Chapter 350 Shadow
The jump ends quickly.
A new galaxy appeared in front of Chen Ming's eyes.
There are space buildings of the mechanical race everywhere in a galaxy. At the same time, every planet in the galaxy also has traces of the development of the mechanical race. There are colonies of the mechanical race in many places.
But the galaxy is now in decline.
Everything in the galaxy, whether in space or on the planet, related to the mechanical race, has all become ruins.
And if you take a quick look, you will find that these buildings have not been in ruins for a long time, at least not more than half a year.
The mechanical race seems to have given up on this place. Not only has no mechanical race come to clean up the ruins, there is not even any monitoring facility for the galaxy that should be there normally.
It is unimaginable that there is such a place in the core area of the Mechanical Race Star Territory.
Chen Ming recorded the coordinates of this galaxy and immediately looked for traces of the phase beast that had just jumped here.
Soon he discovered that the phase beast was not far away, and the phase beast also noticed the spacecraft that Chen Ming drove past.
Then the phase beast once again fell into confusion and confusion. It seemed that he couldn't understand what was going on with Chen Ming in front of him, and why he suddenly changed from a robot to this.
The phase beast seemed to think seriously for a while, and he didn't know what he thought of, but suddenly he chirped at Chen Ming again.
Although the phase beast and Chen Ming's cruiser are now in the vacuum of the universe, the medium in the phase space has the ability to transmit sound in the phase space, allowing Chen Ming to hear the phase beast's voice clearly.
And the sound it made at this time was different from when it communicated with Chen Ming before.
Full of warnings and worries, the intention of letting Chen Ming leave was quite obvious.
Of course, Chen Ming couldn't leave at will. He didn't want to see the only phase beast he had come into contact with now, which was quite friendly, doing dangerous things.
Continue to bring the spacecraft closer, trying to communicate with the phase beast, letting it contact the communication nerve that Chen Ming asked the insect queen to specially create.
However, the phase beast is still very resistant to this.
It flicked its two slender tails, changed its posture, and its body lit up with purple light. It summoned the power of the phase, entered the leap again, and disappeared in front of Chen Ming.
By investigating the traces of the jump, Chen Ming once again determined that the destination of the phase beast's jump was still within the star field of the mechanical tribe.
He also started the jump engine and chased after him.
However, this time, his spacecraft had an accident while making the jump.
Before the spaceship even landed, a phase force was already frantically repelling him at the end of the jump.
A raging repulsive force was pouring out crazily, trying to squeeze Chen Ming's spaceship out, not giving the spaceship a chance to jump to its destination.
Even while this repulsive force was acting on the spacecraft, it also acted on Chen Ming's consciousness.
Just like the last time the phase space and scarlet dimension clashed in his consciousness space, it once again caused damage to Chen Ming's consciousness space.
Just when Chen Ming thought that the coordinates where the phase beast was heading were the territory that belonged exclusively to the phase beast and other creatures were not allowed to enter.
The blue light in his conscious space suddenly brightened, protecting his conscious space and minimizing the impact he received.
This is not because the phase space is repelling him. The phase beast does not have such power. What is going on?
As the transition progresses.
Chen Ming felt that not only his consciousness and battleship were being repelled by this force, but it was even as if the entire space was repelling him and his battleship.
The phase space at the destination seems to be incompatible with the ordinary phase space. Only by thoroughly mastering the power of phase can we try to accommodate this repulsive force and avoid being squeezed out.
But now Chen Ming simply cannot do it.
He just has the mark of phase power, and he does not have any control over this power.
And at the moment when the jump ended and his robot and spaceship arrived at their destination.
In a time that was so short that Chen Ming could hardly react, the spacecraft was squeezed out of the phase space by this force that he could no longer resist, and returned to the normal universe.
And the next moment, his robot and the cruiser the robot was riding on were destroyed by a huge force in an instant.
The wreckage of the spacecraft was also annihilated by an unprecedentedly aggressive phase force, and could not even be repaired.
He completely lost his vision of that galaxy, and also lost track of the traces of the phase beast.
The last scene Chen Ming saw through the robot and spaceship was only a shadow that covered the sky and the sun.
Chen Ming frowned and once again built a new cruiser in the area where his spaceship passed before.
Another jump was made.
But this time, Chen Ming didn't even have time to see clearly what was going on before the spacecraft was destroyed. He failed to observe any useful information at all, and the spacecraft's recording equipment did not record anything of value.
He could only confirm that the spacecraft was destroyed by brute force, and then completely wiped out by a special phase force with extremely special offensive power.
If he guessed correctly.
This should be done by the same kind of phase beast.
Want to try again?
Chen Ming thought about it and gave up the idea.
The giant phase beast was so powerful that he couldn't even compete with it now.
He felt that unless he took out the Zerg fleet and tried again, there would be no way to get in with the spaceships he controlled alone.
If he tried to go in many more times, it might affect the original plan of the little phase beast that had already gone in and communicated with him.
It has twice snatched pieces of scarlet meat from the hands of this giant phase beast that Chen Ming couldn't even resist... and it might be able to do the same this time.
It was the current situation that made him curious about one thing.
How did the little phase behemoth get in?
Is it because the phase beast inherently controls the power of the phase?
Chen Ming doesn't understand.
We can only wait and see.
Wait two days, if the little phase beast doesn't come back, he will try again.
Chen Ming recorded the coordinates of the place where the little phase beast went.
At the same time, several spaceships were arranged to go over to the decadent mechanical race star field, preparing to investigate the reasons for the decadence of this galaxy.
Chen Ming cannot get through the place where the little phase beast goes, but the last place it went to still has no effect, so you can start here.
After the investigation is completed, he will throw some insect eggs there. This should also be used as a base point for him to do things in the mechanical race star field.
Chen Ming's spacecraft immediately began to investigate the planets one by one.
Soon he confirmed that all the damaged mechanical buildings and mechanical colonies in the galaxy had been destroyed by something with brute force.
It is basically certain that the entire galaxy was destroyed by the phase beast, and looking at the traces of the ruins, it should be the work of the huge phase beast.
After scanning in space, Chen Ming landed a spaceship on a planet in the galaxy, preparing to land among the ruins.
However, the spacecraft had just landed and touched the ground. Before it could completely stop, the ground sank significantly, and the ruins collapsed again, and smoke covered a large area.
Chen Ming immediately let the spacecraft hover and looked at the ground under the spacecraft.
The underground structure of the ruins seems to be extremely soft.
Chen Ming was a little puzzled and asked the spacecraft to scan it immediately, and then he found a place that shocked him extremely.
That is, the underground of this ruin is not filled with damaged mechanical structures and rocks, but is filled with shriveled flesh and blood tissue.
All are products of dimensional infection.
The spacecraft cannot observe when directly scanning from a distance in space. Only by getting closer can we discover these twisted things hidden under the ruins.
Chen Ming immediately asked all spacecraft in the galaxy to scan the nearest planet at close range.
The result is the same.
Traces of such shriveled flesh and blood tissue have also been found on other planets.
This is probably the first place where the machine race caused dimensional infection.
It's just that Chen Ming doesn't understand how the dimensional infection grew in the territory of the machine race.
To say that the only existence that could provide flesh and blood for the scarlet dimension to proliferate is probably the phase beast.
Is it possible that the scarlet dimension infection that appears in this mechanical race's galaxy is related to the phase beast?
Phase space, phase monsters, dimensional infections, and destroyers all seem to be connected in this galaxy.
But apart from these shriveled flesh and blood, there are no other discoveries on all the planets in the entire galaxy, and there are no clues for further research.
He couldn't make an accurate judgment now.
He also needs more information.
The information can only be obtained later from the database of the phase beast or the machine race.
Now, he couldn't continue the investigation.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
Bai Quan has already gone to the front line of the Gallo Star Territory.
Chen Ming also followed Bai Quan back to the front line, leaving only the robot at his headquarters.
In the two days before leaving.
Chen Ming has arranged the follow-up for most of the things he needs to do at the headquarters.
Ensure that after he leaves, the robot can continue to participate in the research of several new projects that he will participate in later.
And he also took advantage of these two days to arrange things in other places, such as the development of the fleet that has been advanced for several days on the main body.
Chen Ming's pioneering fleet itself stayed at the third and fourth extreme distance jump position.
Because of the relationship between the mechanical family and Chen Ming's original target galaxy, it made three extreme distance jumps and reached a position that was seven limit jumps away.
This decision seems wise now.
Because at the same time that Chen Ming launched the Zerg fleet to attack the mechanical race
Some monitoring facilities he left near the original location of the pioneering fleet discovered that the mechanical fleet had already searched there, and they just missed it.
But if Chen Ming had not retreated, he believed that the mechanical destroyer would have hit his face by then.
At present, Chen Ming has also asked the pioneering fleet to find a new planet suitable for stationing, and has begun to explore the surrounding star fields to find resource extraction sites.
At the same time, the application of new technologies also began.
Of course, it's technology, but it actually means letting the Zerg participate in the development plan.
The Zerg have a powerful ability to exploit resources, converting everything visible into their own nutrition.
Of course, they can also not transform, leaving behind those high-value minerals and only sustaining life by eating soil and rocks. Therefore, Chen Ming believes that the current Zerg are enough to undertake large-scale material mining work.
All mineral resources can be mined by the Zerg.
Although there are no large-scale industrial mining facilities, the efficiency of large-scale development of resources by a large number of Zerg is not low, which is far better than Chen Ming's previous use of leaving smaller mining devices on different planets.
In addition to the role of resource developers, the Zerg can also play another key supporting role in the development itself.
It is to transform the Zerg to the High Point and let the Queen of the Zerg master the manufacturing method of the biological exploration ship. In this way, it can replace the role of the High Point ships in Chen Ming's fleet, further speed up the efficiency of opening up hyperspace channels, and improve the overall development efficiency.
Of course, Chen Ming does not need to be responsible for this matter. He only needs to tell Hui Hui about the insect queen's abilities, and then let Hui Hui arrange the rest.
Chen Ming himself is still doing more of his own things.
In addition to the research project on the prosthesis of the main body, Chen Ming has never stopped working on the research project on the body.
Including optimizing the Zerg Guards and continuing to study the manufacturing plan of semi-mechanical and semi-biological structures.
At the same time, Chen Ming is still paying attention to the situation of sample zero.
Sample Zero is still alive and getting better.
The consciousness of the Zerg unit present in Sample Zero itself is just a very standard and ordinary consciousness of the Zerg unit.
But as it underwent transformation in the body of Sample Zero, it also experienced subsequent struggles with its own imperfect semi-mechanized structure relying on the body.
It can be seen that it is completely integrating with his body, and the intensity of its own consciousness is also increasing in the process.
It is already different from any other Zerg.
Chen Ming even found that the IQ of sample zero was getting higher and higher, and it could already recognize some simple words.
And it is still trying to actively evolve complex vocal organs to imitate the sounds of Chen Ming who often observes it.
I don't know whether it evolved such an ability on its own, or whether it was the result of its semi-mechanical structure.
In short, its existence has obvious value.
Chen Ming plans to raise it one more time to see if there will be any new changes in the future.
And it was noon the day before Chen Ming was about to leave with Bai Quan.
Chen Ming also received a call from Bian Gaoxuan, the head of the Fanchao Research Institute where Chen Ming used a robot to participate in the phase space and scarlet dimension interaction experiment, and he also received a gift in the mail. .
There is an invitation letter outside the gift box, inviting Chen Ming to visit the Fanchao Research Institute.
To be honest, Chen Ming is quite interested, but not recently.
I told Bian Gaoxuan about the reasons for the front line on the phone, and got a welcome reply from Bian Gaoxuan at any time.
Afterwards, Chen Ming opened the gift box given by Bian Gaoxuan.
There are two things inside, the same is a storage device, which stores various weapons and spacecraft blueprints under testing.
Bian Gaoxuan left a message saying that these are some scientific research blueprints that have been approved by their institute and are allowed to be shared with similar people who are friendly to the Fanchao Institute.
And something else. It is a spiritual stone with the nature of "spirit-loving".
Although this ectoplasm stone is only the size of the tip of your little finger in its normal state, resulting in its very low strength, this thing is very special.
According to Chen Ming’s understanding, there are many different types of ectoplasm stones with different properties. Some are human characteristics, and some are properties related to people.
And some of them are related to "spirit".
This kind of spirit stone is definitely not bad, even if it is small in size.
Although its strength is indeed not enough for current Chen Ming, it also has its own unique functionality.
It can imbue Chen Ming's spiritual energy fluctuations with a special quality. As long as he comes into contact with spiritual energy-related affairs, he will actively swallow some external spiritual energy fluctuations to support himself, providing additional mental power recovery and battery life. .
As for the negative effect, it is that there will be a hobby for high-concentration psychic fluctuation environments.
Chen Ming's body stays in a high-concentration psychic energy fluctuation environment every day, and there are almost no negative effects.
Although the positive effect may not seem obvious, it will definitely give him some unexpected subtleties in combat.
What others give in return for saving their lives determines how valuable their lives are in their own eyes.
Bian Gaoxuan is just a researcher with some qualifications at the Fanchao Research Institute and an ordinary person. These are already the most valuable things he can find.
After the headquarters has dealt with all these matters.
The battleships that Chen Ming and Bai Quan were on at this time, as well as the fleet where the battleships were located, also arrived in the Gallo Star Territory through the Star Gate.
Chen Ming did not go to the branch directly with Bai Quan.
Although it was said that going to the branch would allow him to immediately learn about the movements of the machine clan on the empire's side, Chen Ming still chose to return to the pirate space station which was not far from the branch.
The boss, who had been busy outside for a while, had returned here a few days ago, and Chen Ming had to go see him.
When Chen Ming returned to the hardware store in Industrial Space Arm No. 1.
He saw the boss sitting behind the counter as before.
However, the previous boss used to wear sandals and short sleeves. He looked like he was doing nothing and was lying flat on his back.
But now the boss has changed his dressing style. Although he still wears more casual clothes, he seems to be in high spirits and seems to have some goals.
After Chen Ming walked into the hardware store, the boss looked Chen Ming up and down. He had no sense of surprise after not seeing him for a long time, and asked casually: "Are you real or fake?"
"Fake."
"It looks real."
Chen Ming casually pulled a chair from the side and chatted: "Boss, what were you doing some time ago? Logically speaking, the matter in Caimo Star Territory has ended long ago, and you didn't even come to the engagement party."
"I also wanted to come back early, but the president pulled me back and asked me to help study the spiritual conditions of the infected entities in what dimension."
“Didn’t I record my face at the engagement party?”
"It's true that you've been doing a lot lately. I've heard a lot about you outside. Tell me about it?"
Chen Ming nodded.
His purpose, plans, preparations and arrangements can be concealed from anyone else, but there is no need for the boss.
The boss is his guide on the path of spiritual energy and the mentor who has enabled him to achieve today's results. There is no need to hide it from the boss.
"I have indeed done a lot of things recently."
"I used An Wuping's false identity to cooperate with the Zerg to attract the attention of the Empire and the Mechanical Tribe to the border of the Mechanical Tribe's star field, and then simultaneously used the Zerg to launch an attack on the Mechanical Tribe's logistics system."
Listening to Chen Ming's story, the boss seemed a little excited beyond Chen Ming's expectation, and motioned for Chen Ming to continue talking in detail.
Chen Ming also kept secrets about the movements of the Machine Tribe, his thoughts on the Machine Tribe’s mothership and star gate, as well as the source of the Zerg Tribe’s abilities, the situation of entering the scarlet dimension again, and the matter of the phase beast, Everything was told to the boss in detail.
Just when the boss was looking back on Chen Ming's experience during this period with great satisfaction.
Chen Ming suddenly realized something.
The boss's ability is related to consciousness and soul, so can the boss come into contact with the phase beast?
Chen Ming asked immediately.
The boss was quite interested in this and asked, "How can I contact the phase beast here?"
"My psychic power can now transport people directly."
"By what means?"
"The Scarlet Dimension."
Chen Ming left the boss's hardware store soon after.
Get on the spaceship and prepare to head to the branch.
While on the road, he received news from Cheng Xinghai.
It was learned that Cheng Xinghai had finished the training camp and would go to Gallo after two days of rest.
Cheng Xinghai's training camp is over, which means that the backbone of the empire is ready to go to the front line.
In the past, the Empire's forces used to deal with the mechanical tribe were all used as vanguards for testing purposes.
Only now will serious military power be used.
But even though only the vanguard was used, the empire's war against the machine tribe was still successful. Even Chen Ming, who knew the overall situation of the war and the situation behind it, could not help but wonder what preparations the machine tribe was making.
The Machine Tribe cannot wait to die. Even if the logistics were defeated by him before, the Machine Tribe will at least find a way to fight the Empire. There is no way there will be no movement.
He felt that he really had to wait for the Zerg to develop again and send a ship to every galaxy in the Machine Race to investigate.
Chen Ming had just lost his mind for a moment when a bunch of messages from Cheng Xinghai appeared on the terminal in his hand, telling Chen Ming about the pain of training.
Chen Ming comforted her while continuing to think about the war.
Soon after.
Chen Ming arrived at the galaxy where the branch is located.
There have been huge changes here from the last time he left.
The branch is no longer limited to one volcanic planet. All planets in the galaxy have traces of development and a foundation for construction.
Chen Ming's spaceship landed on the only volcanic planet in the galaxy, which is the branch's headquarters.
He was immediately taken to the headquarters.
On the way, Chen Ming saw that everyone was in a hurry and looked nervous, as if something had happened.
Speaking of which, he suddenly thought that he saw a large number of fleets coming and going outside before landing.
He thought it was normal, but now it seemed like it wasn't.
As for what exactly happened, he should know soon.
Chen Ming was quickly taken to the command center in the newly built headquarters building.
There are many people in the command center, and dozens of light screens are flashing on different devices.
Qiu Bowen, whom he hadn't seen for a while, was sitting in the main seat in the command center, while Bai Quan was sitting in his deputy's seat.
See Chen Ming come in.
Bai Quan greeted Qiu Bowen and faced Chen Ming.
"What happened?"
"The machines finally took action. They raided one of our planets on the border."
(End of chapter)