Chapter 118 Compensation of the Fourteenth Legion
Bai Quan's question did not surprise Chen Ming.
From the day he took Cheng Xinghe away, Chen Ming had already thought about the day when the 14th Legion would come to his door.
So Chen Ming has already thought about what attitude he should use to deal with this matter.
"I know what you want to ask and who you want to ask, but there is one thing you must know first."
"Before, the military in the Gallo-2 sector took the initiative to attack me and attacked the Sinda Company's fleet. At that time, I don't know why the commander of the military fleet in the sector was Cheng Xinghe."
"The company may have reconciled with you, but to me, this matter has not been explained yet,"
Chen Ming's words made the atmosphere between him and Bai Quan gradually become serious.
Bai Quan said very rationally and restrainedly: "I don't deny this."
"But just as we have resolved the conflict with Xinda Company, I will definitely be able to give you an answer that is satisfactory and acceptable to you."
"As long as Cheng Xinghe can come back safely."
For Chen Ming, he had two main purposes for capturing Cheng Xinghe's escape capsule.
One is Cheng Xinghe's commanding ability, and the other is Cheng Xinghe's own value, human value and identity value.
The human value is negligible, but the value of his identity is not low, so Chen Ming must speak carefully in this regard.
So Chen Ming followed Bai Quan's wishes and said: "Cheng Xinghe's safety can be completely guaranteed. Yu Hui is not interested in my trophies, so what?"
The meaning of Chen Ming's last sentence was also very clear. If the Fourteenth Legion wanted Cheng Xinghe, who had actively attacked him, to go back safely, he would definitely have to pay some price.
Otherwise, Chen Ming would just throw away Cheng Xinghe's escape cabin and let the Fourteenth Legion find it.
"It's up to you to decide, Mr. Chen Ming."
After receiving the answer, Bai Quan chose to lift the ball back with one kick and said: "After all, I'm not sure what you need."
If the Fourteenth Legion were to take the initiative to offer compensation in this area, then Chen Ming could wait and sell it until he was satisfied.
However, Chen Ming gave up this idea, because at this time, Chen Ming's fleet had arrived in the galaxy and was taking Chen Ming to fly to its final destination. Chen Ming would soon run out of time.
Moreover, repeated quarrels with the Fourteenth Legion, a legion that was at the peak of the empire, just to obtain some possible petty profits would also make the relationship between Chen Ming and them more rigid.
This is definitely a blood loss thing.
So Chen Ming thought about it and decided to use Cheng Xinghe to get what he should have gotten from Cheng Xinghe from the Fourteenth Legion, and at the same time, he could get some additional benefits.
"I need to learn some skills in spaceship combat and spacecraft command."
Bai Quan asked with some surprise: "Are you interested in this aspect?"
He mentioned Chen Ming's ability before when he chatted with the lieutenant general about Chen Ming.
They did think that Chen Ming's ability was indeed suitable for commanding the fleet to a certain extent.
However, a person's energy is limited, and it is difficult to balance command and technology, which are two completely unrelated aspects.
So what he considered at the time was that if Chen Ming specialized in technology and then cooperated with other professional commanders, the effect should be very good.
But they didn't expect that Chen Ming really wanted to take care of both sides.
However, it was impossible for him to interfere with other people's thoughts, and he had just offered to let Chen Ming tell him what he needed.
So Bai Quan did not refuse directly, but said: "This is no problem for us."
"We can provide all teaching in the command profession of our own officer school, including professional techniques and professional abilities."
"And there will be professional instructors, retired or active military personnel to teach."
"We can provide one-on-one teaching, as well as online."
"But there is something I need to tell you in advance."
“Our military officers’ school’s teaching and training for officers starts with at least five years.”
"If there is no foundation, it may take longer."
"Are you sure?"
Chen Ming certainly knew that it would take a long time to train an officer, and he had thought about these issues before.
But he also thought about other things.
For example, in the future, if he encounters Cheng Xinghe's situation again.
And at that time, if his ability was not enough, or for some reason, his mental power had been consumed a lot.
Without psychic power, and the fleet does not have a strong enough command to fight against each other, the result may not be good.
Therefore, Chen Ming's fleet must have a capable commander, whether it is Chen Ming or any Yuhui individual.
Chen Ming considered the situation in which he was not suitable for command.
So it's great for him to be able to teach online.
The instructor never knows whether there is a person or something sitting across the screen.
Afterglow AI is similar to humans in many aspects. It is not enough for them to record data. They also need to learn, and maybe they can learn command skills.
If this still doesn't work, then Chen Ming will think of other considerations later.
So Chen Ming answered quickly: "No problem."
"Isn't the value of Chenghe Galaxy not limited to this?"
Bai Quan had no objection to this and said: "Yes, so we can provide our military academy with all the rewards that an outstanding student with top grades deserves in the learning process."
"Including ships, simulation facilities, professional training and some scattered learning support."
Chen Ming was suddenly attracted by the ships Bai Quan mentioned and asked: "What ships can you provide?"
"All specifications are in accordance with the rules of our Fourteenth Legion."
"Under normal circumstances, an outstanding graduate can get a total of five ships provided by us from the time he enters the school to the time he graduates from the military academy."
"They are all spaceships developed and improved by ourselves, four escorts and one destroyer."
"All students can choose specific models according to their own driving habits and needs."
This condition made Chen Ming a little confused about what to say.
The four frigates Bai Quan mentioned were nothing, but a destroyer modified by the 14th Army Corps, even now Chen Ming looked at it with envy.
But after Bai Quan mentioned these spaceships, he didn't stop talking.
"Actually, the value of these spacecraft is not high. The high value lies mainly in the simulation equipment we provide."
"It can simulate the space environment and ship data in a wide range of details, and realize simulated command and operations."
"The area that can be accurately simulated is currently about two star fields."
Bai Quan knew that it was meaningless just to talk about it, so he just briefly talked about it to let Chen Ming understand the general effect of this thing.
"This equipment is very necessary for training officers, but it also consumes a lot of resources."
"One or two times is fine, but it takes far more than one or two times to develop an officer."
“Multiple and frequent large-scale simulations occupy the most resources of the background supercomputer.”
"Even top students are limited in the number of times they can conduct simulated operations each year."
"But we can provide it to you as many times as you want, as long as you use it seriously."
Baiquan listed all the benefits they could provide in one breath.
After a slight pause, he said: "But there is actually something I want to confirm with you, which is your future development plan."
Bai Quan did not wait for Chen Ming to speak, and said to himself: "You should have realized that you can't go back to Xinda Company."
"Your ability to control the spacecraft will make it impossible for you to get a job in any company that needs to sell spaceships to external parties."
"But our Fourteenth Army Corps does not have this problem."
"Do you want to learn command techniques, fly a spaceship, or do research on spacecraft? Our army can satisfy you in these aspects."
"And I will definitely settle the previous accounts for you. I won't say that if you join us, the accounts between us will be wiped out."
"We will definitely give you additional compensation in other aspects. The Fourteenth Army will not let its own people suffer."
Bai Quan extended an invitation to Chen Ming.
Chen Ming had no hesitation about this and said, "I can't answer this for you right now."
Chen Ming's words did not completely reject him, but he still had some reservations.
And his idea is actually very simple.
Whether or not Bai Quan's proposal will be considered depends on what happens next.
Because Chen Ming still has a lot of uncertainty about whether he can control the afterglow of the entire star field with the afterglow on hand.
If it can be done, that would be the best. Chen Ming would not have to join the Fourteenth Army at all.
He himself may be the "Fourteenth Legion" in the future.
But if that doesn't work, Chen Ming must leave some escape routes in some places.
In many cases, words cannot be said forever. Who knows what will suddenly happen tomorrow.
Especially what he is doing now is digging for the roots of Yuhui. Now that he has an escape route, he will have more possibilities to survive in the future.
And it depends on the situation.
If all Chen Ming's arrangements and plans here in Yuhui fail, then there is really nothing to say. He can just follow the company or the 14th Army and be done with it.
But it's different now.
The number of Afterglow AIs controlled by Chen Ming is steadily increasing, and Gamma Z has also completed several tasks.
After all, it has been among humans for many years, and even if it has not yet reached the Beta level, it is not far away.
After all, Yuhui optimizes its own logic and substitutes its own computing power. These two things are what they do every moment.
Therefore, when the overall situation is improving, there is no need for Chen Ming to agree to Bai Quan.
Although there was no clear rejection, Chen Ming's answer still made Bai Quan feel a little regretful.
For him, in addition to rescuing Chen Ming, inviting Chen Ming to join the legion is also a task that must be completed.
Fortunately, he should have another chance later.
It is said that Chen Ming has not been recruited by the Psionics Association yet.
Although Tachyon Technologies has ideas, they as a company have basically withdrawn from the competition.
The government did not play a key role in the rescue, and it was not competitive with their 14th Army Corps.
So the possibility of them finally getting Chen Ming is very high.
There was absolutely no way they could let a psyker like this go.
The topic returned to the compensation proposed by Bai Quan just now.
After being rejected by Chen Ming, Bai Quan added a few words about the various incentives offered by the 14th Army Corps Officer School, and asked Chen Ming, "What's your opinion?" Chen Ming's mind was racing at this time.
What he was thinking about was similar to Baiquan. The ships they provided were indeed unimportant.
But Chen Ming is still considering whether a simulated environment is necessary for him.
After all, people in the military academy are students after all, but Chen Ming is not.
Therefore, Chen Ming can directly find pirates to fight in actual combat instead of using simulated equipment.
However, after carefully thinking about the pirates' combat effectiveness, they changed their targets to Yuhui and the Machine Tribe.
Fighting them should have a similar effect to simulation.
But looking for the same level of afterglow and mechanical efficiency that is suitable for Chen Ming, I can only say that it is just a thought.
And just now Bai Quan seemed to have said that he would have a professional sparring partner.
Someone who can teach Cheng Xinghe's level should be stronger than Cheng Xinghe, right?
At least it must be stronger than the pirates, small-scale Afterglow or the mechanical fleet that Chen Ming went back to find.
Moreover, the simulation equipment can also simulate a battle of similar scale, which is definitely much more convenient than Chen Ming going out to find a fight.
If these conditions can really be met, then it really isn’t a bad idea.
"Okay, no problem, just press this."
Chen Ming agreed and did not ask for anything more.
When people's hearts are satisfied, there is no need to cause more troubles.
Bai Quan nodded slightly and said, "It's settled. We will meet your needs one by one after the rescue is over. Can you please let me confirm Cheng Xinghe's situation?"
"I don't have the ability to transfer data directly yet...wait, let me try."
Chen Ming suddenly thought of a possibility in the middle of his words, and immediately saved the videos of the sixty-three escape hatches in the buffalo cargo hold next door.
At the same time, we also recorded a video of Cheng Xinghe frozen in the escape capsule and took several photos.
All these image and video files are stored in a data storage module, commonly known as a hard drive.
Then Chen Ming modified the hard drive into the mule.
Finally, I chose to uninstall the modification and let the hard drive stay in the cargo bay.
Chen Ming contacted Lao Wu who was still in the repair shop and said: "Old Wu, go take a look at my mule. There is something on the ground."
Lao Wu has been very idle lately. After Chen Ming ran away, he resumed his previous habit of fishing.
Except for being a little busy when helping Chen Ming do things, there are basically no people around at other times.
Chen Ming's contact made Old Wu move immediately.
After boarding the spacecraft, he also responded quickly.
"I picked up something, what is this?"
"Try reading it."
Old Wu was silent for a few seconds and said: "There are some photos. Who is this? He looks like someone from the 14th Legion."
It’s done.
Chen Ming felt a little excited, and he found a point where his ability could be used.
"Don't worry about it. Give this thing to the factory director, and the rest will be none of your business."
"Okay."
Old Wu's eyes glanced at the tag on Cheng Xinghe's chest in the photo.
I habitually wrote down all the above contents, and quickly arrived at the administration building with my hard drive.
Lao Wu walked into the office habitually without knocking on the door.
After noticing someone inside, he immediately pretended to be serious and his eyes stayed on the officers of the Fourteenth Legion for a while.
Then he gave the terminal to the factory director according to Chen Ming's request and left the room.
But he didn't go far, quietly leaving a crack in the door and eavesdropping at the door.
Soon, Chen Ming said to Bai Quan, who had been waiting for a while: "It's done. The photo has been sent to the space station. The officer you arranged to contact me can see it."
Bai Quan had no doubts about this and said: "Okay, give me some time to confirm."
Chen Ming said nothing and watched Bai Quan disappear in front of the screen.
After waiting for about five minutes, Bai Quan returned here.
"I confirmed it here, no problem."
"So this matter is settled?"
"Yes."
Bai Quan looked a little more relaxed, but before ending the communication, Bai Quan suddenly said: "By the way, there is one more thing I want to ask Mr. Chen Ming for your opinion. It is a private matter."
"That's what you think of Cheng Xinghe."
Chen Ming frowned slightly and said, "What do you think?"
"My opinion of him is that he is very capable and can defeat all the advantages brought by my psychic powers, but that's all."
"Others, not so good."
Chen Ming said this tactfully considering that he had just reached a deal with Bai Quan.
"You also know what happened to him before, so I won't say more."
"If that's all, forget it. After all, you are solving it now."
"But."
"I'm thinking that many of your Fourteenth Legion must be smart people, right? The Fourteenth Legion is the most powerful legion in the empire right now."
"So Cheng Xinghe must also be a smart person, otherwise there is no need for you to mention him specifically and come to me specifically to confirm his safety. You see, you didn't specifically ask about the other people with him."
"A captain who is paid attention to by a major general must have a good mind."
"So, when I think about it, the previous battle between the military and the company may have started as an accident. It may have been an arrangement by the rebellious military personnel."
"But the process of continuing is different."
Bai Quan realized what Chen Ming meant, but he couldn't defend himself at this time and could only continue to listen.
"When the man from the sector army was found guilty of rebellion, Cheng Xinghe immediately commanded the fleet to stop fighting with the company's fleet."
"This shows one thing, he was able to stop the fight earlier."
"But he didn't."
"He knew the situation clearly. He was being used as a weapon but he accepted it and insisted on fighting with me."
"This makes me very uncomfortable."
"That's it, that's what I think of him."
Seeing that Bai Quan seemed to have something to say, Chen Ming added: "Of course I understand the matter very clearly."
"My personal relationship with him and my conflicts with him have nothing to do with the public affairs. They are two different things."
"The matter on the surface has been resolved. Even if there is hatred in the private relationship between him and me, it will not affect the transaction between me and you on the surface. You don't have to worry."
Although Bai Quan heard Chen Ming's assurance, he still said: "That's it, but I think it's best to give you an explanation for this matter."
Chen Ming also realized Bai Quan's deeper meaning at this time and said: "I actually don't care."
"I just made a deal with you, and he and I don't know each other. He has been frozen in the escape cabin without saying a word, and I won't know him in the future."
"And if, I mean if, I consider your proposal later, the Fourteenth Army should not be small enough to require me to stay with him, right?"
Bai Quan couldn't say it directly at this time.
But Chen Ming's statement did conflict with his subsequent thoughts, as well as the thoughts of the lieutenant general, or the entire 14th Army Corps who knew about this matter.
Almost everyone in the Fourteenth Legion is counting on Cheng Xinghe to cooperate with Chen Ming in the future.
But if things continue this way, something will be wrong.
So Bai Quan did not answer Chen Ming's question, but said sincerely: "The people on our side have done something wrong, then they must give you a proper explanation."
Chen Ming raised his eyebrows and said, "It's up to you."
Chen Ming also did not completely reject this, which made Bai Quan feel a little relieved.
However, he is still not very good at handling Chen Ming's matter. After all, he knows everything Cheng Xinghe has done.
Although Cao Muhui usually likes to command fleets in battles, logically speaking, he wouldn't want to start a fight whenever he sees someone.
And he always has the special calmness that a commander needs most.
But it may be because Chen Ming's identity as a psyker is too sensitive for Cheng Xinghe.
He had just lost to a psyker not long ago, and he was someone he was very familiar with.
So he was too eager to prove himself by defeating a psyker.
This eventually resulted in this situation.
So we still have to wait until the rescue results are achieved, fully compensate them, and completely turn the previous events upside down.
Only then could he continue to solve Cheng Xinghe's problem.
Bai Quan quickly left and ended the communication.
The officer in the factory director's office also received instructions to go back after completing the task. After chatting with the factory director for a few words, he left the office.
But the people in the company just nodded to the factory director and left.
Only the factory director was left in the office, and Lao Wu, who had been waiting at the door for a long time and didn't hear any useful news at all.
And Chen Ming, who is connected to the communication with the factory director.
Before Chen Ming hung up the phone, Old Wu rushed to the factory director and asked Chen Ming: "Xiao Ming, are you in a bad situation? Do you need the 14th Army Corps to rescue you?"
When Chen Ming heard Lao Wu's question, he first glanced at the external camera of the Iron Mine and confirmed that he still had about ten minutes to spare. Then he said to Lao Wu, "I'm actually fine."
"I am making all my arrangements slowly. The main purpose is to give the people who want to save me a sense of security and to cooperate with them."
"My ability, Yuhui, will definitely not give up easily, so although it is indeed not easy for me to walk now, my safety is still guaranteed."
“It’s not convenient to talk about a lot of things here. If you have any questions, come and talk on my boat.”
The corner of Lao Wu's mouth curled up and he said: "That's good, we don't want to see you die so early."
"Don't worry, I won't die that easily."
"I still have a lot to do."
(End of chapter)