200. Chapter 199 Contract, Test



Bai Quan's words made Chen Ming think about the current situation of the empire for a while, and then he suddenly understood and asked, "Maintaining stability?"

"That's right."

Bai Quan said without denying, "It seems that you have also thought about the consequences of your technology being obtained by certain people."

"Yeah, I've already imagined the scene where Zuo Jing uses my technology to fly a self-destructing plane around and blow it up for fun."

Bai Quan was silent for a second because of Chen Ming's wonderful description, and continued: "It is no problem to continue researching hyperspace technology in the military field."

"But if we want to transfer military technology to civilian use, we will inevitably have to face this negative impact, which will not benefit the stability of the empire at all."

Chen Ming commented: "I think it's a bit complacent."

"So I just said that the Empire's current level of hyperspace technology is sufficient, and the Empire has only restricted civilian hyperspace technology, not completely blocked it, and everything for military use remains the same."

"Let me give you an example. Suppose your workplace is only two kilometers away from where you usually rest, and the Empire has restricted your means of transportation, so you can only use bicycles or some ordinary vehicles."

"Then they restricted the development and use of rail trains and aerospace vehicles in the civilian field, prohibiting you from taking these two forms of transportation during your daily commute. Does it affect you?"

The answer to this question is obvious.

Chen Ming answered decisively: "No."

"That's what I call 'enough.'"

"Considering the scale of the Empire, the current level of civilian hyperspace technology is sufficient."

Bai Quan suddenly said with some emotion: "If it were the pioneering era in the past, your technological empire would definitely do everything possible to spread it to every galaxy, every place with the ability to manufacture related technologies, and every spacecraft that can install this technology, making the empire's territory even larger."

"But now, the pioneering era has ended, and with the various events that have occurred in recent times, the conflicts within the empire are gradually increasing."

"If the hyperspace technology of civilian low-level ships is more abundant, the benefits to the overall environment will be far less than the difficulties solved."

Chen Ming interrupted at this time and said, "That's true."

Because when he returned to the space station this time, he had already felt the changes in the border star field from many places, and some of the changes within the empire were also experienced by him personally.

"A technology always has multiple aspects. If the negative effects cannot be effectively controlled, we would rather not release it and only use it within the military."

"But we can only guarantee that this technology will not be leaked within five years of full deployment."

"Wait a moment."

Chen Ming suddenly interrupted Bai Quan and asked, "Your military's internal technology can only be kept secret for five years?"

Bai Quan said helplessly, "There's nothing we can do about it. The Empire has so many legions, so many star field theaters, and their subordinate departments. It's already pretty good that they can guarantee no leaks for five years."

"But on the other hand, the pressure of leaking technology within five years has indeed promoted the efficiency of our military technology innovation."

Chen Ming couldn't help but complain: "This promotion method is a bit outrageous."

"It's outrageous, so we must come up with countermeasures against this technology within five years. We can't allow this technology to be used without restriction. At the same time, we have to come up with a new generation of technology."

"Otherwise it will be fatal."

"Anyway, according to the researchers here, let's not talk about the new generation of technology for now."

"As for countermeasures, they plan to place a large blocker in every galaxy, similar to the device that I sold you before to block the jump signal."

"Then, every spacecraft that uses hyperspace jump must first notify the target galaxy in advance through FTL communication and open up permissions. Otherwise, no one will be allowed to pass."

"That should solve most of the problems, it just takes time."

"To be honest, your technology can also promote the development of a bunch of other technologies in disguise. Considering its own effects, it really has a bright future for further development."

"But at the moment we really can't make this technology public, and we really have to come up with countermeasures."

After listening to Bai Quan's story, Chen Ming frowned and thought for a while, and finally asked in confusion: "So why are you telling me this?"

"Forehead……"

Bai Quan didn't expect Chen Ming to react like this, and explained: "Aren't you afraid that you will feel wronged? Let me explain to you in detail why we want to cooperate with you, but we have to impose restrictions and countermeasures."

"Of course, this is not so absolute. There may be some relaxation in these aspects in recent years."

"But I have only heard this news, I can't guarantee it, so let's follow the strict rules first."

Seeing Bai Quan's expression, Chen Ming also explained: "I don't really care."

He did not study this to benefit the people of the empire, nor for any fame.

He is only in it for self-gratification and pure profit, nothing more.

Anyway, it was acquired by the Fourteenth Legion and then put into use by the entire imperial army. It’s not like they won’t pay.

The money was paid, so what did it matter to him what others did with the technology? What did it matter to him whether it was restricted or not? If the Empire started the pioneering era again one day and really needed this technology, the Empire would definitely be more anxious to release it than he was.

As for countermeasures.

He knew his technique very well, and he could just pick up a blocking pulse generator to counter it directly, without having to spend any time studying it.

It's simply that the galaxy at the landing point of the hyperspace jump has no way to detect the fluctuations of the jump in advance like the jump engine, so there is indeed a need for some kind of early warning measure.

But this is all normal.

Even if the military doesn't do it, Chen Ming might have to find a way to make one himself in the future.

Otherwise, if Zuo Jing really got hold of this technology, and used hyperspace jumps to send self-destructive planes everywhere, who knows if it would come back to haunt him one day.

So Chen Ming doesn't care about the counter-measures at all.

Got a reply from Chen Ming.

Bai Quan understood Chen Ming's attitude, so he didn't continue talking. He brought the topic back to the main business and said, "Then let's talk about the details."

"Here are several plans, profit sharing and buyout..."

Chen Ming interrupted directly: "Buying it out is not possible."

This is too much of a loss for him.

Chen Ming's idea was actually very simple, which was to rely on his psychic powers to come up with more research technology patents, and then use them to cooperate with others to share the profits and make a steady income.

A one-time buyout may seem like a lot, but his development is not a one-time thing. Only long-term returns can be more stable.

Unless he is really in a situation where he can't make ends meet and is about to run out of funds, he will never accept a buyout.

"OK."

Bai Quan must have followed Chen Ming's request, but he also asked tentatively: "As for the profit sharing... can you give me a friendly price?"

"Let me think about it."

Chen Ming made a simple calculation based on his patent share in antimatter technology and the antimatter patent share of others, Sinda Corporation and some sponsors.

The effort and money earned by companies that helped with promotion and manufacturing of antimatter-related technology and equipment were calculated.

Then he came up with a ratio that was completely acceptable to him, and finally gave Baiquan a 98% discount.

After all, this is a long-term big business, and if the discount is a little bit bigger, Chen Ming's loss will still be relatively large.

What's more, Chen Ming will have other projects to cooperate with Bai Quan in the future. Although Chen Ming's concessions may not seem much now, Bai Quan will definitely get enough benefits in the future.

Baiquan considered it and agreed.

"Then we can just sign the contract. You have basically written down the complete technology in your paper, so we can just follow it."

"However, the actual start of mass production and large-scale testing may be slow, after all, the Empire is still pushing antimatter technology."

Chen Ming had nothing to say about this, so he just responded casually: "I know."

He knew that antimatter technology and his own technology were not on the same level at all, and he was aware of the gap between them, so he did not have any opinion.

Anyway, as long as he can get the money in the end, he doesn't care about anything else.

Bai Quan quickly drafted several contracts and sent them to Chen Ming. It was obvious that they had been prepared long ago and only required a few numbers to be changed before they could be used.

"And we plan to register you in the government agencies of the Empire."

"nominal?"

If you want to put your name on it, you must find a place to put it.

And the title that Bai Quan mentioned must be under the name of the 14th Legion.

It seems that Bai Quan found that direct invitation to join was unsuccessful some time ago, so he switched to another indirect way and slowly made his plans.

But in fact, from the perspective of the outside world, Chen Ming’s current identity has been confirmed.

The Psychic Society does not restrict its members from joining other forces, and most other forces do not mind their subordinate psychics being members of the Psychic Society.

From the outside world's perspective, Chen Ming is a member of the Psychic Society and has also joined the 14th Legion.

Only the Fourteenth Corps itself knew that Chen Ming was just close to the Fourteenth Corps and had some cooperation with them.

That's why Bai Quan has been trying to invite Chen Ming to formally join.

But Chen Ming never made such a decision that might limit himself.

Bai Quan hurriedly explained when he heard Chen Ming's question: "Because some accounts need to be made public, but some things cannot be told to others, so it is best to give you a position so that we can pay you money and other benefits later."

Chen Ming asked: "Just a figurehead?"

"It's just a title, there is no obligation."

"It's just a civilian position in a research institute under our 14th Corps. The research institute doesn't even have a real place, let alone any responsibilities."

Chen Ming asked again: "Whether I put my name on it or not, will it affect my cooperation with you?"

Bai Quan answered decisively: "It has no impact. There will be other solutions for the shortfall in the account. It's just a little more troublesome."

"Is that so? Forget it then."

Rather than restricting himself, Chen Ming thought it would be better to trouble Bai Quan.

After getting Chen Ming's answer, Bai Quan didn't bring up the matter further. After all, it was not the first or second time that he was rejected.

He now has a thorough understanding of Chen Ming and knows exactly what level of invitation will not cause Chen Ming's disgust.

As long as they continue to cooperate in the future, there will always be opportunities for invitations.

Bai Quan quickly put the small failure behind him and prepared several contract documents that could not be prepared in advance, ready to give them to Chen Ming for signing.

While waiting, Chen Ming could still hear the sound of Bai Quan's fingers tapping on the computer keyboard and terminal.

Chen Ming asked Bai Quan casually out of boredom: "So you are at the Fourteenth Army Headquarters now, right?"

"right."

"Isn't it troublesome to manage the Galo Star Region?"

"That's not the case. I have a trustworthy deputy left in the base over there."

"Moreover, after the previous battle with Yuhui and the downfall of several people who were causing trouble in the war zone, internal problems are no longer a problem."

"It won't have any impact if I'm away for a while."

"And the headquarters also supports me. I will go back as soon as the ceremony is over."

"I also need to expand the influence of our Fourteenth Legion in the Galo Star Region."

Chen Ming suddenly recalled and asked, "Didn't I hear you say before that your 14th Legion came to the Galo Star Region because the progress on the front battlefield was not ideal and you wanted to increase investment in other areas to create results?"

Bai Quan paused while sorting out the contract, thought for a moment and said to Chen Ming, "It wasn't at the beginning."

"In the beginning, it was purely because that bastard Cheng Xinghe was causing trouble outside, and I had to go over and bring him back."

"But after a quick investigation, I discovered that the local military in this marginal star region had lax discipline and was extremely corrupt."

"But it's strange that they managed to defend the border when there is a branch star field of the Afterglow Clan and a branch star field of the Mechanical Clan outside."

"I put some pressure on the local army and then spent some time investigating."

"It turns out that not all people have turned bad. There are still a few troops that have not gone along with the corrupt. They are the main force resisting the Mechanoids and Yuhui on the front line."

"And then there happened to be a clear list of smuggled materials and personnel provided by Xinda Company."

"With this thing and an appointment document urgently sent from the rear, we were able to occupy this place."

"Those who should be sent to military court should be sent to military court, and those who should be incorporated should be incorporated."

"In short, our Fourteenth Legion took over the military management of this star region, and then we came up with the idea of ​​opening a gap in this direction."

"It's mainly because the empire's policies seem to have changed in recent times."

Chen Ming listened to Bai Quan's words and suddenly remembered something that happened. He immediately said, "Wait a minute."

"What's wrong?"

While Bai Quan was puzzled, Chen Ming opened the panel of the mule-class logistics cargo ship that was being driven around the Galo star field by Gamma B.

Then I opened the warehouse on the panel to confirm.

Then, Chen Ming said to Bai Quan: "I have something in my hand."

Chen Ming activated his psychic power on the Mule-class and sent something in the Mule-class cargo hold to Baiquan.

"What is this? Dog... Ahem, military ID card?"

"right."

The military ID card that Chen Ming just handed over was the one he got when he and Gamma A drove the refraction and followed Yu Hui's fleet to raid the military outpost of the Galo-2 star sector near the planet Ruimu.

It was found on the body of a soldier who was stuck in the escape pod of a captured military spacecraft.

Found along with the military ID card was the evidence of smuggling corruption in the Galo-2 star zone military that Bai Quan had just mentioned, which was discovered by Chen Ming and handed over to the Sinda Company, and then passed on by the Sinda Company.

Although he had specially sorted the things in the warehouse onto the mule before, he didn't expect that they could still be preserved until now.

Chen Ming explained to Bai Quan the process of how he obtained his military ID card.

Anyway, now that his psychic powers have been revealed, there is no need to hide the past.

At the end of his explanation, Chen Ming added: "I don't know how you handled this soldier in the end, but I still hope that he will be treated fairly in the end."

Bai Quan also temporarily put down the terminal, lowered his head and looked at the military card in his hand, stroked the name on it and said: "Don't worry, the 14th Corps has a complete protection system for all the fallen soldiers, and it will not let anyone down."

"I will arrange for someone to investigate, and the results will be announced in due course. Just wait and watch the news."

Bai Quan put away his military badge and said to Chen Ming, "Come to think of it, I remember you told me before that I would soon know why you, who studies spacecraft, suddenly want to learn those biological technologies, right?"

Chen Ming nodded and said, "Soon. It should be during your promotion ceremony."

“It looks like this matter has something to do with me.”

"Yes, it has a lot to do with you."

"Good or bad?"

"How can something bad happen on your big day?"

"That's good."

"Oh, by the way, since you mentioned the ceremony later, there is something I need to tell you."

"I probably won't be able to spare any time from now on, so I may have to stop teaching you for a few days."

Chen Ming could understand Bai Quan's busyness.

Moreover, Baiquan has been able to take time out to teach every day over the past month, which shows that he values ​​him enough.

So Chen Ming was not surprised nor could he accept it when Bai Quan said that teaching would be suspended for a few days.

"It's just right for me to digest what I've learned during this period."

Bai Quan smiled and said, "I don't think you need to digest anything. With your learning efficiency, you can digest everything you learn in one go, especially in the past few days."

Chen Ming indeed felt that his learning efficiency in the past two days was indeed exaggerated.

Because he had figured out one thing after writing the paper.

Anyway, he has already destroyed a colony of the mechanical race, so it is certain that the mechanical race will come to hunt him down.

The scale of the chase will definitely be more than forty cruisers.

Since it makes no difference to Chen Ming whether it is a cruiser fleet or a battleship, he doesn't care at all as long as the temporary base is not discovered.

What's more, is there anything in the universe that can outrun him? The multiple jump capabilities brought by psychic energy made Chen Ming not afraid at all.

Moreover, since the mechanical race was already in his hands, wouldn't it be a huge loss if he didn't control them and leave them there or dismantle them into the most basic materials? Even if Chen Ming only killed the consciousness of these mechanical race individuals and left their bodies, it would still be a pure loss.

It’s better to be direct.

Therefore, with the feedback from the enhanced mechanical hive mind network, the learning efficiency instantly jumped up a lot.

It wasn't long before Bai Quan got used to Chen Ming's learning efficiency before he was frightened again.

Chen Ming did not respond to Bai Quan's statement, but just smiled and asked, "I should have learned half a semester's progress in the past month?"

Bai Quan thought about the content he taught Chen Ming yesterday and said, "Not enough. You are almost at the end of the semester now."

"I know that you psychics have good brains, even those who don't have special brain enhancements, but I never thought it would be this outrageous."

“Maybe I have a talent?”

"Of course you did. Even before you learned how to command, you were able to rely on the pirate space station's ragtag fleet and psychic energy to fight a military fleet to a draw. You were already very talented."

"But after learning professional knowledge, it is not certain whether you still have talent."

"I've seen many people who were very spiritual before they started learning systematically, but after they finished learning, they became a little rigid. I don't want you to become like that."

Chen Mingfa asked: "I remember I just had a fight with the mechanical race, right? Can't you see if I still have talent?"

Bai Quan suddenly had a troubled look on his face and said, "I've watched the video you sent me."

"To be honest, it's worthless. If you can beat them, just use your drones to crush them."

"If we can't win, one ship will be the last one to leave, and unmanned fighters will cover the retreat."

"There is indeed nothing wrong with what was done, but there is really no way to say more."

"Unless you go out without the Stardust, you might run into an enemy that will require you to use your psychic powers to evenly match your strength."

"You must experience a battle like this, or a pure battle where the weak defeat the strong, to see if you still have talent for command after systematic training."

Chen Ming knew that there was nothing wrong with what Bai Quan said, but he had his own thoughts: "I would rather not have such a day. I will crush all the enemies that can be crushed, and those that cannot be crushed will just run away."

“There will always be a day when you can’t run anymore.”

Chen Ming knew clearly that Bai Quan was talking about a colony. Since he wanted to personally build a colony that was not within the territory of the empire, he would have to face foreign enemies on his own in the future, which he would definitely not be able to escape.

"That's why I'm learning command techniques. I just hope that I can rely on psychic energy to get through normal situations, and I will have the ability to command when necessary."

Bai Quan had some understanding of Chen Ming's thoughts during his time with him, so he did not argue with Chen Ming on this point. He just said, "Then I'll take some time out in the next two days to arrange a test for you and borrow our simulation equipment."

"Is it finally done?"

"Yes, the station in the Galo Star Region is already installing it, and it will be ready for use soon. Don't take away the equipment that I worked so hard to get."

"Not to the extent that it is not ...

Baiquan's casual joke eased the slightly awkward atmosphere of the conversation.

Chen Ming asked curiously, "Who are you going to arrange for me to face?"

"I'm still thinking about it. I need to find you an opponent who can be equally matched with you even when facing a psychic like you."

"oh?"

Chen Ming noticed the problem in Bai Quan's words and asked, "Can this device also simulate psychic energy?"

Baiquan said as a matter of course: "Of course not."

"It's just a simulated environment that can be debugged, enough to achieve some effects similar to your psychic powers."

"We'll officially start after I get back from headquarters."

(End of this chapter)


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