usenovelonline Chapter 208 Arrival
Chapter 208 Arrival
Bai Quan's actions made Chen Ming feel that Bai Quan was asking him questions as a friend of his, not as a lieutenant general of the 14th Army Corps.
In fact, Chen Ming could indeed choose to take his time, choose a gradual and tactful approach, and slowly express his desire to go to the Fourteenth Legion with Bai Quan.
But after thinking about it, he found that he could not find the key point of his attitude change at all.
It's just that he couldn't find a completely reasonable reason to hang out at the Fourteenth Legion's station while his external exploration and development process was still going on.
No matter when, he must face Bai Quan's doubts.
Therefore, Chen Ming simply found an excuse to go there.
Of course Bai Quan could find Chen Ming's behavior strange, but he had no reason to refuse.
Moreover, he only decided to go to the Fourteenth Legion because he had the prosthesis and the courage to go to the Fourteenth Legion. He did not have any negative thoughts about the Fourteenth Legion itself.
This can be proven by time, so Chen Ming did not explain much now. He just replied to Bai Quan's question just now: "Because I have the ability to have this idea."
Bai Quan could see that Chen Ming did not want to answer this question in detail, and his attitude was also very firm.
He didn't say much more. After all, inviting Chen Ming to join the Fourteenth Legion, even if it wasn't joining in the actual sense, but just joining the Fourteenth Legion, was something he had always wanted to do.
Bai Quan put on the badge he had just taken off and finally confirmed: "Are you sure you want to come?"
"Sure."
With the safety guarantee of the prosthesis, Chen Ming can even take the initiative to go to more places that are more dangerous for him.
"when?"
"Now?"
After the communication between Chen Ming and Bai Quan ended.
Bai Quan thought about it in his office, and finally decided to pick up the terminal and contact the psyker friend who helped him detect Chen Ming's location.
After briefly telling him what had just happened, Bai Quan asked, "Why do you think Chen Ming came?"
The other end of the phone was silent for a long time before replying: "You don't understand, so you came to ask me? I'm very busy. I have to confirm the suspected important targets of the Machine Tribe that you sent over there. I really don't understand. How come there are so many false targets?”
Bai Quan coughed twice in embarrassment and did not answer the topic. He continued to bring it back to the topic he had just talked about: "You are a psychic, so you can always understand Chen Ming's thoughts better than me."
"His psychic abilities are constantly improving. When his value continues to increase, sooner or later he will be put under house arrest in disguise. There is nothing I can do to stop him."
The psychic explorer still didn't answer Bai Quan's question and asked: "I can't think of how you should put him under house arrest."
Bai Quan said with certainty: "There is a way, but it won't be realized so quickly."
"It's not so fast. What are you worried about? Maybe Chen Ming really wants to join your 14th Legion? Is he just planning to investigate?"
"Then he wouldn't have emphasized before coming that he didn't want to be restricted by the military."
After Bai Quan finished speaking, he sighed, and then said: "If he really wants to come, it will be too late for me to be happy."
"As long as he is sincere, let alone our Fourteenth Legion, the empire will invest a lot of resources to support him."
"But look at what he's been through all this time, is it possible?"
The psyker thought for a while and said, "That's right. If you think about it differently, maybe he will leave in two days?"
"If you don't have time to prepare your method, wouldn't it be fun to have a conflict with Chen Ming in advance? You can't just want to leave and have others stop you, right?"
Bai Quan's eyes suddenly flashed with disgust, and he said: "There are always people who have their own ideas and want to realize them, even if the idea is wrong."
"Who could have such an idea? It's not you who has the final say here?"
Bai Quan shook his head slightly and said: "I know several people who have a lot of self-righteous ideas, and the place where I have the final say is only the station of the 14th Army Corps, and the outside world is not my territory."
"He came very smoothly this time, but if he wants to leave the station, it may not be so safe."
As soon as Bai Quan finished speaking, the psychic explorer changed the topic again and said: "Why do I feel that your temper has improved a lot? If you hadn't just opened the door on the ship to warn others that I have your last name."
"It was before, but now I have been in charge of so many things in an army for several months. There are many things that I really can't do at once."
“Even if there are many people sitting in key positions, it’s hard not to suspect that their heads and butts are in reverse, I still have to try my best to speak well to other people’s heads or butts.”
The psychic explorer directly stated the essence of the problem Baiquan encountered: "The era of pioneering is over. New cakes can no longer be made. Then what is left is the relationship behind it?"
Bai Quan nodded in agreement, and at the same time, he suddenly understood the thoughts of the empire's top officials who initiated this war.
In fact, he has always been eager for something to happen, but he has never said it out loud.
That is.
"Let's open up the era again and let the capable people below kick all the shit out of the top."
"Are you scolding one of your own?"
"right."
Even if the Fourteenth Army Corps undergoes a reorganization, Baiquan cannot guarantee that all members of the Fourteenth Army Corps will be sane.
Otherwise, how could his old boss have sent him to the Gallo Star Territory to find these soldiers mixed with a bunch of spies to make it more difficult for him to command?
He had to adjust and screen by himself to select useful people, and he was deceived and seriously injured once in the process.
Only recently has he created a team that he can really trust.
Today's Fourteenth Army Corps, which was established only twenty years ago and is still the main force fighting against the Afterglow Front, cannot avoid such problems.
Then the situation within those forces that have been established for a longer period of time is definitely not optimistic.
And this is even more true for the most powerful gathering of all forces, the Empire.
"Wait a minute, I almost led you astray."
Bai Quan suddenly realized that he was not looking for someone to talk about this, and quickly returned to the previous topic and said: "Do you understand why Chen Ming took the risk?"
Seeing that he couldn't escape, the psychic observer casually guessed: "Maybe Chen Ming has a way to escape? How about I help you check on his situation?"
"No need, your psychic ability was discovered by him last time, and it will definitely be the same this time."
"Forget it, never mind. The best I can do is pretend that I haven't seen anything done at that time. With my position in hand, I can't do much."
After chatting for a while, Bai Quan's original confusion because of Chen Ming's irrational behavior and the somewhat angry feeling in his heart had almost dissipated.
Originally, if someone whom Bai Quan didn't know did something obviously irrational, he wouldn't even look at it twice.
But Chen Ming happened to be someone he knew, and they had become very familiar with each other over the past few months.
So when he couldn't stop Chen Ming from making the decision to jump into a pit of fire even though he knew it was a fire pit, he had that anger.
But now that he has calmed down, he has nothing to say. He is an adult and must be responsible for the decisions he makes.
But at this time, the psychic explorer suddenly said: "Hey, you have to think on the bright side, Chen Ming is not a fool, right?"
"no."
"Then he must have been prepared before coming. Didn't he say that himself? He made this decision only after he gained the ability. His spiritual power should have improved again."
"What you said makes sense, but I don't know if his spiritual progress is a good thing or a bad thing."
The psychic explorer said in the tone of a very experienced person: "Don't care what happens to Chen Ming, and don't think about what he is here for. If you think about what he can do when he comes, you can make him do it."
"It's as if even if he really followed your ideas and joined in normally, you wouldn't be wary of him being a psyker of the current level."
"Where is his psychic energy? Should I guard against it? Is your attitude different then from now?"
Bai Quan thought about the hypothetical scenario and said, "At least then I don't have to worry about Chen Ming having any bad thoughts."
The psyker immediately asked, "How is your relationship with him?"
"well enough."
"Then since he is in contact with you every day and learns techniques from you, he suddenly prepares to mess with you without any warning? What do you think?"
"The main thing is that his performance was suddenly very strange today, and it was difficult for me not to think about it."
"Then let's think about it again. What if he is just playing tricks on you? Maybe he doesn't want to study today and just found an excuse. Is this possible?"
"Not too possible."
"The probability is not zero, right?"
Bai Quan thought again.
Chen Ming's mental state has always been quite stable. If he has something to say, he will generally consider it normally and speak appropriately. It is unlikely that he will suddenly express his meaning in such a twisted way.
But today's Chen Ming always gave him a very familiar and unfamiliar feeling, which made him not sure.
However, Bai Quan's mood stabilized quickly at this time, and he soon realized that this was his friend making a joke again.
Normally he would just treat it as a joke, but now he actually thinks about it and thinks about the possibility.
Bai Quan quickly brought the topic back to the original topic.
The matter about Chen Ming has been concluded.
In other words, Chen Ming will be responsible for his own decisions.
Therefore, the psyker did not talk nonsense anymore, but said seriously: "Anyway, just do your own thing well. Just consider that Chen Ming wants to join your Fourteenth Legion to participate in the war, and that's it. Arrange it for him." Click on a mission or something.”
Bai Quan also said matter-of-factly: "Actually, it's a bit difficult to arrange. He is the strongest one in terms of research on the machine race, and it is even more impossible to let him go directly to the battle."
"Then just arrange a research institute for him and let him be the director. Then call him to attend any war meetings and let him sit in on them."
"A capable person will find suitable things to do by himself. There is no need for you to arrange everything for him."
"You should be better at this kind of thing than me, right? Wait, you haven't arranged it at all, right?"
Bai Quan denied: "How is it possible? The arrangement must have been arranged. But since I have come to you, I will come to you for some advice by the way. You are the easiest psyker for me to find, you said How to arrange Chen Ming?”
"My point of view?"
"Actually, let me tell you, it might be okay for him to participate in your current small-scale reconnaissance missions."
"This is not a large-scale conflict with the machine clan. You can't just throw in some people who may not obey the command."
"Isn't it just a small-scale thing? He knows the machine race, so maybe it will be beneficial?"
"And Chen Ming's spiritual energy can act on things controlled by his spiritual energy."
"As long as he stays at your station, he can be used as a device that can accurately transmit information back without any delay,"
"Chen Ming's spiritual power can do not 10,000 times more than what I said?"
"If people are willing to come, they must be willing to do something. Otherwise, why are they here? Just to come to your place for free meals?"
At this time, Bai Quan remembered what Chen Ming had just said, that he wanted to borrow the equipment of the 14th Legion for research.
Although they would definitely give it to him, Chen Ming's behavior was no different from coming to rob him.
So Bai Quan said smoothly at this time: "Maybe."
"Tsk, why did you start after I finished?"
The psychic scout didn't realize that Baiquan was actually telling the truth, not bullshit.
However, he still chose to say seriously: "If you are worried that he will not be able to contribute when he comes, then you can simply send him a destroyer in one mission. Is that okay? The cost is not big, right? Just treat it as a loss during the mission. "
"Do you think Chen Ming will help you?"
Bai Quan thinks the answer should be yes.
Half an hour later.
Bai Quan, who was busy in the office, suddenly saw the news that his subordinates had just reported that a Stardust-class cruiser had appeared in the hyperspace of their base galaxy and applied to enter the galaxy.
"It's really coming."
Baiquan muttered something, put down the work at hand and quickly left the office, and soon boarded a cruiser that was ready to take off.
At this time, Chen Ming was still waiting patiently on the stardust level in hyperspace. Since he had said it before, of course he would come.
As for the reason why he chose the Stardust class to fly here, one is because the Stardust is the spaceship he has that is most suitable for the development of his psychic abilities.
Another reason is that Chen Ming will use the highest point to conduct a one-month transaction with Shao Yang.
Moreover, his true body also needs to stay at the highest point, and be used separately with the fake body for subsequent daily study and research. Without those research equipment, his learning efficiency will be much lower.
Chen Ming has actually been able to divide his mind into two tasks a long time ago, but there was no second person to share the work pressure at hand, so he had to perform different study tasks at different times throughout the day.
It's different now. With the existence of prosthesis, Chen Ming even feels that he can do what five people can do by himself.
However, this will cause his thinking to be too scattered and reduce his learning efficiency.
Therefore, one body and one prosthesis are already the limit of how they can continue to work without reducing efficiency.
Just when Chen Ming was thinking about how to distribute tasks between the main body and the fake body.
The Stardust class suddenly received a new communication request.
When Chen Ming connected, Bai Quan's face appeared on the screen in front of Chen Ming.
Chen Ming directly greeted Bai Quan as usual. After all, the little conflict they just had was nothing at all.
"Hello Baiquan, this is the temporary tactical instructor of the Fourteenth Legion. Can I come in?"
Bai Quan suddenly stared at Chen Ming strangely for a while and said, "Come with me."
With that said, Baiquan's spaceship turned around, started the channel engine and left hyperspace.
The five cruisers of the 14th Legion, which had been guarding Chen Ming's Stardust class, finally lowered their guard.
Chen Ming followed directly.
After also entering the galaxy and approaching the planet where the Fourteenth Legion was stationed, Bai Quan asked Chen Ming, "Is there any afterglow on the ship?"
Chen Ming answered honestly: "No."
"Well, the spacecraft entering the port later will need to undergo a complete deep scan. Remember to turn off the shielding device."
"OK."
Everything was done according to normal procedures. Chen Ming himself had no idea about the Fourteenth Legion, so he naturally had no objection.
And when Chen Ming followed Bai Quan and gradually approached the giant shipyard of the Fourteenth Legion.
The cruiser where Baiquan was sitting suddenly stopped.
His communication was immediately sent over, saying: "I'll drive the shuttle to pick you up. We'll go directly to the ground. Can you remotely control the Stardust to drive in?"
"Can."
Chen Ming still agreed decisively.
Bai Quan did this because he was obviously worried that Chen Ming would use psychic powers at will on their giant shipyard.
He knew very well what happened at the giant shipyard in Yuhui.
Chen Ming would definitely do this even if he were in Bai Quan's position.
So he didn't have any objections, so he should be considerate of Bai Quan.
Soon, Chen Ming stood on the Stardust-class flight deck wearing a heavy protective suit.
Not long after, he saw a shuttle boat, growing from small to large, gradually approaching Stardust from the starry sky outside, and landed on the Stardust level.
Chen Ming turned off the opacity function of the mask and exposed his face.
A few people randomly walked off the shuttle boat.
Bai Quan's face was revealed under the helmet of the leader who was also wearing heavy protective clothing.
Bai Quan took a few steps forward and reached out to Chen Ming.
Chen Ming also reached out and shook it, and said in the connected communication channel: "Is this the first time we have met in person?"
"Yes, but we just met half an hour ago, and there is no sense of ceremony at all."
Bai Quan let go of his hand, turned around and said to Chen Ming, "Come on board. I have to arrange for you to come here suddenly." Chen Ming didn't say much, followed Bai Quan on board, and touched the shuttle. Bai Quan obviously noticed Chen Ming's little action, but he didn't say anything. After the shuttle took off again, the Stardust continued to follow the signal from the cruiser and the giant dock in front and entered the dock, staying in a separate position. The shuttle went to the volcanic planet under the orbit of the giant dock. After passing an ecological dome that Chen Ming saw, which covered an area three times larger than the mechanical city he controlled. It landed in a small independent dome nearby. Bai Quan had already explained to Chen Ming when the shuttle was still on the way. This is a dome specially used for building laboratories. There is a large square covered with green plants and three triangular buildings in the square. An office building, an experimental building, and a dormitory building. Small-scale experiments can be carried out in the experimental building. The large-scale experiments were conducted in the independent large laboratory in the middle of the three buildings.
However, when Bai Quan personally took Chen Ming into the hall of the large laboratory.
Somehow, Chen Ming suddenly had a sense of déjà vu when Yu Hui sent him to that research institute.
However, the treatment he received at that time and now is very different.
And the laboratory in front of him is also different from the research institute arranged by Yu Hui.
The laboratory in front of him is empty.
Except for some basic power systems and basic living facilities in the living area where Bai Quan took Chen Ming at the beginning, it can be said that there is no equipment that can be used.
Bai Quan explained: "Originally, I thought you would not come to us, so there was no arrangement in this regard, so I could only find you such a dome to stay temporarily."
"The equipment and other things that were originally intended to be provided to you have to be transported here again, which may take two or three days."
"That's my willfulness."
Chen Ming took the initiative to apologize at this time. Anyway, the purpose has been achieved, and apologizing will not lose a piece of meat.
Bai Quan waved his hand and said, "It's okay. You have the capital to be willful."
"But speaking of which, I remember you seemed to have a hamster. Did you forget to bring it down from the spaceship?"
Chen Ming's main body turned his head and looked at Xiao Shi, who was running around at the highest point every day and didn't know what he was doing. He was a little speechless.
However, the prosthesis still looked normal and said, "No, I've temporarily sent it out for foster care."
Bai Quan nodded, and didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he took out the contract he had signed with Chen Ming and said, "Have you read all the contents above?"
"Originally, I should have explained to you some key points and precautions in the upcoming war with the mechanical race after class every day, and then slowly assigned you some tasks after you were familiar with them."
"What about now?"
"It's still the same, and since you're here, we can still teach face to face, which will definitely be better than remote teaching. Will the time still be according to your original schedule?"
Chen Ming had thought about this problem before and said, "No, since I'm here, the focus of the next period of time must be on command, and I will directly follow the schedule of the 14th Corps. I will find time to do the rest myself, but the physical training is still the same as before, so there's no need."
After all, Chen Ming went to the 14th Corps with a fake body, and exercising the fake body was as meaningless as taking off pants to fart.
Bai Quan nodded to indicate that he understood, and then he said: "Then I am more worried that you may not be able to spare the time."
"In addition to the daily teaching and war knowledge that I need to make up for you, there are also some tasks that you need to complete in the original plan."
Before signing the contract, Chen Ming had carefully read it and knew what he needed to do.
Although Chen Ming can enjoy the treatment of a colonel-level officer and only needs to bear the obligations of an ordinary citizen.
However, when signing the contract, he must bear a separate obligation to assist the 14th Corps in conducting research tasks on the mechanical family.
Since Chen Ming wants to enjoy the benefits given by the 14th Corps, it is certainly appropriate for him to take on some tasks.
Even if there is no restriction on this one, Chen Ming will not refuse some reasonable requests from the 14th Corps.
So now he said very straightforwardly: "What tasks do you want to do?"
"We need you to analyze some mechanical family equipment."
"Chips? Forget about chips, I don't understand that thing either."
"Not chips, but some other things we don't understand."
"Apart from chips, what else don't you understand?"
"This." Bai Quan said, displaying a mechanical device with red lines.