When Chen Ming mentioned Cheng Xinghe, he subconsciously glanced at the space station dock.

The Buffalo, filled with cryogenic escape pods, was still parked near the Brilliant.

"Cheng Xinghe and the other members of the Fourteenth Legion that I took away earlier are now at the Pirate Space Station. I haven't released them yet."

"Do you want to come and pick them up yourself, or do you want me to let them go back on their own?"

Bai Quan quickly said, "Let me take it, you just let them freeze."

"Cheng Xinghe had a brain seizure and made a mistake before. He will receive the punishment he deserves when he returns."

"Okay, then do you remember what you promised when we discussed Cheng Xinghe's matter before?"

"certainly."

Baiquan responded quickly.

"Your previous request was to learn fleet command techniques from us, and then receive the highest standard of outstanding students in our military academy under normal circumstances."

"That means four escort ships and one destroyer, as well as the opportunity to use professional facilities for simulating space combat."

"To be honest, I'm a little hesitant to let you touch the equipment now, but since you've already agreed, it's fine on my part."

"As for ships, I still owe you a cruiser, right? Let's talk about them together later."

"Now let's confirm first, how are you going to learn? Or online as we mentioned before?"

Chen Ming answered without thinking: "Online, that's best."

"Okay, but it'll be a little troublesome to use the equipment later."

"But I can apply for a separate server group, connect it to the simulation device in our hometown, and set it up here in our base in the Galo Star Region."

"The internal calculations are done there, and we are only responsible for scene rendering."

"It just so happens that this will be done sooner or later, and you can be the first user."

"And with your special terminal, it should be no problem to continue studying and training normally."

"I always have people here, and we can start at any time."

"If you have any complaints about the instructor, you can come to me directly."

"Or, when I'm free later, I can come and teach you in person."

Chen Ming couldn't help but ask after hearing this: "You are a major general at least, and you will be a lieutenant general in the future. Are you so free?"

"How is that possible? That's why I said I'll take the time to come. Whether you can learn to command a fleet depends on your talent."

"Once I've taught you the basics, I don't have to teach you every day. The most I can do is practice with you in the simulator."

Chen Ming understood and said, "Is that so? Okay, then it's settled."

"Well, then there's the matter of the boat, what do you think?"

Chen Ming did not reply immediately, but asked: "Will you give some strange ships to your students?"

"What do you mean by a strange ship?"

"It was not produced by the military itself, but by another company. Or, it was Yu Hui's ship."

Bai Quan thought for a moment and said, "Generally speaking, we provide our own ships to outstanding students. After all, they learn command techniques from our army."

"But there are indeed some special students who don't learn the same thing as the military does."

"If they want a ship, they can come according to their needs. As long as they have a good reason, you can also come."

"We may not have Yu Hui's ship here. You know the conditions here. Unless you are willing to wait for a month or two, I will transfer it to you."

"Then forget it."

Chen Ming immediately rejected Bai Quan's kindness. He couldn't afford to wait for one or two months.

So Chen Ming simply expressed his thoughts: "I want the heavy rain from Tachyon Technology."

Bai Quan said subconsciously: "It's a money grab. A Storm is almost 200 million."

"I remember you said before that money is not important."

"That depends on the situation. When I talked to you before, you were a psychic and I was just an ordinary major general."

"But now I have to consider my entire station here, which is definitely different."

"But if you really want a heavy rain, I will definitely give it to you. Are all four escorts heavy rain?"

"Yes, this boat is very good."

"Terminator drone... well, it looks like it would be good with your abilities. What about the destroyer?"

Chen Ming had already thought about it before, and blurted out: "Your special law enforcer should be the most capable destroyer I know."

"Holding the line... You have some knowledge of fleet combat."

"It's just the experience I gained from watching several large-scale battles and the battle with Cheng Xinghe."

"Actually, I think a ship like the Cowherd might work, since it's the largest destroyer after all."

Baiquan suddenly advised: "I don't actually recommend you to ask for the cattle driver, because the cattle driver must have a special boat position."

“Unless you have a mobile maintenance team specifically for cattle drivers, you’ll have to figure out how to stop the boat wherever you go.”

"So which one do you want?"

Chen Ming said readily: "Then let's be law enforcers."

"Um."

Bai Quan noted Chen Ming's request and then asked, "What about the cruiser?"

The cruiser is very important to Chen Ming now.

So Chen Ming must think carefully before making a decision.

He currently has a total of six cruisers.

Brilliant, Radiant, Refraction, Zenith and Colossus.

There was also a Twinkle-class ship that was sent away by Chen Ming after maintenance because it could not stop at the pirate space station.

The Colossus class is a cargo ship, and the Zenith class is an exploration ship.

The remaining four are combat-type ships, each with its own focus.

Brilliant has powerful firepower output capability.

The plasma storage system provides it with an energy weapon amplification effect with extremely terrifying mobility.

The flexible Radiant-class is more suitable for leading the fleet around, just like it did before in Yuhui.

As for the Refraction class, this is a heavy cruiser like the Army's Dominator class.

Its main task is generally to hold the line in large-scale battles and output frontal firepower. Under normal circumstances, it is a protective spacecraft for certain important locations.

The last Twinkle-class cruiser mothership carries the Starlight unmanned fighter jets, which have point defense weapons rarely seen on other afterglow spacecraft. It is a cruiser that tends to be auxiliary and defensive.

So what Chen Ming lacks most now is cruisers.

In fact, it can still maximize Chen Ming's own abilities, and it is also the type of ship that consumes the most resources, the cruiser carrier.

The auxiliary defense type of Flash class is not suitable for Chen Ming's psychic power. Only the full offensive type like the Rainstorm class equipped with the Terminator unmanned fighter is suitable.

However, Chen Ming didn’t know many types of cruiser carriers, and there were only two types besides the Flash class.

A Mora-class cruiser carrier that served as one of the cruisers in the fleet protecting the military outpost during Afterglow's raid on the outpost.

The other type is called the Heron-class high-speed cruiser carrier, which is a type of cruiser sold by Sinda Corporation to the military.

With its high maneuverability and special powerful sensors, it can provide extremely accurate enemy ship data to all Heron fighters, improving their combat efficiency.

So this is Chen Ming’s choice.

He just asked Huihuang if there was any useful cruiser carrier.

Huihuang told him about a type of cruiser he had never heard of, the Stardust-class cruiser.

According to Huihuang, the Stardust-class ship is a ship produced by Tachyon Technology and has only appeared on the front line where the main forces of the Empire and Yuhui were fighting on the other side.

There was only one reason why Chen Ming chose it.

Because Stardust and Rainstorm have something in common, they both carry offensive unmanned fighter jets.

The rainstorm carries the Terminator unmanned fighter.

The Stardust is carrying a meteorite drone that is just as special as the Terminator.

Although Yuhui did not obtain much data on this type of ship, he was able to analyze based on the battle situation that the meteorite was as outrageous as the Terminator.

This is definitely the best choice for Chen Ming.

Bai Quan didn't care how Chen Ming knew about this kind of ship, and immediately agreed: "Okay."

Although the Stardust-class ship is also owned by Tachyon Technology, the price is still expensive even if their Fourteenth Legion buys it.

However, when Bai Quan agreed to compensate Chen Ming with a cruiser, he was already prepared to pay a heavy price. A cruiser would not be cheap anyway.

After agreeing to Chen Ming's choice of cruiser, Bai Quan continued, "Then the next one is the most recent one."

"I told you before that as long as your request is reasonable, you can ask for it. What do you think?"

Chen Ming didn't say anything because he couldn't figure out what he wanted.

After all, Baiquan had previously obtained some data of the Nova class and destroyed two Afterglow battleships including the Nova.

Such an achievement that can allow a major general to be promoted to lieutenant general really makes Chen Ming difficult to estimate how much it is worth.

Moreover, for Chen Ming, there seemed to be no need for more psychic weapons, and another cruiser seemed a little too little. Moreover, no matter how many cruisers there were, Chen Ming would not be able to control them.

There is no need for more Afterglow individuals, because Chen Ming is now having trouble arranging the work of the four Afterglow cores he has on hand.

Spiritual stones with specified characteristics seem to be possible, but Chen Ming’s demand for spiritual stones is not that great.

The Mad Whisper Spirit Stone alone is enough for Chen Ming to use for daily exercise and self-defense.

Are there any good alternatives?

The boss said before that we can choose something related to psychic energy, but spiritual stones are not very suitable.

So Chen Ming thought for a while and then asked tentatively: "Qiling Nerve?"

"hiss……"

Chen Ming heard Bai Quan gasp and asked, "Can't we do it?"

Chen Ming's request just hit the line in Bai Quan's heart.

So Baiquan thought about it for a while and said, "Okay, but I can only give you an artificial one, and it may take a few days."

That’s really possible.

Chen Ming didn't expect that Bai Quan actually agreed to it just because he mentioned it casually.

Moreover, for him, artificial ones are better. Natural spiritual nerves are probably plucked from other people, and they may have some strange spiritual powers.

So Chen Ming immediately said, "That's enough."

"Okay, but what do you want this for?"

“It should be used for eating.”

“…”

Bai Quan took the initiative to absorb Chen Ming's words in his mind.

Although Bai Quan heard from the psychics he knew that actively absorbing the spiritual nerves is a way to quickly improve mental power.

It will also cause one's own mental power to mix with other messy mental powers, which requires a long time to sort out and digest, otherwise it will cause problems in the use of psychic energy.

And absorbing the spiritual awakening nerves itself is a dangerous thing.

But since it was Chen Ming, Bai Quan felt that there was no need for him to say more.

"By the way, don't forget the Refraction-class ship you parked at my place."

"Of course I haven't forgotten."

"But this ship may have to stay at your place for a few days. The pirate space station here can only accommodate two cruisers at most. There is no room left."

Chen Ming had to wait until he left the space station and then call Refraction to set off together.

"That's fine."

A Yuhui cruiser does not require any maintenance and just takes up a slot, which is nothing to the 14th Legion.

Bai Quan agreed to help Chen Ming keep the war zone for a few more days and then asked, "So what are your plans for the future? If you are worried about any problems in the war zone, you can come to me. You are always welcome here."

"Not necessary for now."

Chen Ming casually rejected Baiquan's offer: "If everything goes well for me in the future, there should be no safer place."

"Oh? What are your plans? If you can't tell me, don't tell me."

"Then I won't tell you. You will definitely know it later."

There is a high probability that Chen Ming will disappear from the empire in a few days. Bai Quan will definitely know where he has gone if he thinks about it.

"Okay, that's about it. This is basically what I want to tell you this time. I wish you can become an admiral soon."

“That’s too difficult.”

Baiquan smiled and hung up the phone.

Chen Ming, who was at the highest point, stretched and took a breath.

Things that would cause trouble to other people have basically been dealt with, and historical issues that have been lingering until now have also been resolved.

Now, it's time for him to deal with the rest of his own affairs.

The first and most important thing is what Chen Ming needs to do when he leaves the space station to find a galaxy to build a colony and what he needs to do in the process of building the colony.

Although the development of the colony needs someone to keep an eye on it, it does not mean that it has to be watched with the naked eye 24 hours a day.

All Chen Ming has to do is to guide the colony and make it develop in the direction he believes is better.

In fact, the entire colony will definitely be handed over to Huihuang and his men for management by then.

So Chen Ming should have plenty of free time.

Then Chen Ming must do something, such as developing himself.

Learn more techniques and research more.

Chen Ming had brought out a lot of research equipment from Yu Hui’s research institute before, and he had installed them at the highest point, but this was definitely not enough.

What Yu Hui had mainly asked Chen Ming to study before were things where their own research progress was not ideal, and the research equipment there all had a focus.

But Chen Ming didn't want to follow Yu Hui's line of thought. He wanted to study what he wanted to study.

But he hasn't figured out the details yet.

It would be better for him to purchase the research equipment according to his own research direction.

And while conducting research, Chen Ming also had to consider the Alpha-class afterglow he brought out from the giant dock.

Because Chen Ming couldn't help but look through the panels of several Alpha Afterglow Cores he had on hand.

The Alpha-class afterglow obtained from the giant dock is very special.

[Afterglow Alpha-class AI Core (2UAA1-MAZAX)]

[Manufacturer: Afterglow BP-55 Colony Far North Industrial Production Center]

[Alpha Core Bonus: Research Hub]

Self-awareness: existence

【Computing power: galaxy level】

[Available operations: None]

When Chen Ming saw the name of the core bonus, he knew that this Alpha Afterglow was not a combat type, but a scientific research type that was more inclined towards logistics.

The effect is also very simple, increasing the computing power of any type of research by 15%.

This number may not sound large, but think about it.

All random research, as long as it is research, will have a 15% bonus to research speed, and this effect is not necessarily worse than the brilliant [Galaxy Coordination].

And it can be increased by the core bonus added by Chen Ming later, making a total of five.

[Ship Specialization]

【Industrial Specialization】

[Weapon Specialization]

【Advanced Technology】

【Galaxy Main Force】

The first three are bonus options for design types.

It can be given another 30% computing power in different areas of specialization, further increasing its research speed.

This is also a very terrifying bonus.

Then the effect of this [Advanced Technology] is slightly different from the research type.

It strengthens the core's industrial computing power and improves the final quality of industrial products, including spacecraft.

As for [Galaxy Main Force], it can improve the computing power when performing work related to the main ship, which is also the basis for it to be a designer of the new star level.

The Alpha afterglow itself is the afterglow left in the giant dock when the new star was launched before.

There seems to be no problem in being responsible for the ship design and subsequent manufacturing work.

Its existence must make Chen Ming think carefully.

The purchase of research equipment must also take its existence into account.

Chen Ming’s current idea is to let it continue Yuhui’s spacecraft technology research, while he himself will conduct human spacecraft technology research.

So, this requires quite a bit of research equipment.

Originally, Chen Ming thought that he didn’t need to trouble others for help with the scientific research equipment he needed, he could buy it himself.

But considering the Alpha-level afterglow, the equipment that Chen Ming had originally planned to use for himself was no longer good enough. It seemed that he would have to go back and find Old Wu again.

Chen Ming started to make a list on the terminal.

Since they were going to purchase in large quantities, he didn't have to worry about it or choose.

Just buy all the research equipment he can currently think of and may use in the future.

The total number was quite a lot, at least more than he had thought before.

And the value should only be more expensive than industrial equipment.

Fortunately, Chen Ming does not need to provide a bunch of the same equipment like he did to provide industrial equipment to the colonies.

He only needs to buy one copy of these research equipment.

The money required is definitely not on the same level as buying industrial equipment.

In addition to research equipment.

There is one more thing that Chen Ming needs to prepare.

Star map.

Although the Empire did not continue to expand in the direction of the Galo Star Region, various large-scale detectors have been recording the galaxies outside its territory.

It would be better for Chen Ming to grasp the information of these galaxies in advance and conduct a survey of colonies that can be colonized based on the density and types of galaxies within the star field.

Chen Ming wants to find a good galaxy to build a colony.

Similar to the capital of a star region, there are several high-value planets and basically all kinds of resources. As long as it develops, it can be self-sufficient and there is no need to continue to contact the human empire.

This will be very difficult and will require a lot of time to explore.

Therefore, star maps are very necessary, as they can save a lot of exploration time and discard some galaxies where it is impossible for suitable planets to exist.

Star maps are generally easy to make.

But if Chen Ming wants some more detailed star maps that are farther away from the empire, he must find a way to get them through his connections.

Chen Ming still has one or two days, which should be enough to get it done before the president contacts him for the second time.

Although a lot of things have been dealt with, it is obvious that Chen Ming still has to keep busy.

A few hours later.

That night, Chen Ming talked to someone he knew again.

In the No. 1 space arm of the Pirate Space Station, an ordinary destroyer-class cargo ship arrived.

Although the management of the Pirate Space Station is very lax, this kind of destroyer-level cargo transportation still needs to be inspected by the Administration.

Otherwise, if we just transport some deadly things up, will the space station still be able to operate? So when this ship entered the ship position.

Immediately, people from the administration came out from their office near the repair shop.

A small team planned to go over to confirm it.

However, when they were halfway there, the leader's walkie-talkie suddenly rang.

He answered immediately and said, "Director."

The director said to him calmly, "Don't worry about the ship that just came into the port, and don't check it."

"Ah? But isn't the rule..."

"Rules are dead, but people are alive. Rules are there and cannot be changed, but people can be changed and can go around them."

The captain looked at the team members around him and said, "Yes."

He gave up trying to inspect the ship.

There was really no need for him to lose his job for a ship or some weird competition on it.

However, after the captain returned to the office, he still left a copy of the file on the computer and transferred it to the database of the ships that needed to be inspected after entering the port.

But what he didn't know was that this archived file had been deleted silently without anyone noticing.

The next day came quickly.

Chen Ming’s own fleet has been sent out to search for traces of pirates in other parts of the star field.

Some of the research equipment he needed had already been purchased here at the space station.

Of course, it is black stuff, the price is quite good, and it has been installed to the highest point.

A batch of supplies specially sent by the boss to the pirate space station almost filled up the warehouse at the highest point.

All preparations before departure have been completed.

But Chen Ming is still running around today.

The main thing is that the 5 billion given by the company was directly deposited into the account very efficiently.

Old Wu has basically determined the price of the industrial facilities that Chen Ming wants to order.

Then help Chen Ming determine the price of the research equipment.

I can only say that money is really not worth spending.

After finishing all these things, there will probably be about 400 to 500 million left.

However, it is not easy for Chen Ming to use this money to replenish his own fleet.

After all, the colony may have a shortage of supplies in the future, and this money must be used as an emergency fund.

Time flies, and another day has passed quickly in the blink of an eye.

At noon of this day.

The boss contacted me proactively.

The president is ready to have another chat with Chen Ming.

(End of this chapter)