He immediately left the warehouse through the door of the freight passage leading to the outside and hid in the corner of the warehouse.

Without being discovered by any afterglow, he began to slowly explore the situation in the warehouse.

All we can say is that it’s because the giant dock was designed by humans.

As a result, even in the warehouse of such an important building, there are still many places that have to be designed according to human ideas, otherwise they cannot be used normally.

Therefore, the situation in the Afterglow Warehouse at this time was similar to the warehouse that the special operations team had seen many times before.

There are a large number of cargo boxes and containers for stacking goods.

At the same time, there are many robots, transport vehicles and fixed logistics equipment that sort and transport materials or semi-finished products stored in the warehouse.

If you didn't know it in advance, at first glance you would really think you were in a human warehouse.

Such an environment made the people present feel a little more at ease.

Such a relatively familiar environment is always better than entering a completely unfamiliar warehouse environment suitable for Yu Hui to use.

However, it is not certain whether Yu Hui’s own warehouse is open.

Maybe there are only a few freight exits of regular size through which only goods can enter and exit, and various internal logistics facilities for adjusting the goods.

There simply would not be wide passages in this design that would allow large vehicles to pass through.

While the team members confirmed the general environment of the warehouse, they also remotely hacked into several surveillance cameras that might cover the route they would take later.

However, in addition to surveillance, there were also more than a dozen cargo robots preventing them from continuing to move deeper into the core area of ​​the afterglow.

They are always working, and judging by the level of sophistication of their work, they are definitely being controlled in real time by afterglow individuals, and cannot be hacked into at will.

And these robots are not like human robots that have limited vision for ease of control.

Yuhui has been in charge of control from the beginning, and it is their instinct to watch the image signals transmitted back by multiple visual sensors at the same time.

Therefore, each robot is equivalent to a nearly 360-degree surveillance system with no blind spots.

Fortunately, the large amount of goods piled up here helped a lot, allowing the warehouse to have considerable cover to protect the special operations team.

Although the robot has an almost blind spot vision, it still does not have the ability to see through things.

With the help of surveillance, the special operations team carefully avoided these robots and successfully reached the other end of the warehouse.

It’s a pity that they didn’t find any external or exposed data cables during the process.

Although the data cable was indeed found only in the shallow layer of the wall, the noise of breaking the wall would definitely attract Yu Hui's investigation.

So they could only install some special explosives in the warehouse that could be detonated manually later.

Although he left the warehouse through a logistics exit where there were only equipment but no Yuhui robot.

Head to the factory area next to the warehouse.

This is the place they have just confirmed they must go if they want to continue going deeper into the core area of ​​the afterglow.

Only here can we come into contact with Yuhui's spaceship later.

Although the factory area was designed based on the terrain, which allowed Yu Hui to build the required projects on their own, the entire factory was in the style of Yu Hui's factories that Chen Ming had seen before.

Compact, narrow, and made of purely mechanical equipment.

However, such an environment is actually simpler for the special operations team.

Because Yu Hui does not have various robots here, only various production equipment and assembly lines, as well as equipment for monitoring the assembly lines.

As long as they hack into the surveillance cameras, they can walk through with impunity.

And because it is close to the core area that is least likely to be invaded, there are not many defensive equipment here.

Even if there is, they have the internal data code provided by Chen Ming, the "insider".

The defense equipment that was not controlled by Yuhui in real time but was left to the defense system to operate itself posed no threat to them at all.

The factory area is also easy to pass through.

Further out is the most important finished product transportation area in the entire repair plant.

All repaired equipment needs to be transported here, and all repaired spacecraft must take off and land here.

These logistics ships or repaired ships can go directly to various departments in the giant dock through the empty ship bays at the innermost part of the dock that can accommodate capital ships.

The purpose of the special operations team's trip, the gravity magnetic devices, are distributed around this ship.

But they were in no hurry to leave the factory.

Because there are still a large number of afterglow individuals there.

An open logistics distribution center does not have the large amount of goods serving as a shelter like the warehouse they just passed.

At the same time, there is the problem that those independent afterglow individuals cannot be blacked out.

So the next step for the special operations team is the final stage.

They moved back a little and barely found a spot with a little space in the cramped factory area.

Exploration equipment has been installed here to accurately confirm the location of the gravity magnetic device.

At the same time, they also used the equipment to confirm the location of the maintenance spacecraft that they had not found when they just passed by this factory area.

They are going to the repair shop to look for a spacecraft that can control the afterglow.

Engineering ships must be inspected after a long period of work. Ships that encounter accidents during construction need to be repaired, and spaceships that are damaged in battles outside also need to be repaired.

Therefore, damaged spacecraft in need of repair are definitely the most abundant ones in the repair shop.

Moreover, the afterglow cores in these spacecraft that are undergoing maintenance will definitely be directly replaced on other spacecraft.

These spacecraft left in the repair shop are unlikely to have cores installed, so you can try to control them.

This is their chance.

It also helps them destroy gravity magnetic devices with maximum efficiency.

If the special operations team chooses to use weapons to destroy the gravity magnetic device themselves, it will be much more difficult than using a spacecraft.

The team quickly scanned and got the results they needed.

They dismantled the equipment again, gathered themselves together, and found a way through the factory to the ship repair area.

The ship maintenance area is similar to the equipment maintenance area they came from.

There were only maintenance equipment and spacecraft waiting to be repaired, but no afterglow.

At this time, from the time the team entered the factory area to now, the entire process.

The electronic technician who had been looking around finally saw what he had been looking for, the distribution box of this maintenance shop.

There must be a data cable inside.

He immediately signaled to the team members, and then said to Chen Ming: "Mr. Chen, we found the data cable here."

Chen Ming hesitated for a moment and said, "Well... not for now."

His mental strength was already exhausted at this time, and he was only relying on his willpower to hold on, and was even consuming the upper limit of his mental strength to maintain his consciousness.

It is impossible to waste excess mental energy on this module where a repair shop that has no ability to manufacture capital ships is located.

And his operation has entered the final stage just like the special operations team, and those modules outside are only partly left to complete the collection of the new star-level blueprints.

It's impossible to create any more complications at this time.

But Chen Ming covered his head and thought again.

This is the module of the core area that his abilities have never been able to influence.

Although there are probably partitions between the modules of the core inside the Afterglow, if you can control one, it may be useful in the future.

So he finally said: "Leave the core here for now, I will make my own judgment later."

The team leader didn't waste any time and worked with the electronic technical team members to dismantle the distribution box and left the core inside.

Then he turned his head and focused on the spaceships that were almost completed after repairs.

It can be said that their previous tasks have been unprecedentedly smooth, and this time is no exception.

With the internal data code provided by Chen Ming, hacking into these spaceships that are not controlled by any afterglow individuals can be said to be very easy.

In order to ensure the subsequent actions, they directly hacked into ten upward spaceships.

It's not that I don't want to continue hacking, but there are only so many spaceships that can be repaired in a short period of time.

Several members of the team also have experience in flying small spaceships and can all control Yuhui's spaceship.

The spacecraft was quickly debugged and the control method was adapted.

It just needs to wait for the spacecraft's maintenance process to reach the final step, be sent to the finished product transportation area outside, install the core, and be sent to different modules.

But at this time, the electronic technician suddenly frowned and said, "There is a problem."

"We can only control Yuhui's spaceship remotely using signals. If the distance increases a little, the spaceship may be disconnected. Someone must stay here to control the spaceship."

When the other team members' faces changed slightly, he suddenly looked relieved and took the initiative to say, "I'll stay. No one else can control two spaceships alone."

"I have the best chance of destroying the gravity magnetic device if I stay here."

The team members looked at each other for a few seconds, and the captain was the first to say, "Okay, I'll leave it to you."

The expressions on their faces were very calm, and there was no unnecessary nonsense.

We first retreated to the junction of the work area and the warehouse area, ready to wait for the results here.

If the electronic technicians failed, they would still have time to return and make a second attempt.

Or, if the gravity magnetic device was turned off by Yuhui as Chen Ming had said before, and the new star level was not destroyed.

They can also go to the area where the artificial gravity device is located through logistics channels as soon as possible to look for other opportunities.

At this time, four repaired spacecraft were sent from the factory area to the transportation area outside.

It was parked at the very edge of a pile of other spaceships waiting to be transported, looking unremarkable.

The electronic technicians took a deep breath.

Activated the engines of the two engineering ships that did not have the Afterglow Core installed in them.

It started immediately and flew to the only area without gravity inside the giant dock.

Yu Hui, who was present, did not even notice the situation of the two engineering ships at first, and thought it was normal ship logistics transportation.

It was not until the Afterglow individual controlling this core area discovered that the model of the spacecraft to be used for logistics transportation did not match the two that had just taken off, and the Afterglow individual that should have been installed had not yet been installed.

Only then did Yu Hui realize that something was wrong.

They quickly confirmed the origin of the two spacecraft, immediately notified everyone, and closed all channels connecting to the factory.

Prepare to implement physical controls on the factory.

But it's too late to control anything.

The two spacecraft controlled by the electronic technical team members have entered the ship's position, under the watchful eyes of the new star that is quietly floating in the zero-gravity environment.

Each of them approached the position of the gravity magnetic device.

Without any fancy moves, the two spaceships just collided straight into each other.

In the two fireballs that exploded inside the ship, the gravity magnetic device was successfully destroyed.

Magnetism and gravity are distorted by the final effects of the exploding gravitational magnet.

Starting from the side destroyed by the special operations team, the gravity magnetic devices that built the anti-gravity magnetic field began to break one by one like light bulbs in a line.

The influence range of the distorted magnetic force and gravity is still gradually expanding, twisting the surrounding high-strength ship walls into a mess of metal.

While the influence of the gravity magnetic device expands.

The new star, which had been staying safely in its cabin, finally lost its stable weightless environment.

The corner on its front left was the first to be affected by gravity.

There was a tilt.

There were originally a large number of ships carrying out emergency start-up work next to the Nova-class ships. At the same time, many auxiliary fixed devices and logistics devices for transporting cargo were also installed on the Nova-class ships.

All these things were completely destroyed in the sudden tilt of the new star.

Countless scrap metal mixed with electric sparks flashed inside the ship, causing innumerable losses in a short period of time.

But that’s not the point.

The entire Nova Star was about to fall inside the giant dock.

If the Nova Star level is destroyed, then the losses of the others will at most be a fraction of the Nova Star level.

The electronic technical team member who was observing the situation through the remaining two spacecraft that had not yet been launched showed excitement on his face.

But at this moment, the engine of the new star was suddenly started.

Bright flames emerged from the bottom of the ship as the engine nozzles output at their maximum capacity.

While burning the giant dock itself, it also forcibly dragged the falling star.

Although the new star as a whole did not hit the giant dock directly during the fall.

However, because the gravity magnetic device destroyed the order, the corner that tilted down prematurely did not have time to be dragged up by the engine.

It crashed hard onto the ground of the giant dock.

No sound can be heard in a vacuum.

The destruction of the giant dock caused violent shaking that was even visible to the naked eye.

Starting from the place where a corner of the Nova Star hit the giant dock, several circular cracks visible to the naked eye spread out.

A large number of dock frame structures were destroyed, and countless metal fragments exploded in the impact, and then fell back to the ground a few seconds later due to the artificial gravity device, further expanding the scope of the destruction.

This was fatal damage to the giant dock structure.

The new star also suffered serious damage from the machine in this most basic theory of "the action of force is mutual".

A crack appeared at the root of its left front section, running through the ship.

From bottom to top, from the outermost layer of armor to the core, all of them suffered the same fatal damage as the giant dock in this collision.

But if you just look at the results, the new star level was not destroyed.

And the impact of the gravity distortion caused by the gravity magnetic device completely disappeared.

The Nova finally landed smoothly on the bottom of the giant dock affected by gravity.

At some point, the alarm inside the giant dock was also sounded.

Yu Hui had just confirmed the origin of the two engineering ships that had been shattered, quickly located the factory where the special operations team was located, and blocked it.

However, none of them dared to approach individually, and instead they sent out some remotely controlled robots to prepare to break into the factory.

The reason is very simple. They have not found any trace of the special operations team yet.

Still think that all this was Chen Ming's work.

They want to find out which individual is controlled by Chen Ming.

Of course, the electronic technicians who stayed here were not aware of this.

He only knew that the few remaining engineering ships were no longer of any use, and it seemed too late for him to retreat.

He gripped the gun in his hand, considering whether to drop it or fight to the death.

Just at this moment.

Chen Ming suddenly sighed at this moment.

Let the gamma-level afterglow individuals that remain here be connected to that data line.

It has an influence on the entire module zoning and directly controls the gates of the factory area and the transportation area with the highest authority.

This is not a sudden outburst of kindness on the part of Chen Ming.

Instead, just a few minutes ago, before the special operations team took action, he had already successfully controlled all other module areas that might have blueprints by relying on the modules he controlled.

But when he got to this point, he discovered that a new star-level blueprint was still missing.

Chen Ming made a brief analysis based on the existing blueprint.

The last part of the blueprint that he was missing was the blueprint of the Nova-level main control system, which also included the blueprint of the part of the system that was connected to the Alpha-level Afterglow individual.

The last and most crucial piece of the puzzle can only be found in the core area.

Chen Ming's mind was a little unclear due to fatigue, so he didn't think about this.

As a result, this problem arose at the critical moment.

Could it be that he really failed at the last moment? Chen Ming did not give up, because he still had one last chance to fight.

He waited until the special operations team took action.

Afterwards, under his control, all the afterglow he controlled started to move on their own.

Control anything that has combat capabilities and can move, and head to the core area.

As long as there is one Yuhui who can access the data line in the core area, his plan can still succeed.

Under normal circumstances, a rebellion among a dozen or twenty modules inside a giant dock with hundreds of modules would be just a minor problem.

But the premise is that these modules are randomly distributed.

But now, Chen Ming specifically chooses to control those modules that have ship production capabilities and are close to the core area.

If all these important modules on the edge of the core area revolted at the same time, it would surely be devastating to the core within.

The same was true for Yu Hui, who was carrying out Chen Ming's orders.

But even if Chen Ming would lose a lot of afterglow in the process, he would not hesitate for a moment.

After all, up to now, he only regarded the afterglow that he personally controlled as his own.

Any other losses are not considered.

Only in this way can he grasp the final chance.

All the afterglow has started moving. All controllable mechanical objects, factory equipment, industrial transport vehicles, etc., anything that can move is moving in the logistics channel.

Some were close to the core area, while others blew up the passages from the outside to the inside, blocking the arrival of more external support.

This is the final moment.

The young electronic technician who had already given up hope suddenly became excited. He clenched the gun in his hand again and shouted uncontrollably, "Mr. Chen!"

Chen Ming didn't waste any more words and said, "Continue the mission, follow your teammates, and change the gravity-simulating device."

"yes!"

The electronic technical team members acted quickly, and under the guidance of Chen Ming, they quickly moved around the factory and reunited with the team members who had set out earlier.

At this time, the robots that came out of the core area without hitting Yuhui's core and were not controlled by Chen Ming had already destroyed the gate blocked by Chen Ming.

Entered into the factory.

At Chen Ming's reminder, the members of the special operations team activated the bomb they had previously installed here.

Countless white metal jets exploded from inside the factory, destroying all robots that entered the factory, destroying all engineering equipment and stockpiled materials, and then gradually cooled down.

The entire factory was almost melted into a solid block of iron.

Chen Ming wanted to cut off the tracking route.

But Yu Hui believed that Chen Ming had voluntarily given up the possibility of continuing to expand his psychic influence.

So they quickly began self-inspection, trying to confirm how many afterglow individuals in the entire giant dock were affected by Chen Ming.

They immediately discovered the afterglow individuals that were rapidly approaching the core area.

And quickly began to concentrate armed forces to deal with it.

On the contrary, no Yuhui cared about the few people from the special operations team who had already left the factory, and no Yuhui confirmed their existence.

They had planned the route in advance and quickly reached the location of the artificial gravity device.

Because Yu Hui's attention was not on them at all, they did not encounter any obstructions along the way.

But after they arrived, they found that this module had been completely blocked because Chen Ming's psychic power spread inside the giant dock.

And since there is no ship production equipment inside this module, Chen Ming did not waste his mental energy to control it before.

As long as we can break open this closed door.

Find the location of the artificial gravity device and change the direction of gravity.

The rising star will surely fall again.

(End of this chapter)