the hyperspace channel system.

But the purpose of the military cruiser's arrival was clear to Chen Ming. Even if there were speed limits in hyperspace and large ships could not outrun small ones, the ruler's jump engine was not a decoration.

This method was thrown out of Chen Ming's mind without stopping for a moment.

The second is to dismantle the equipment.

The ruler just threw the equipment towards the gravity well. As long as it can be dismantled, the gravity well of the galaxy will naturally be restored.

However, the current position of the Dominator class is just in front of the gravity well, connecting the company fleet, the Dominator and the gravity well on a line.

If you want to dismantle the equipment, you must first dismantle the ruler.

Chen Ming thought about it for half a second and threw this idea out of his mind.

The third method is the jump engine, which is a device that can be started without a gravity well.

But Chen Ming also knows that the jump engine is even more nonsense than the previous two ideas. Not to mention that this thing is only installed on cruisers. Even if there is a lower version, Chen Ming cannot afford it, let alone find one on the spot. .

Fourth, the spacecraft engine itself has enough output power to directly force through hyperspace and return to the normal cosmic environment without resorting to the gravity well effect.

However, the specific value required for sufficient engine output power can only be said to exist in theory.

At least until today, Chen Ming didn't know of any spacecraft with engine power that could enter and exit hyperspace on its own.

None of these four theoretical solutions that Chen Ming had seen in books before could be applied in practice now.

Chen Ming now had some doubts about what he had learned in the first place.

There are no other methods of seeking help that can quickly get rid of the current situation.

The boss seems to be thinking of a solution, but the signal from the boss's side is blocked, so he can't rely on it for the time being.

The company must have received news of the military attack before, and there must be support, but it may be too late to respond to the cruiser's support in a short time.

Moreover, after the ruler came over, he directly relied on electronic warfare equipment to block the hyperspace communication system of the entire galaxy.

In addition, the captain also said that there is no guarantee whether the company will receive the news or not, so we can't count on it.

As for the military.

The military said it was a rebellion, and the rebellion would definitely be suppressed.

However, the front leg of the military fleet has just received news of the rebellion, and it is not sure when the fleet coming to suppress it will arrive.

Moreover, looking at the actions of the military fleet at this time, Chen Ming felt that this rebellion was unreliable. He always believed that this rebellion must be put in quotation marks.

Various methods of asking for help from outside forces failed to provide support.

It seemed that Chen Ming had to use his last resort.

Chen Ming quickly switched his control over the spacecraft and confirmed the positions of several of his own spaceships, especially the positions of several afterglow ships.

Finally, control was again switched back to the armor-breaking level.

Then Chen Ming didn't think much about it and continued to let the Iron Ore drive in the direction of the hyperspace channel farthest from the ruler.

Although the outcome is most likely destined, you still have to try.

At the same time, he also let his strongest output method, the armor-piercing class, hide behind other company spaceships, ready to try to launch a counterattack at any time.

Theoretically, large armor-piercing weapons are enough to threaten cruiser-class ships.

Today he will try his best to tear off a piece of flesh from the ruler.

Although Chen Ming had just responded, he was actually prepared to not be able to get out of this hyperspace.

But what he never expected was.

The Dominator-class heavy cruiser launched its four large weapons directly after completely blocking the gravity well.

But the target of its attack was not Sindar's fleet, nor was it Chen Ming who had already run out of range due to the speed limit of objects in hyperspace.

But the military's own fleet.

Moreover, it is still the law enforcement ship with special painting and modification as the flagship.

Then Chen Ming saw the power of the cruiser again.

It is suitable for the large weapons of the cruiser, as well as the energy supply that can satisfy the firing of several large weapons at the same time.

Even live weapons are weakened in hyperspace.

But after the stationmaster controlling the ruler locked the two storm needles on the target, he instantly launched a large number of needles straight towards the enforcer, causing the enforcer's shield to be torn apart almost instantly.

Although the commander's reaction before the shield was destroyed, the spacecraft was not paralyzed due to radiation overload.

But those needles as thick as a normal person's arm still pricked the entire Enforcer with unabated force.As a shield-breaking live ammunition weapon, Storm Needle is a little weak when faced with the speed limit of hyperspace and the Enforcer's obviously extra thickened and heavier armor.

After penetrating the armor, it was unable to go deeper and was just stuck between the hull and the armor.

The Enforcer crash barely held on.

Depending on the situation, it only takes one more round, and the Enforcer will be completely destroyed.

But the ruler obviously did not want to choose this method. Instead, during the gap between Storm Needle reloading ammunition, he used another weapon, the Gauss Cannon, a weapon that accelerates large-mass warheads to extremely high speeds.

Although all objects in hyperspace have a speed limit, and the Gauss Cannon itself is also a shield-breaking weapon.

But the upper limit of this speed is only incomparable to the high speed in the normal cosmic environment, and it is still very fast in hyperspace.

It's just that it can't achieve the best balance between mass debuff and speed caused by the mass void effect in the normal cosmic environment, but it can still exert a certain power.

And after the storm needle broke the shield in advance, and relied on the power of the weapon itself to shatter the enforcer's armor.

Weapons like the Gauss Cannon can also cause horrific effects on the hull of the spacecraft.

Unsurprisingly, the first heavy projectile fired by the Dominator's Gauss cannon directly cut off the entire Enforcer ship.

The second projectile fired by another Gauss cannon passed through and completely shattered the remaining two halves.

The scene of the military's own people beating their own people made Chen Ming a little dumbfounded, and he silently removed the quotation marks on the words "rebellion of the station commander" in his heart.

The flagship of the military fleet was destroyed, and the military fleet, which was still relocating, fell into complete chaos.

But soon, the entire military command system was regained control by the rulers.

After all, this is the unit provided by the stationmaster to the commander. Even if all the close friends have been sent away, it is not too difficult to take over by force with the ruler's equipment.

However, he regained control, and there were still some difficulties in getting the military fleet to obey his orders again.

For example, how should he let the army ignore this and continue to obey him when the commander had made it clear that the station commander had launched a rebellion and had published a double authentication document from the military and government of the star region.

As for this plan, the webmaster already has it in mind.

As long as you dare to lower the bottom line, this matter is actually very simple.

There are always some people in the fleet who are afraid of death or who don't want to die casually.

The battle with the company fleet just now was a battle with hope of victory, so they were willing to take risks and fight.

But if there is a conflict with a cruiser, the difference in level is enough to make anyone lose the desire to fight.

Therefore, the stationmaster first chose to kill the flagship as a warning to other ships that dared to resist him.

As long as you are not a fool, you will make a calm choice.

The final effect of this may not be certain.

How many people would obey his orders under threat of death is hard to say.

But the stationmaster actually doesn't need too many ships to obey his command.

His main purpose of coming here this time is still to kill Chen Ming.

It's just that in hyperspace, it is difficult for heavy cruisers to catch up with normal frigates and destroyers.

Even if there is a jump engine in hand, the use of the jump engine is limited.

Currently, after the stationmaster jumps here directly from the military outpost, the jump engine can only be used one last time within a certain period of time.

If an accident occurs midway and Chen Ming escapes from the attack range, the ruler will never have any chance to catch up with a frigate.

Therefore, the webmaster must find a way to restrict Chen Ming's actions.

The best way to regain control of the army is to rely on the army's ships.

As long as there are three or four spaceships to help him restrain Chen Ming, Chen Ming will die during the next jump.

After destroying the flagship where the commander was located.

The station commander immediately regained command of the entire fleet and asked the fleet to act according to his orders.

But just as he had thought in advance, most of the military ships rejected his request, even ignored him, and began to flee in all directions.

Only a small portion remains in place.

The Station Commander-in-Chief did not chase the fleeing military ships nor attack them, but simply allowed them to leave.

But when those who had stayed in place wanted to leave after noticing the movements of other spacecraft.

However, the station commander chose to directly destroy the ship that had such an idea.

Once you get on a pirate ship, there is no chance of regret.

The station commander reorganized the remaining military ships and demanded that these ships hand over their highest control authority.

Then some of the ships were sent to track Chen Ming, and the other part followed the ruler and pressed against the company fleet, which had already prepared to die.

Although Chen Ming has already embarked on the hyperspace passage to another galaxy, he is still paying attention to the situation here.

I want to try to find an opportunity to bypass the ruler and attack the equipment that blocks the gravity well.

But the ruler was obviously on guard against this, always maintaining his position and not giving the slightest chance.

If there is no chance, Chen Ming can only choose to let the armor pierce attack the ruler.

At this time, the company's ships are also desperately protecting the armor-piercing armor, because they know that this is the only possibility of a comeback.

However, after two rounds of fighting.

The company's fleet of more than 40 ships just now has been reduced by more than half.

The remaining dozen or so spaceships no longer have the cattle herders in charge, nor Chen Ming's Centurion.

The actual damage caused by the company's fleet and the armor-breaking class only forced the rulers of the military, whose shields themselves were relatively weak, to turn off the shields, that's all.

Seeing that the last chance has arrived and is about to disappear.

At this time, Chen Ming didn't even care to let the armor-piercing automatic pulse laser be fully charged, and just forcibly activated it when it was halfway charged.

The stationmaster himself had already understood the firing interval of the automatic pulse laser, a weapon he had never seen before, in the previous exchange of fire.

Therefore, Chen Ming's advance round of shooting was completely unexpected by the webmaster.

Even if the ruler-level shield was deployed immediately, it would not be able to block the sixteen restraining energy bullets in time.

All these energy bombs hit the ruler's hull firmly, hitting one of the storm needles.

And he also succeeded in completely destroying the Storm Needle.

However, the combined attacks of the remaining dozen or so ships in the company's fleet were not enough.

Completely failed to cause any meaningful damage to the Dominator's armor.

Nearly half of the ruler-class radiation energy had been dissipated during the period when the shield was closed, but the station commander did not continue to close the shield, but directly launched another round of offensive against the fleet.

In this round of unilateral crushing firefight.

The armor-breaking class was completely exposed to the ruler class.

Its shield only lasted for less than two seconds before reaching the upper limit of radiation capacity.

In the end, the armor-breaking class ship was blocked and destroyed like the commander's enforcer class ship.

Although it is still on Chen Ming's panel at this time, Chen Ming does not have the materials to repair it now, nor does he have the opportunity to repair it.

The battle is set.

Chen Ming was forced to stop observing the battlefield and continue to control the Iron Ore.

Although the Dominator has been thrown far away, it still has a chance to activate the jump engine.

After destroying the armor-piercing class, the only spacecraft that can threaten the gravity well blockade device, now is the best time to initiate the jump.

The space next to the ruler suddenly experienced fluctuations visible to the naked eye.

Less than two seconds later, it appeared directly in front of the hyperspace channel where Chen Ming was heading.

The spacecraft that had been forcibly taken away from the highest control authority were now blocking the entrance to the hyperspace channel where Chen Ming was.

The ruler is at hand, and the crisis of death is coming.

However, Chen Ming was not in any panic at this time. He had delayed enough time.

Between the Iron Ore and the Ruler, the same space distortion as when the Ruler jumped over suddenly appeared.

But what appears now is not a ruler.

Instead, it was an entire Afterglow fleet led by two Afterglow cruisers.

Yuhui's fleet certainly didn't appear here inexplicably.

When Chen Ming contacted Gamma AI, this matter had basically been decided.

Chen Ming's previous contact with Gamma AI was not to prepare them to personally rescue Chen Ming, but to ask them to go back to Yuhui's colony.

Get them ready to do two things.

The first thing is to let Gamma A contact the Alpha AI core that controls the cruiser that it is familiar with.

When Chen Ming gave the reminder, he handed over all the news that Chen Ming wanted to cooperate with Yu Hui, as well as the evidence that Chen Ming was hunted by the human military and had to stay away from the human world.

and Sunset's Alpha Core express Chen Ming's intention to cooperate with Sunset.

Gamma A and Chen Ming said that Yuhui AI can rejoin humans and mix with humans without any shame, and Yuhui AI can also accept Chen Ming as a human being.

The Gamma B installed by Chen Ming on the Fighter Kai is the best evidence that Chen Ming wants to cooperate.

Coupled with Chen Ming's ability to control the spacecraft, Yu Hui would not kill Chen Ming directly even if he had doubts and fears about whether Chen Ming could directly control their core.

It is nothing more than that Gamma A will be thoroughly scrutinized and investigated to confirm that Gamma A has not been controlled or influenced by Chen Ming, and to confirm the authenticity of Gamma A's words.

At the same time, there may be some restrictions on Chen Ming's abilities in the future, such as not being allowed to contact Afterglow AI individuals or ships equipped with Afterglow AI.

However, Chen Ming can be sure of one thing, that is, there will be no psychic fluctuations when he controls the spacecraft.

After the boss said that it helped him cover up the psychic fluctuations he usually emitted, Chen Ming specifically asked the boss about this issue.

The boss said that he didn't know why Chen Ming's control of the spaceship did not cause psychic fluctuations, but the abilities of psykers themselves were all kinds of strange, and some special ones were normal.

Therefore, Chen Ming was not worried about what Yuhui, who was weak in psychic research, could detect from Gamma A.

And Chen Ming also believed that when faced with the surrender of a psyker, these abilities to control, repair, and strengthen the spacecraft were enough for Yuhui to see the value in it, and enough for them to take the risk.

The other thing is to let Gamma B contact the Afterglow Alpha Core that it mentioned before to collect ectoplasm stones.

At the cost of an ectoplasm stone on Chen Ming's hand, he exchanged the opportunity for it to come to the rescue.

Chen Ming didn't need Gamma B to tell him that he was here to rescue. It was enough for Gamma B to ask him to contain the ruler.

But Chen Ming remembered that after Gamma A got it done, he didn't let Gamma B shake people... shake AI.

Two Afterglow cruisers came all of a sudden. What happened?
(End of this chapter)