Chapter 132 The highest point, peek
The boss obviously knew the full story of what was going on with the 14th Legion, so the questions he asked pointed to the key to the development of the situation.
Chen Ming has nothing to hide from his boss who has been guiding his development and helping him. He said: "Burning this star field... is not."
"It's within the empire. I don't want to go back for the time being, and it probably won't be easy to go back later."
"So I want to build a colony outside, but boss, I need to discuss the specific details of the colony with you."
"What to discuss?"
"I want to try to build a colony myself"
"Oh?"
The boss immediately understood what Chen Ming meant and was not angry because of Chen Ming's change of mind. He just persuaded, "This will be difficult."
"I think I can."
"Then can you solve the problems of personnel, materials and technology?"
"Everything is fine. The personnel aspect is the best solution, as is the technology. Only the material aspect may have some gaps."
The boss asked with some surprise: "How many do you have already?"
"There are three galaxies, and there are scattered individuals scattered throughout the star field. Many of them are only responsible for production and cannot fight."
"And because one individual in Yuhui can control the operation of an entire production facility, the density is much lower than here, so the total number should only be about 50,000."
"There is also an Alpha-class Afterglow capable of industrial production and colony management, and an Alpha-class capable of fleet command."
"But I just controlled the latter one, and I haven't actually understood it yet."
"That's not bad."
For some reason, the boss suddenly seemed very satisfied and said: "This is what I want to see, what will happen after your spiritual power improves."
"So you need me to help you with supplies, right?"
"Well, as long as I build the colony in the end, we can talk about the rest slowly."
Chen Ming already has a large number of Afterhui individuals as the basis for colonial development, and he also has the technology and management experience of Huihuang, the alpha-level Afterhui.
There is also the Alpha-class Afterglow who was on the frontier planet where Gamma Z stayed before, and whose abilities must be in combat, as a patrol.
Colonial construction basically only lacks materials.
But therein lies the problem.
It is impossible to make profits in the early stages of colonial development, especially for an isolated colony like the one Chen Ming wants to build.
The investment is huge, and there is no hope of seeing any benefits.
Fortunately, Chen Ming's ability has an advantage in the transportation of materials that is unmatched by normal channels, so that the colony will not have development problems in the future due to transportation difficulties caused by distance.
The boss did not reject Chen Ming's request after hearing his general idea.
On the contrary, he said with some relief: "It's a good thing that you have a clear idea. It just so happened that I went to do some errands and got something back."
"What?"
"One thing you'll definitely need, a Supremacy-class exploration cruiser."
"The highest point?"
This is a model of spaceship that Chen Ming has never heard of before, but he can still understand the words "exploration ship".
The boss explained: "I told you before that I am a member of the Psychic Society."
"I went out this time to help the Psychic Association recruit new people."
"He is a former researcher of Tachyon Technology. He did not develop well in the company before and was not very popular."
"There is also a guy in our association who is involved in Tachyon Technology. He noticed the psychic potential of this researcher and established a relationship with the researcher in advance."
"New members must be announced in the association in advance and must be witnessed by at least three elderly people. I was pulled over when I was close, but in the past it was basically just a process and it was not troublesome."
"This newcomer has a requirement before joining us."
"He wants us to help him build and test the spacecraft he designed before, which is the Supreme Point-class exploration cruiser I just mentioned."
“In addition to going through the final procedures this time, the other thing is to bring the boat back.”
"Everyone in the association knows that I have a person like you with psychic powers on the spaceship, so it would be perfect for you to test the spacecraft."
"We happened to have talked about colonial matters before. You also need to search like this. Can you help me?"
The boss asked this question, and then immediately added: "Of course I know that you are nominally dead, so I will definitely help you cover up this matter."
"It was only after I came back that I found out you were dead, so I went to find another driver to test. No one else knew about it before, right?"
With the boss's guarantee, Chen Ming wanted to agree directly, but after thinking about it, he still said: "Yes, yes, but can the ship I controlled be returned?"
"It doesn't matter. Now that we have built the first prototype, the cost of manufacturing other spacecraft can be reduced. It is not difficult to build another one."
"And the newcomer just wants to get the data of the spacecraft to confirm whether it is worthy of mass production. Even if you drive it out and blow it up, it will be blown up. It is just a test of the protective performance."
"Okay."
Chen Ming agreed and then asked: "What about this ship? Is the new model of ship reliable?"
"There is no problem with the theoretical design. We also have other professional spacecraft engineers in our association who can verify it. Moreover, the newcomer's psychic ability is related to the brain. He has a very good brain, so there must be no problem with the spacecraft design."
"He just wants to test the spacecraft. He has to do field exploration and testing in the edge star field, otherwise it wouldn't be that troublesome."
The boss recalled the previous situation and said: "Actually, when he asked for it some time ago, I originally wanted to arrange for someone else to do it. After all, it was not convenient for you before."
"But you said before that your condition was okay, so I accepted the request at that time."
"If you take the initiative to bring this up now, will this ship be no problem for you?"
Chen Ming must be very happy to do this now.
If you help record various data on the actual application of the spacecraft, you can get a cruiser as a reward. This kind of deal is a great deal.
When the time comes, he can leave the Afterglow Star Territory and drive the Supreme Point directly to explore galaxies suitable for colonization.
Since it is the Psionic Association that wants to test the spacecraft, the supply boss must be able to handle everything, and there is no need for Chen Ming to bear the extra material needs of a cruiser.
Moreover, if such a ship is designed by the members of the association and manufactured by the association, it will definitely not have any public accounts.
There is a high probability that Chen Ming will not be suspected if he is pretending to be dead now.
But now that the boss was talking about this, Chen Ming couldn't help but ask: "Boss, this psychic association?"
"It's just a loose group of psychics who help each other, just like an ordinary small circle."
The small circle of psykers has nothing to do with ordinary people.
The boss understood what Chen Ming meant and said, "You want to ask me why I didn't mention it to you and invite you to join, right?"
"Yeah."
"I don't really want to interfere directly with your development unless you ask for it."
"And from my point of view, joining the association has no practical benefits for you at present, because you currently have no resources that can actually be mobilized within the empire, and Yuhui's ones don't count."
"The time you stayed in the country was too short, and you didn't have time to develop at all."
"Mutual support within a psychic association requires basic capital. Just like the newcomer, he uses the spacecraft he designed as his capital."
"But the technology of spacecraft design alone is not enough to be called capital, so he wanted to verify the spacecraft and make the technology have practical application value."
"So, unless you can quickly use the technology you got from Yuhui to produce valuable finished products, it's not really of much use."
Chen Ming was stunned for a moment and glanced at the [Manufacturing] function on his panel.
This seems to be the way to quickly realize the value of technology.
But the boss was still talking at this time: "By the way, the psyker who interfered with my rescue before is also a member of the Psychic Association."
Chen Ming suddenly stopped thinking about joining the Psionics Association, frowned, and asked: "Is there anything else?"
"Yes, so if you don't want to be noticed too early, it's best to stay away from the association."
"You definitely don't want to expose your situation now, otherwise you should have directly found a way to contact the Fourteenth Army to hold them accountable."
"Instead of quietly asking Lao Lu to send me a terminal."
Chen Ming's main target now is not the psyker who settled in a place that is extremely dangerous to him in the prosperous star field of the empire.
Instead, they were the top brass of the Fourteenth Legion located in the Edge Star Territory, as well as the war zones composed of several nearby Edge Star Territories.
If he joins the psychic association now, he will definitely provoke people he doesn't want to meet now.
So Chen Ming chose to accept the boss's opinion and explained: "That's it, I think hiding it now will be most helpful for what I want to do in the future."
"It is very likely that I will not get an explanation from the Fourteenth Legion while I am alive, and will suffer their revenge, but I will definitely get more opportunities if I die."
"Whether it's a chance to survive or a chance to settle this account."
The boss nodded and said: "Yes, indeed, but the situation on the 14th Army Corps is actually a bit complicated. Do you want to listen to it?"
"I won't interfere with your decision, but I think you should make a decision with more information."
"Okay."
The boss recalled for a moment and said: "Bai Quan was seriously injured in an accident and fell into coma during his previous inspection. The person who took over his task was a second-generation man with a fairly capable subordinate."
What came up was the bombshell news that the commander-in-chief of the combined fleet was changed before the war.
Chen Ming immediately asked: "Is Bai Quan's injury an accident or..."
"They said it was an accident, but I heard that more than 20 people in the 14th Legion had their hats removed from their heads, and their status was quite high."
"Then it's not an accident."
These two sentences were enough for Chen Ming to figure out the rest.
"I guess the force behind this second generation wanted to get some credit for him, so they took the opportunity to kill Bai Quan once, and then asked their capable subordinate to help him complete this mission." Chen Ming suddenly let out a breath and asked : "Will such dirty things happen within the Fourteenth Army, the strongest independent army in the empire at present?"
"Well... let's put it this way."
"This second generation is not the second generation within the Fourteenth Legion. He is the second generation of a large family in the empire, who got into the Fourteenth Legion and was gilded."
"Promotion within the Fourteenth Army Corps is purely based on merit. This is the foundation established after the reorganization of the Fourteenth Army Corps and will never change."
"But when it comes to executing tasks, as long as the people above have no problems and the people below perform well, then the people above can get part of the credit. This is a fixed thing in the military command system and cannot be changed."
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"Your guess is pretty good in other aspects, but it's a little more complicated."
"This second generation actually entered the Fourteenth Legion through a serious path. He just borrowed some background on the way to promotion."
"But these are things within the rules. You can't say there is anything wrong with a second generation who already has a military position bringing a few guards he trusts, even if the guard's ability is better than that of the second generation."
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The boss suddenly showed a look on his face as if he had seen something interesting and said: "In addition, because he is an insider of the 14th Army, but his background is not, a very coincidental thing happened."
"Do you know who was responsible for the Sky Steel incident in the first place?"
Chen Ming immediately said: "I know."
"Old Wu told me before that it was a private practice of several high-level officials in the war zone including the Gallo Star Territory."
"They rely on the benefits gained from Sky Steel to maintain contact and exchange of interests with many people."
The boss immediately confirmed Chen Ming's statement: "Yes, Sky Steel has obtained a lot of benefits for them, but at the same time, their information has been easily leaked."
"So after the accident of the fleet that rescued you, I heard something very early."
"The background of the second generation who took over Baiquan this time was that he was one of the people who robbed Xinda Company's Sky Steel in the war zone."
Chen Ming's expression suddenly darkened and he said: "I was the culprit that led to the destruction of the mining space station and me lying in the freezer for thirty years. We are really enemies."
"In that case, the United Fleet had no intention of saving me from the beginning after that second generation took over. So where did their achievements come from?"
"Without my psychic powers, what else can be considered a sufficient achievement?"
"And I still have Cheng Xinghe in my hands. Bai Quan attaches great importance to him, and the Fourteenth Legion must also attach importance to him. Killing me is equivalent to killing Cheng Xinghe. What do the people who take over think?"
"Wait, wasn't their target there from the beginning? That Kletka? They just came to my place and killed me by the way."
The boss once again agreed with Chen Ming's idea: "Yes, destroy Kletka, and the entire Afterglow Star Territory will become our territory in the near future."
"The achievement of opening up new territories is indeed greater than saving you, even if Cheng Xinghe is involved."
"No matter how potential a person who has not grown up may have, it is not his actual ability."
"If your psychic powers have already gained a reputation within the empire, and Cheng Xinghe has reached the rank of a school officer, then they may need to think more about it before actually taking action."
"But now, it's obviously not possible."
"But even so, after all, the Fourteenth Legion got nothing in the end, and also lost a considerable number of fleets."
"I guess something must happen to the Fourteenth Army Corps. It depends on Baiquan's decision-making and skill."
"So, what do you think now after knowing this?"
Chen Ming thought quietly for a while.
The boss didn't push him at this time and waited patiently for Chen Ming's answer.
After a while, Chen Ming said: "The difference is not big."
"Looking at this matter as a whole, it means that the personnel of the Fourteenth Army did these things. Then they must bear this responsibility and give me an explanation."
The boss suddenly thought of something and asked: "By the way, if you are not already dead, how can I explain to you?"
Chen Ming's brain shut down for a moment, and then he realized that he had been led into a ditch by his boss's leading questions.
So he immediately said: "The mission of the Fourteenth Legion failed, and they gave up on me when they could definitely rescue me by cooperating with me, and then failed."
"Then their own internal punishment is the best explanation for me."
"The losses of their fleet are not small. If this can allow people to escape unscathed, that would be outrageous."
The boss raised the corner of his mouth slightly, confirming that Chen Ming was not carried away by hatred, and that he still had the sense to think calmly.
And Chen Ming continued: "Of course their internal punishment alone is not enough. This is their own problem when they failed in their mission."
"I wanted to cooperate with them before, but in the end I was attacked by the ruler. When I am able, I will have to recover this debt myself."
"There is also a mining space station in front of the war zone. From now on, this operation is called a rescue but is actually a killing operation. I will also find ways to find opportunities to repay these two grudges."
The boss suddenly said again: "The main force of the Fourteenth Army is now on the other side. The Fourteenth Army here is only a small one. You can make sense if you have an idea."
"But you only have three star systems now, and you still want to seek revenge from the top brass of the war zone covering three star fields?"
There was no doubt in the boss's tone that Chen Ming's idea was too exaggerated. Instead, he asked the question very seriously.
After hearing this question, Chen Ming said with great confidence: "My ability is destined to make it possible for me."
The boss smiled and said: "To be honest, I really hope to see such a day. It will definitely be interesting."
"Just tell me if you need anything. I'm very bored every day now."
Chen Ming always felt that his boss had the potential to be a fun person.
But if he has the ability and strength of a boss, he might have similar thoughts when that time comes.
But now, he is far from that level, he still needs to go further.
Shortly after Chen Ming finished talking to his boss.
Near the galaxies that interface with the other two star fields, including the Gallo Star Field.
Here is the headquarters of the war zone jointly formed by the three star regions.
In the office of the lieutenant general who had previously given orders to Zhang Feng.
There are two other people here besides the Lieutenant General.
One is the middle-aged woman with a frosty face from before, and the other is an ordinary person in casual clothes who looks to be in his thirties.
Although the middle-aged woman had a straight face, she said with great respect to the person next to her: "Mr. Wang Yu, please forgive me."
The man known as Wang Yu nodded, and a wave of spiritual energy emitted from his body.
Immediately afterwards, an ethereal figure appeared out of thin air in front of him.
It was Chen Ming who had just finished communicating with his boss.
Through this shadow, the three people present could only see Chen Ming himself, but not the environment around Chen Ming.
However, it can be analyzed by looking at Chen Ming's movements. He is currently sitting on a chair, holding something in his hand.
Judging from the distance between his hands, it should be a terminal.
The phantom Chen Ming suddenly raised his head, raised his right hand and waved it in the air.
The next moment, Chen Ming's shadow completely disappeared.
Wang Yu said goodbye and left directly after completing the task.
At this moment, the middle-aged woman turned to look at the lieutenant general with an even more expression, and asked mockingly: "Is Chen Ming already dead?"
"Atang is still being held captive today, and Chen Ming has not been killed. What use do you think you are? What use are your men?"
The lieutenant general's face was ashen, but he had no objection. He could only reach out and touch a terminal on the table.
And at this moment.
Chen Ming, who was in the Afterglow Star Territory, frowned.
He just suddenly felt a sense of peeping, so he instinctively reached out and released a wave of psychic energy.
The sense of voyeurism is definitely gone.
But the meaning behind this sense of voyeurism made Chen Ming aware that something bad had happened.
The fact that he is still alive has now most likely been exposed.
This is definitely something a psyker with the ability to detect would do.
It seems that he may need to face some troubles more directly in the future that could have been postponed by pretending to be dead.
Chen Ming quickly adjusted his attitude.
After all, he should have been prepared for this a long time ago.
Nothing goes smoothly, accidents are the norm.
Suddenly, Chen Ming noticed subtle psychic fluctuations around him again, and he felt a sense of voyeurism again.
But it was different from the one just now. Someone was observing him just now.
But now, someone was trying to touch him.
Chen Ming was alert this time and immediately suppressed the psychic fluctuation that had just emerged.
It's okay, it's not difficult. As long as you are prepared, this kind of peeking can be completely cut off proactively.
But the pity is that the last time I peeked at him, he didn't react immediately. The fact that he was still alive has been exposed, and there is no point in killing him now.
And even if the emerging psychic fluctuations were extinguished, the other side would at least know that the investigation into Chen Ming was considered a failure of intervention.
It means that Chen Ming still has a high probability of being alive, and some information will still be exposed.
This is inevitable.
So now comes the problem.
Who is spying on him?
(End of chapter)