the next day.

At the agreed time, Chen Ming dialed Bai Quan's number.

According to Baiquan’s previous statement, the best way to teach command techniques is through direct video calls.

So Chen Ming did just that.

Baiquan's appearance soon appeared on the terminal screen.

Chen Ming said without any nonsense: "I'm ready here, we can start now."

"good."

Baiquan responded, but there was no other movement.

Chen Ming couldn't help but ask in confusion: "Where is the instructor?"

Baiquan patted his chest and said, "I'll come in person."

"Um...you're not going to take care of your business? Your Lieutenant General promotion ceremony can't be completed so quickly, right?"

"fine"

Chen Ming stared at the video call. Bai Quan, dressed in a suit that showed he was obviously going to do something, asked again, "Are you really okay?"

"It's all right."

"OK."

Since Bai Quan has said so, he has nothing more to say.

Chen Ming projected the screen of Baiquan displayed on the terminal onto the wall next to him, then took out another terminal and said, "I have received the textbooks. Where do we start?"

Bai Quan also took out the records of Chen Ming's performance in the battles that he had participated in, and analyzed them in advance. Then he said, "Basic terms of command" through the newly compiled textbook that had been greatly revised from the basic textbook.

After Baiquan started to formally teach Chen Ming.

Two days passed in a flash.

Although Chen Ming was busy almost every moment, he had almost adapted to it after two days.

Today, after Chen Ming finished his daytime studies, he took the opportunity to take a look at the status of the mechanical creatures that he had to control by visiting the warehouse at the highest point from time to time during his studies during the past two days.

It can only be said that he is limited by the fact that he must have physical contact with these mechanical creatures in order to control them.

In addition, the mechanical family itself is not a dead object, and they cannot be directly transported using the industrial assembly line method.

This resulted in Chen Ming's control over the mechanical clan being extremely inefficient.

Even as the number of mechanical families controlled by Chen Ming increases, the efficiency of the transport mechanical families is improving.

But up to now, the proportion of the mechanical race he controls in the entire mechanical race city is only more than 20%.

If the efficiency can continue to increase at the current rate, it will take at least half a month for him to completely control the mechanical people in the city.

Such efficiency made Chen Ming want to let the Queen Zerg in his hand lead his newly cultivated Zerg to actively attack the mechanical race.

After all, the Queen can still rely on the hive mind network to protect the consciousness of those Zerg sub-individuals.

Once the mechanical creatures are damaged in battle, they are also very easy to control.

It might even allow the Queen to actively evolve some abilities of Zerg individuals that are more suitable for combat during battle.

But in the end, Chen Ming held back and did not put this idea into practice.

Because he discovered that there were big problems with the hive mind network of the mechanical race in the city.

The mechanical races here are different from the mechanical races in the clusters that the empire faces. They are independent.

Their hive mind network is limited to these scattered individuals, and there is no main consciousness strong enough to guide the mechanical race here.

This means that after the death of their bodies, all mechanical children will not be preserved by the hive network and wait to be implanted into new bodies.

But direct and complete death.

Chen Ming also confirmed this when he was actually controlling these mechanical species in the past few days.

In the past few days, about ten mechanical machines in the city have died naturally every day due to aging of the equipment.

However, these dead mechanical beings were not resurrected in a mechanical body inside a factory in the city that had not yet been implanted with mechanical consciousness and had not completely aged to the point of being unusable.

In other words, there is no mechanical consciousness appearing on any mechanical body.

The overall number of mechanical races is decreasing.

This clearly shows that none of the hive consciousnesses constructed by independent mechanical clans has a powerful consciousness that dominates the entire hive network.

As a result, the mechanical family connected to the network cannot be effectively regulated at all.

Once a mechanical dies, he is truly dead.

This means that all the mechanical races lost in the battle will reduce the number of mechanical races controlled by Chen Ming in the future, which will ultimately lead to less mental power feedback.

Once the battle breaks out, Chen Ming can't stop it just by thinking about it.

Therefore, he doesn't want to waste time on these mechanical creatures that he will definitely be able to control in the future.

Anyway, he still needs time to let his afterglow individuals explore the surrounding galaxies, so there is no rush to control the mechanical race.

In addition, the universe is so vast, Chen Ming will definitely need to land on some other planets in the future. He will always encounter some clusters of dangerous creatures, and there will always be a chance for the Zerg to appear.

While Chen Ming was thinking about the affairs of the mechanical clan, dinner was quickly finished.

Just as Chen Ming was preparing to continue studying the cruiser-related technical documents that Bai Quan had given him tonight, and ask Chaofan some questions by the way, and solve the problems left over from yesterday.

Chen Ming suddenly received a communication from the factory director after several days.

"Xiao Ming, I have almost finished the interrogation of the information here."

Chen Ming was no longer in a hurry. He prepared all the documents he had planned to learn and said to the factory manager, "Okay, I'm listening. Go ahead."

Although he had already known the general outline of the matter from Baiquan, it would not hurt to hear it again.

The factory manager cleared his throat and repeated the entire incident in detail.

After all, the interrogation at the space station lasted so long, so the information obtained was more detailed than what Bai Quan had explained to Chen Ming before.

The factory director even recorded the director's life from the time he took office until he escaped on a cruise ship but was brought back by Chen Ming.

All the non-compliant and illegal things done by the director were listed out, and even the time of each thing was accurate to the hour.

Of course, Chen Ming didn't care at all about the director's corruption and bribery. If he hadn't offended the factory director and him, he wouldn't have cared at all.

Therefore, Chen Ming only listened carefully to the part at the end where the director cooperated with the military in the war zone.

The general content is basically the same as what Baiquan said, and it is meaningless even if you know the specific time points.

When the factory manager was talking to Chen Ming, he could tell that Chen Ming looked drowsy and had no interest at all.

So he suddenly said: "In addition, we have captured two left-wing elements on the space station before. They did not dare to self-destruct. Their thoughts are not that firm."

"We interrogated these two people and found out the location of the Zuojing base. Based on the director's previous communication records, we can verify that the results of the interrogation are correct."

"It's an independent space station like the mining space station you were in before. It was infiltrated by Left Path and is now under the control of Left Path."

"The bounty has been issued, and everything on the space station is sealed off, waiting for someone to handle it."

"But there doesn't seem to be any movement from the Fourteenth Legion."

"oh?"

When the factory director mentioned this, Chen Ming was no longer sleepy.

You can never have too much money.

Gamma B is now running around the Galo star field looking for pirates to capture.

Since now there is a cult organization appearing nearby.

To Chen Ming, as long as there is a bounty, cults and pirates are the same.

Although the target is a space station.

But a space station of the size of a mining space station does not have cruiser-level shields and large weapons like the pirate space station.

Chen Ming was not afraid at all.

But there was one thing he had to confirm: "How much is the reward for these left-wing elements?"

"The bounty for the leader Zuo Jing is 500 million given by the 14th Legion and the government. After all, the scale of a mining space station is just around the corner."

"The scattered left-handed molecules on other space stations should be able to add up to 500 million."

Chen Ming recalled the situation of the mining space station in his mind and said, "I always feel that compared with the damage caused by these left-wing elements, the reward is a bit small."

"Even if it was a mining space station thirty years ago, it would have cost at least tens of billions to develop and build, right?"

The factory manager thought about it and said, "Well... almost."

"But this is the original price. If you take depreciation into account, the space station is not that valuable. It's normal to get a 50% discount."

"This billion is already 20% of the depreciated 5 billion, which is not bad."

Chen Ming thought about it and agreed.

It would be outrageous if the bounty on these terrorists exceeded the value of the space station they occupied.

Just when Chen Ming was about to continue asking about the specific situation of the bounty target, the factory director suddenly said, "But."

"That space station is a vegetation research station used to test the special effects of stellar radiation on vegetation on local habitable planets."

"The 'Harmonious Vegetation Research Institute' behind the space station has added an additional reward with certain requirements."

"As long as the damage to the main structure of the space station does not exceed 10%, an additional 300 million will be paid. At that time, a special appraisal company will determine the damage to the space station."

"If the research results above are preserved, an additional 500 million will be given. If the kidnapped researchers are rescued, there will be additional rewards depending on the number of people and the identities of the researchers."

"You decide."

Chen Ming lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying, "But since the bounty is publicly offered, there will probably be more than just me going. I may not be able to meet these additional requirements, right?"

The factory manager quickly gave a very convincing answer.

"It depends on luck."

"Anyway, it's first come, first served. If you take down the space station first, complete the additional objectives, and record evidence, then they will have to pay even if something unexpected happens later."

"If you arrive later, generally speaking, cooperation will be given priority, but when necessary..."

The factory manager didn't continue speaking, but his meaning was clear.

"In this case, if you have accomplished your goal, it would be best to contact the company directly and have your spacecraft wait there for a while until someone comes to pick it up."

"The company will definitely take care of the rest for you, and you don't need to go collect the reward in person."

"Of course, the same goes for the previous situation. You can also contact them. Since their company is willing to give an extra reward, they must be willing to let them deal with these left-wing elements in person. Just leave it to them."

Um... You don't think fleet deployment is cheap, do you?

For a ship of this size, under normal circumstances, seven or eight destroyers and twenty or thirty escort ships would be needed.

The combat models add up to a lot of money. Even if they already have them in their company, these spacecraft are not worth the money. That person has to ask for money, right? He also has to ask for money for the casualty compensation later.

The Marines landing on the space station also need money . Moreover, if something unexpected happens at the company, their own spacecraft will definitely not be able to move immediately.

Fleet movements within the empire require approval.

It costs extra money to speed up this trial, right?

It would be better to directly hire bounty hunters with armed ship licenses, and special people like you . "By the way, the company has helped you get the armed ship license. The fleet you leave here will not be caught by patrols every day, and you don't have to contact the 14th Legion."

Hearing this, Chen Ming suddenly smiled.

The factory manager immediately asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Chen Ming explained: "Some time ago, when I first came to the Pirate Space Station and hid my identity, I really wanted such a license, but I could only think about it."

"Now I don't want or need it anymore, and it was just handed to me."

The factory manager shrugged subconsciously and said, "The strength you have shown is the reason for you to get it. Even if you don't want it, someone will give it to you. This is the way the world is."

"I know."

After Chen Ming finished speaking, he was silent for a while, and then accepted the license with some emotion in his heart.

Then he said: "Okay, then I will go back to this space station, but my psychic power..."

"It doesn't matter. In the past, psychics have had conflicts with ordinary people over certain things. When the time comes, just sign a notarized agreement with the local government and it will be fine."

"Psykers in the empire must abide by the law when in public. Remember not to make mistakes like this, or it may affect your cooperation with others in the future."

"I understand. I also like people who follow the rules."

Chen Ming agreed, and suddenly he remembered something and asked, "Now that it's like this, do we still want to kill the director?"

"The director is probably dead. Because of him, the company got involved with Zuo Jing, which led to the government investigating us. The loss is quite serious."

"Although the relationship between the company and Zuo Jing has been severed, he will definitely not survive, so it doesn't matter whether we do it or not, he will die anyway."

"But for me, it's best to kill him."

Chen Ming understood and said, "No problem, where is the director now?"

"On his cruise ship."

"The cruise ship will send him back as evidence of his wrongdoing. We have temporarily converted a cell on it to ensure that he does not have a comfortable life."

"What a coincidence?"

"It's a coincidence indeed."

The tone of the factory director's voice at this time made Chen Ming certain that the factory director must have talked to others and made such arrangements on purpose.

There's nothing more to say.

Chen knew clearly what he was going to do next.

All I can say is that it's normal for people in that position to get some benefits, but if you take it to the factory director and still have ideas about his things, then you've picked the wrong person.

And Chen Ming remembered what the factory director had said to him at the beginning.

Even if the current director dies, this position, which is used for exchanging interests, is given to someone else to take over, and the person who takes over may continue to cause trouble.

It would be best if his death could serve as some deterrent to those who take over.

The more miserable the director's death, the better.

However, Chen Ming didn't want to affect the other people on the boat as they were all innocent.

So in the end he thought about it and decided that if he wanted to satisfy the factory director's needs...

Chen Ming took a look at the situation of the cruise ship he had controlled.

At this time, the cruise ship had left the pirate space station and was sailing in the hyperspace channel.

In a renovated small warehouse inside the spacecraft, the director, who had lost a lot of weight but still looked as fat as a pig, was imprisoned.

His body was covered with scabby wounds and he was lying on a tiny bed that didn't fit him at all.

Although he was asleep at this time, there was still a painful expression on his face.

However, Chen Ming did not feel any sympathy in his heart. He should have put his brain back where it should be before doing things. Since he did not do that, he deserved the suffering he was suffering now.

Chen Ming could see from the surveillance cameras in the room that the director had electronic shackles on his hands and feet, making it difficult for him to even move.

The electronic handcuffs have complete functions, so there are no guards inside or outside the room.

Even the nearby rooms were deserted.

There's nothing more to say then.

Chen Ming slightly modified the spacecraft's heat dissipation circuit to meet his ideas.

The effect of the modified heat dissipation circuit is also very simple, that is, the spacecraft's cooling system will concentrate all the heat that should have been dissipated and discharge it into the director's cell.

In order to prevent it from affecting other people, Chen Ming also locked the permissions of several surrounding rooms, so that even the main control terminal could not be opened.

The screams that suddenly sounded in the room naturally did not reach the ears of other people on the spaceship.

However, the main control room of the spacecraft saw what was happening on the surveillance camera at that moment.

But the person in charge of the main control looked as if he didn't care about the director struggling in the room filled with high temperature at all.

He just took out a cigarette, lit it for himself, and then turned off the surveillance in the temporary cell.

About half an hour later.

The person in charge called the guard on the ship and led them to the cell where the authority had been unlocked.

At this time, the high temperature in the cell had dissipated, and Chen Ming had modified the heat dissipation circuit back to its original state and even optimized it.

And on the director's shriveled body on the floor of the room, they found a terminal that recorded all of the director's crimes.

The crime recorded on the first page of the terminal was the record of him taking kickbacks from the repair shop.

When everyone saw the situation here, they were 100% sure that it was Chen Ming who did it, and there was also substantial evidence.

But no one would mention it, at least no one on the ship.

Just treat it as the death of an insignificant person.

In this way, the matter of the space station has come to an end.

Chen Ming quickly sent the video of the entire process to the factory manager.

The factory director was amazed and praised Chen Ming's efficiency.

Chen Ming chatted briefly with the factory manager and then hung up the call.

After that, Chen Ming thought about it and decided to give his boss a call as well.

But just before he did that, his boss called him.

"Xiao Ming, someone is interested in Yan Xiong in your hand."

"They said they are willing to provide a psychic plant that has entered a stable cultivation state."

"What psychic plant?"

"The fairy tree,"

"They can provide a dedicated breeding chamber and breeding methods, and can arrange for someone to take care of it for the next ten years."

"If something unexpected happens to this psychic plant within ten years, they can compensate you with a new one, and the ten-year agreement will start from the beginning."

"But correspondingly, they also hope that you can help stabilize Yan Xiong's condition and prevent him from waking up."

The boss' words seemed to indicate that the person who wanted to trade with him knew his situation, so Chen Ming asked, "Who needs it?"

"He's the CEO of a company called Harmony Mining. He's also a friend of mine."

Chen Ming was stunned when he heard what his boss said. The name seemed a little familiar.

The name of the company whose space station the factory manager just told him about was occupied by Zuo Jing also seemed to be harmonious.

So Chen Ming immediately checked and found that they were indeed from the same family.

The main body of this company is Harmony Mining Company, and the Vegetation Research Station is a space station of a subsidiary of the mining company that specializes in plant type scientific research.

The CEO of a mining company wants Yan Xiong, so how useful is Yan Xiong to them...

hiss--

Chen Ming suddenly reacted.

Yan Xiong, a metal psychic, seems to be able to be used as a smelting tool for alloys.

Without waiting for the boss to continue speaking.

Chen Ming realized that his idea was absolutely feasible.

Yan Xiong had lost consciousness at this time, and only his spiritual energy was used to instinctively absorb the surrounding metal to repair his body.

Chen Ming can control all the metal materials on Yan Xiong's body, preventing it from doing so, and at the same time allowing it to do so.

This means that as long as he uses his spiritual power to deliberately adjust the proportion of the materials he needs, he can actively let Yan Xiong absorb them.

Then Yan Xiong will fuse these metals into alloys by himself.

Each piece of the alloy fused in this way will be a perfect alloy.

Then, Chen Ming can dig out the alloy.

This is probably what the CEO of the mining company thinks.

Even at this moment, an even more outrageous idea popped up in Chen Ming's mind.

He could extract the most basic alloy materials from Yan Xiong's body that constituted his body.

These materials, reinforced with countless metal materials and strong enough to withstand the explosive power that can destroy a battleship, have unique value in the world.

And as long as Chen Ming wanted, he could extract these unique materials piece by piece and replace them with other low-level materials.

It has no effect on Yan Xiong's survival, nor does it affect Chen Ming's psychic control over him. It will only cause his physical strength to decline.

But this is more in line with Chen Ming's idea of ​​using his body to refine alloy.

And those materials that are extracted are of at least special grade and have psychic energy fluctuations and can definitely be used in many places.

I couldn't hold it in, and was reviewed again 　　 　 (End of this chapter)