Chapter 323 Demand
Facing Qiu Bowen's request, Chen Ming asked: "What do you want to do?"
"I want your fleet to wait there temporarily until the legion's fleet arrives for further investigation."
"If your fleet suffers any losses, the legion can reimburse you for it."
"Now is a great opportunity."
"What opportunity?"
Seeing that Chen Ming looked very uninterested, Qiu Boyen could only say rationally: "Where your fleet is now, an important stronghold belonging to the Machinery Clan has just been destroyed. The forces surrounding the Machinery Clan must be When it is at its most vulnerable, it happens to be the weakness of the mechanical race.”
"There are a large number of mechanical remains that can be obtained, and there are even samples of mechanized psychic creatures of the mechanical race that we have only a preliminary understanding of."
"Studying these wrecks is definitely of great benefit."
"We can all see that this must be a new colonial stronghold developed by the Machine Tribe in recent times. The industrialization level is quite complete and can be expanded at any time."
"There will definitely be the most advanced technological applications belonging to the mechanical family here."
"Our technology is developing, and so are those of the mechanical race. It is beneficial to obtain their advanced technology."
"And the planet itself has its value."
"The fact that it can become the location of the mechanical clan's stronghold shows that the galaxy itself has a special place, so there is a high possibility that the mechanical clan will not give up here,
"We can leave something human on it that will be useful in the future."
"We definitely can't miss it"
After Xiaozhi ended with reason, Qiu Boyen also knew that Chen Ming was a master who would not let go of the rabbit before he saw the rabbit, and then he started to lure him for profit.
"This operation initially only involves you, but if you are willing to continue, it can be regarded as an additional invitation from Gallo's frontline military headquarters to participate in a mission to achieve military goals. ”
Afraid that Chen Ming would not understand what he meant, Qiu Bowen said again: "When performing military tasks, the military in some places is not confident in its own strength and can invite other similar military departments to participate."
"Generally, the two departments conduct some economic, material or technical exchanges in return for being invited."
"Personal invitations are rare, but they are not unprecedented."
"The superior department is also responsible for communication, exchanging materials between the two military organizations, and then dispatching personnel."
"Within the organization, expatriates will be given contribution points or other rewards. This is the rule of our army."
Bai Quan suddenly interjected and added: "Actually, our legion is also part of the frontline military headquarters. The ones participating in the frontline military headquarters are the legion itself. There are also several legions and the Star Territory United Front that Gallo participates in."
"The current operation is equivalent to using the frontline military legion and the legion itself to conduct personnel scheduling."
Chen Ming frowned and considered Bai Quan's meaning, then asked: "Why enrich your own pockets?"
Qiu Boyen quickly denied: "You can't say that, because you are the director of an independent extraordinary research institute. Under the name of Baiquan branch, the only people in the legion who can dispatch you now are Baiquan and the legion commander, but don't you listen? Listen to others.”
"So when the legion commander is on the other side of the front line and Bai Quan is not at work, no one can dispatch you at will."
"Theoretically, this is really the only way to schedule you."
"Although it is indeed a bit illegal to tell the truth, your situation is quite special and no one will bother with it. Of course, the premise is that you accept it."
Qiu Boyen's tone of voice could be said to be quite tactful, but Chen Ming couldn't help but said: "Isn't this still enriching his own pockets?"
Qiu Bowen raised his forehead and said: "The legion will not have to rely on this to earn supplies or anything. By then the account will be even and no one will lose."
"No loss?" Chen Ming thought about it for a moment and asked, "It's like the materials were circulated between the front line and the legion, and then the contribution points were given to me for no reason, right?"
Chen Ming directly stated the actual situation in this way, which made Qiu Boyen a little embarrassed. He nodded slightly and said, "Just understand it that way. After all, contribution points cannot be given casually. There must be a reason. This is the reason." .”
To be honest, Chen Ming felt that this was a bit too...political, but since he was the beneficiary, he actually had nothing to say about this matter.
But he still had to ask some key questions: "If no one is my superior, how will the contribution points be calculated?"
Bai Quan answered for Qiu Bowen: "Under normal circumstances, based on the ratio of material exchange between the frontline military headquarters and the legion, I can get some contribution points, and I will distribute them."
"There is a minimum ratio that requires me to give you at least a certain number of contribution points. I can keep the rest for myself, or I can give it all to you. Normally, I give it all directly no matter what the situation is."
"Contribution points are a unique way for psykers to quantify military merit. Who seems to have no problem deducting this?"
"The allocator himself also has some additional rewards, so there is no need to be greedy."
Qiu Bowen then said: "But Bai Quan is not in the branch now and is not within his scope of authority, so the Legion will directly calculate the contribution to you and give it to you directly."
Chen Ming asked again: "Does that mean that the number of contribution points obtained from the exchange of materials is just a random number?"
Qiu Bowen did not answer immediately.
Because this is the key to this matter. Only the contribution points in the whole matter were generated for no reason.
He can't talk nonsense. If he gives away a small amount of contribution, but if he talks too much and it leads to supervision, then the problem will be big.
So he said more conservatively: "Basic third-class merit, at least second-class merit for completing the task, first-class merit and special merit depending on the situation."
"If any important results are discovered, even if I don't want to give you a first-class special prize, someone else will definitely give it to you."
According to the rules of the legion, third-class merit is worth 500 contribution points, and second-class merit is worth 2,000 contribution points, which is acceptable to Chen Ming.
After all, the spacecraft is arranged to fly here for a few days. Even if the spacecraft is lost, there will be compensation, and there will be no loss at all.
"Don't you need to notify other people about this kind of thing? For example, people from the frontline military headquarters?"
"The frontline military headquarters is led by the legion at this period. We do things without anyone else's say."
"You must not do anything too extreme. People from the empire are supervising it."
"But our internal affairs don't matter."
Qiu Bowen once again added fuel to the fire and said: "As long as this mission is successful, your key person in completing the mission will also receive an additional military merit. I will never treat you badly."
Two benefits...sounds tempting.
But he didn't let the temptation go to his head.
He continued to ask: "Who will be responsible for this matter? You are currently stationed at the headquarters, and Bai Quan is also at the headquarters. Who can be responsible?"
"Of course the frontline military department is responsible."
Qiu Bowen answered quickly: "Besides, Bai Quan is still a member of the front line, he just came back to study temporarily."
"And I will also be transferred to the front line when the war phase changes."
“We will be responsible for all the finishing work at that time.”
"As for the current specific command authority, it is the current person in charge of the frontline military headquarters, General Guo Yan."
Chen Ming turned to look at Bai Quan and saw Bai Quan nodding, which meant that Guo Yan was a trustworthy person.
Chen Ming had no objection either.
"I can help you with things."
In fact, there is a more important, or the most important reason for agreeing to this matter.
That is, Chen Ming had originally planned to let the fleet stay. He was still very interested in the phase creature, as well as the things left behind by the mechanical tribe.
It's just that he doesn't intend to do such a thing in front of other people.
So since Qiu Bowen openly asked him to do so, he did it.
So why wouldn't he do it?
Although there seemed to be many irregularities in this matter, Baiquan would not deceive his good friend and son-in-law.
Even if the whole thing went wrong, the biggest loss to him would only be the expulsion of a few ships.
But even if he lost the armor-piercing armor equipped with an anti-matter reactor and engine, the cost would be just that.
After having the manufacturing technology and basic materials, the remaining costs are just a fraction.
The afterglow core above can be recycled at any time as long as it encounters unexpected events.
If anything, the most expensive thing he lost was the Tachyon Spear.
However, if the Tachyon Spear is bought directly from Tachyon Technology Company, it will be really expensive. After all, there are patent fees there.
But Chen Ming obviously wouldn't waste money. He researched it after dismantling the Tachyon Spear.
If you make it yourself using materials, the cost is at least two-thirds less than buying it directly.
Even if you lose a few doors, it won't be a big problem.
I have to say that patents are really profitable.
This can be seen from the fact that Chen Ming can even support an entire development fleet by himself with a few patents.
As for Tachyon Technology Company, what would it be like if it knew that Chen Ming was doing this?
Chen Ming could only say.
Anyway, his warships don't appear in the empire. If Tachyon Technology has the ability, it can collect patent fees. What a big deal.
They don't know how many tachyon spears he has, and how to collect money?
At most, the legion will hand it over for him.
So now that Qiu Bowen is willing to pay some costs, Chen Ming is still happy to do something.
He even asked very thoughtfully: "How many boats are needed? Where do I need my boat to park? Or what should I do?"
Qiu Boyen also breathed a sigh of relief.
If this matter can succeed, it will also be of great benefit to him.
As the commander who issues orders, as long as the people below him perform meritoriously, they will naturally get a share of the credit.
And this achievement will also allow him to get more resources after he goes to the front line.
Qiu Bowen said to Chen Ming: "I need ten law enforcers and twenty armor-piercing ships to temporarily station in that galaxy to ensure my own safety as a priority."
"The most important task is to help us confirm the situation of the phase beasts, the arrival time of the additional members of the mechanical race, and the progress of their actions to clean up their own planet."
"Our legion's ships are not as fast as yours. It will take several days to get there."
"So you may need to keep surveillance there and stay awake."
"How long exactly?"
"The fleet with sufficient supplies will jump regardless of the cost. Counting the time cost of early reconnaissance... it will take about four days to arrive."
"Anything faster will make subsequent evacuation more dangerous, so this is the shortest possible time."
Chen Ming suddenly asked: "What if I can provide you with a safe jump point?" Qiu Bowen looked a little surprised, but he immediately got used to Chen Ming taking out some important things that ordinary people would never think of from time to time. , said: "The time can be shortened by one third."
"That's good. I'll send you the coordinates then."
“Besides, it’s actually quite easy to solve the problem of me staying awake.”
"Is there an afterglow core?"
"What level?"
"Just gamma."
"Wait a moment."
Qiu Bowen immediately picked up the terminal and contacted him.
Five minutes later, a person delivered a palm-sized iron-red gamma core into the conference room.
Chen Ming directly used psychic energy to control the core and connected the core to the computer in the conference room.
At the same time, psychic energy was used to build a psychic communication network between this afterglow core and the afterglow core of the galaxy of the mechanical race.
It is said to be a communication network, but in fact it can also transmit picture signals.
Let Yuhui from the mechanical tribe transmit all data back through this core.
The commands received by this afterglow core can also be transmitted to the front line.
No time delay or impact.
Let this afterglow core help Chen Ming control the fleet of the mechanical tribe.
Although mental power still consumes Chen Ming's own, Chen Ming only needs to expend mental power and does not need to spend extra attention.
After finishing it, Chen Ming pushed the computer to Qiu Bowen and said: "Okay, come on, try to give the command."
Qiu Boyen glanced at Chen Ming again in great surprise, and then tried to use the computer to issue a few simple instructions to the fleet on the mechanical side.
The effect is very good.
Qiu Bowen also thought of more from this computer.
The Empire has super-light communication technology, but it cannot do so on the front lines of the war.
Because super-light speed communication requires super-light speed communication base station coverage, super-light speed communication cannot be achieved where there are no base stations.
It is impossible to safely erect a base station in a place like the front line, and even if it is erected, it may not be able to be maintained.
Chen Ming directly ignored the basic conditions for the development of any empire for many years and directly relied on spiritual energy to solve all problems.
"This..."
Qiu Bowen felt even more that Chen Ming was a particularly outrageous person.
And there is another special thing about Chen Ming, that is, whose spiritual energy can be shared with other conscious beings?
Who can fully share the effects of psychic energy with others?
It seems that there is a Qianmian who was killed by Chen Ming who can do part of it, but that Qianmian just stole other people's spiritual energy.
Instead of directly sharing one's own spiritual energy, and still maintaining absolute control.
Qiu Bowen knew the general effect of Chen Ming's psychic energy before.
But at that time, he just thought that Chen Ming was a slightly special psychic.
He has seen a lot of special psykers, but not many of them can really grow up, so he doesn't care too much about Chen Ming.
But now, after witnessing with my own eyes the effect of being able to share this power across time and space.
He felt that he had to think carefully about his attitude towards Chen Ming.
After handing the computer to Qiu Bowen, Chen Ming felt that there was nothing for him to do in the conference room for the time being, and what he should do had been done.
But before leaving, he had one more question.
"By the way, General Qiu, what you promised before..."
Chen Ming was referring to Qiu Bowen's previous question about Chen Ming's need for legion ships and material assistance.
Several people present thought that Chen Ming's fleet was going to fight a fierce battle, but who would have thought that it would be intercepted by the phase beast.
But Qiu Bowen had already agreed to this before Chen Ming's fleet entered the galaxy, and Chen Ming could not let him swallow his words again.
Qiu Bowen was already considering changing his attitude towards Chen Ming at this time, so now he said decisively: "Of course I will give it to you, whatever you need."
Bai Quan had already guessed what Chen Ming wanted at this time.
And Chen Ming was very consistent with his idea and said: "Phase ship."
Although Chen Ming was not very interested in the mechanical race's spaceship with phase weapons.
When Bai Quan asked Chen Ming to find a way to obtain the phase weapon technology of the mechanical tribe, his attitude was just to let it go.
After all, that is only the technology of phase weapons, not the technology of phase ships.
This is the same as the battleship technology, which he has not learned yet.
He doesn't have any foundation, and it doesn't mean much if he gets it. At most, it can be used as a special weapon.
If you really want to master phase technology, you still have to start from the basics.
To learn the basics, you still have to go to the Naval Research Institute.
Although he hasn't been there yet, as an honorary member of the Ship Research Institute, he has heard about several phase spacecraft projects of the Ship Research Institute.
The most important project is even being followed up by the director of the Ship Research Institute, and he is cooperating with several other ship research institutes from different organizational departments.
He was also quite interested.
But a complete phase ship is completely different.
With such a spaceship in hand, Chen Ming can even use the deep repair spiritual power he has on it to erase all the irrationalities in the research and development process.
Become a true phase ship.
After Chen Ming has more opportunities to come into contact with phase ships and masters the technology of phase ships, he can further publish the things he has researched using psychic energy.
The financial support that further patents can provide Chen Ming based on the phase ship will not be bad.
Qiu Bowen immediately agreed: "This is no problem at all, but the phase ship is currently only available in the laboratory, the ship laboratory, and the legion commander has given you permission before."
"If you need it, we can build one specially for you. You can go and get it at any time."
"But you have to know that our research on phase ships is still in the development stage. All phase ships are experimental models and are definitely not warships that can go on the battlefield."
"If you really need a complete ship, you have to cooperate a little bit to conduct experiments. Your psychic power will definitely be very helpful to the experiment."
"I have to explain this to you in advance."
Chen Ming nodded and said: "No problem. I also have the idea of going to the Ship Research Institute, but for now I still focus on the Psionics Research Institute."
Chen Ming estimated that it would be in the middle of the war when he went to the Naval Research Institute.
Because he went to the Psychic Research Institute now for two things.
One is to study the plan to counter the mechanical hive mind network of the mechanical race at the Psionics Research Institute, as well as the psychic equipment of various mechanical races, and the other is to study the stable cultivation of spiritual enlightenment nerves.
What matters is the former.
After the early war between the Empire and the Machine Tribe was almost over, more detailed information related to the Machine Tribe was obtained, and the basics of the new psychic weapons of the Machine Tribe were understood.
There is a high probability that the Psychic Research Institute will not be the main force in the war.
After all, wars are won by battleships.
Therefore, he would have to go to the ship research institute sooner or later, and Chen Ming would have to get in touch with phase ship research sooner or later.
After Qiu Bowen received Chen Ming's reply, he stopped telling Chen Ming whether there was something or not.
He decisively agreed to Chen Ming's request.
When the time came, he would personally go and ask for help. The Ship Research Institute would definitely not mind bringing a ship to Chen Ming.
After Chen Ming confirmed that he really had nothing to do with him, he stood up directly.
He wanted to return to the Psychic Research Institute to continue his research.
By the way, he had to summarize the gains from this small-scale operation.
I have to say.
Although the scale of the operation was quite small, it was still very rewarding for him.
That special audio, that special mechanical cruiser, these two things have secrets, and Chen Ming has to find out the secrets.
Just as Chen Ming took a few steps out of the conference room, he used his spiritual power to check his harvest.
Bai Quan also followed out and stopped Chen Ming.
"Are you free? Let's chat?"
"Okay."
After Chen Ming agreed, Bai Quan took him to another empty room in their building.
After closing the door, Bai Quan asked curiously: "What is that audio?"
Chen Ming asked somewhat speechlessly: "You called me here to ask about this?"
"That's not a big deal, it's just curiosity."
"..."
Although he was a little embarrassed, Chen Ming still replied seriously: "My ship received a communication frequency, and then I heard some special sounds from this frequency, but none of you can hear it."
"So I initially suspect that this voice is the voice of the phase creature. I plan to go to the ship research institute on the pretext of needing a phase ship to see if I can use phase space-related technology to get the audio."
"That's it."
After satisfying his curiosity, Bai Quan finally got down to business: "I just received a piece of news here, and there is a rumor spreading outside."
"What news?"
"Some people are questioning whether you deliberately let the fleet be attacked by the machine race."
(End of chapter)