Bai Quan, who was arranging people to strengthen the surveillance near Chen Ming's dome, immediately thought to himself: "Finally."

He thought back to the research report on the Purgatory Core that Chen Ming had provided him, calmed down his emotions from the recent troubles, and responded to Cheng Xinghai: "I know, when exactly?"

"Chen Ming said it was tonight."

"How are the others preparing?"

"They are all fine, and they all seem to be looking forward to fighting Chen Ming."

Chen Ming had never interacted with other people from the 14th Legion. Bai Quan immediately realized the reason why these people wanted to fight with Chen Ming and said, "Don't make anyone think that they shouldn't have any."

"Dad Bai, no, Uncle Bai, don't worry, I keep the proper distance from everyone."

"And the teammates I chose for Chen Ming are all guys who only think about fighting and killing, and will not be distracted by things outside the court."

"Oh, there's also Cheng Xinghe. No, it seems like he only has fighting and killing in his mind."

"Anyway, don't worry about the selection. I've been carefully selecting people these past few days. The strength of the two teams is definitely similar, so there won't be any problems."

Bai Quan didn't react at all when Cheng Xinghai called him Dad Bai.

Cheng Xinghai's personality makes him talk nonsense more than once or twice when there is nothing important to do.

Moreover, he had just been wondering where Cheng Xinghai had gone for the past two days and why he hadn't come to see him.

In the past few days, when I was teaching, I inadvertently mentioned Cheng Xinghai to Chen Ming, but Chen Ming didn't know either and said that they had no contact.

It seems that he went back to school these two days to find those who have the permission to use the simulation equipment.

These candidates are basically her peers, and they are still the top students in school. They have only been gathered together today.

Then Bai Quan will not go for the second review, and Cheng Xinghai can still make people feel at ease when it comes to serious matters.

"I understand. Just send me a list of the personnel when the time comes. I will personally review the video and send it to their school. Whether they will get rewards from the school or be scolded by the instructor depends on their performance."

"ah?"

Cheng Xinghai made an unexpected sound.

"I don't understand why I treat this private match you organized as a formal competition?"

Cheng Xinghai reacted immediately and asked, "Because of Chen Ming?"

Baiquan did not give a direct answer, but said: "I won't tell you, you will know it soon anyway."

"I will still set the rules for tonight's battle. I will then confirm with Chen Ming some rules that only he can know."

Cheng Xinghai did not have any problem with Bai Quan not answering her question, and asked instead: "Is it related to his psychic power again?"

"Yes, the simulation equipment is still unable to directly simulate the effects of some psychic powers, so it can only be done with this special setting."

"I need to make sure both of you can fully realize the upper limit of your combined strength."

Cheng Xinghai suddenly thought of the last simulated battle and asked, "You said before that Chen Ming's spiritual power was partially restricted by you..."

"I will restrict him this time as well. At least I won't let him do anything that exceeds his own spiritual power limit."

In fact, Baiquan had half a sentence left to say, which was that it was a bit difficult to say how many restrictions there were.

He was sure that Chen Ming's psychic power definitely had some effects that he was completely unaware of.

And what he wanted to impose on Chen Ming was restriction in this aspect.

Simply put, it's the same as having no restrictions.

After all, it is impossible for Chen Ming to use his undisplayed spiritual power here.

Moreover, judging from the spiritual power Chen Ming has displayed so far, with the assistance of someone special, he can definitely defeat Cheng Xinghai's side in a large-scale battlefield.

Cheng Xinghai was quite happy with Bai Quan's answer. After witnessing the disgusting extent of Chen Ming's psychic power, she no longer had confidence in defeating Chen Ming in a one-on-one situation with equal forces on the front battlefield.

Just an unlimited-use jump engine can make Chen Ming invincible in pure combat, which is disgusting to an outrageous degree.

Only when there is a headquarters base on a large-scale battlefield, a place that can limit Chen Ming's use of spiritual energy, can Cheng Xinghai see the possibility of winning.

In addition, Chen Ming's spiritual power was restricted by Bai Quan. Cheng Xinghai felt that the next large-scale simulated battle should be the closest she would ever be to defeating Chen Ming.

Seeing that Cheng Xinghai seemed to be in a good mood and had no idea of ​​his sinister intentions, Bai Quan said directly: "Go and have someone prepare, don't let him down."

"Don't worry, no one will miss a simulation of this scale."

"By the way, do you need to tell them that you are going to send the video to their school after review?"

Baiquan said immediately: "Tell them to put some pressure on them. Don't let your teammates think that this simulation is a casual thing."

Cheng Xinghai suddenly realized Bai Quan's idea, the corners of his mouth curled up a little, and he said in a long voice: "Okay--"

That night.

Chen Ming directly arranged for all researchers in the institute to have a holiday the next day.

After all, Chen Ming thought that the Extraordinary Research Institute was currently helping the Fourteenth Legion to complete another civilization heritage obtained from the Mechanical Clan, and occasionally doing part-time research on the Mechanical Clan.

Most of the researchers who came here also knew about this situation. Those who didn't know already understood it when Chen Ming gave them part of the research report on the core of Purgatory and asked them to help improve it.

It is normal for such a research institute to have holidays after completing a research task.

Although the project was mainly carried out by Chen Ming alone, the others only participated in some purely auxiliary work in the final stage.

Moreover, it has only been a few days since these researchers officially started working.

But there are definitely all the necessary rules.

Moreover, after Chen Ming completed his research on the core of Purgatory and handed the complete report to Bai Quan.

Other researchers at the Extraordinary Research Institute also received the complete research report on the Purgatory Core sent to them by Chen Ming, and they all knew that the Purgatory Core project had been completed.

Now that you are familiar with the work and have completed the project, there will always be time to rest.

As for researchers, if they are interested, they will naturally read Chen Ming's complete paper during the holidays. After all, many people come here for Chen Ming's reputation as the psychic who knows the most about the mechanical race.

What if there are people who are not interested and have no objection to Chen Ming taking a vacation with his salary paid? Anyway, there are no restrictions on the movements of researchers in the entire Extraordinary Research Institute except Chen Ming.

It is not to say that there is no leisure time at the Fourteenth Legion’s base, and there are some domes for leisure and entertainment for the people here.

Especially for non-military researchers.

It only takes a few minutes to contact someone at the terminal to pick you up.

However, it seemed that everyone in the institute was very interested in Chen Ming's complete research report, and no one said they wanted to leave.

This made Chen Ming feel relieved and he could safely participate in the battle against Cheng Xinghai.

After dinner time.

Bai Quan appeared near Chen Ming's dome on a destroyer that was suspected to be used for the next reconnaissance mission, and took Chen Ming to where the simulation equipment was located.

Chen Ming knew that the simulation equipment was installed in a separate dome, and he even knew the general situation there.

Although it was his first time here, he felt very familiar when walking in the building where the simulation equipment was located.

Soon he arrived in front of a simulation device that was almost the same size as the laboratory in his dome.

When he arrived in front of the device, Bai Quan suddenly stopped, called up a menu on the operating screen of the simulation device, and said to Chen Ming: "Because the next one is going to be a new simulation battle, I have to confirm the rules with you again."

Bai Quan continued to talk to Chen Ming while operating the menu: "The basic rules are still the same as last time, but I have unlocked most of the restrictions for you. You can set them according to the extent that your psychic power can achieve."

"But I still have a few things to confirm with you, because this simulation may involve capital ships."

"So I have to ask you in advance, can I tell you? Can you control a capital ship?"

Baiquan's inquiry is naturally reasonable.

After all, if you want to set the rules of the simulation device to suit Chen Ming's psychic powers, it will definitely expose his information to a certain extent.

However, for Chen Ming, as long as the Zerg are not exposed, he can use other psychic powers at will.

His ability to control spacecraft and various industrial facilities has almost been exposed long ago.

There was no way to hide these things since he wanted to build a colony of his own.

The fact that he could control the mechanical race must have been speculated by people the moment the fact that he could control Yuhui was exposed.

So once it’s exposed, it’s exposed.

These leaked intelligence may be able to provide the think tank with more information about his psychic powers, so that some things that Chen Ming cannot explain clearly will not be difficult for the think tank to understand.

From the fact that the think tank had previously found the most correct way to use the mechanical race, it can be seen that their role is definitely not small. If this information is leaked, the positive impact will most likely be greater than the negative impact.

So after thinking about it, Chen Ming gave a positive answer: "Yes."

But then Chen Ming added: "But I have never actually controlled a battleship. Before I actually control a battleship, I can only give you an estimated answer."

"Estimation is fine. Just take your time."

Chen Ming thought about it again.

The maximum number of spaceships he can currently control is eight cruisers, one more than before.

It was indeed close to being able to control the capital ship, so Chen Ming thought about his words and said, "I can control anything, including spaceships and industrial equipment. Except for the large amount of mental energy consumed at the moment of control, it is very simple to maintain my psychic control over the equipment."

Baiquan also thought about it and said, "Then let's do this. You can control the battleship, but after controlling the battleship, you will be unable to move for one day in the simulation. How about that?"

"no problem."

"Okay, second question, if your mental strength is completely exhausted, will your control over these things be lost?"

"No, I'm sure of that. I've tried it."

Baiquan nodded in surprise, took note of this and then asked, "Is there an upper limit to the scale of your psychic control? Oh, I don't think so."

Before Chen Ming could answer, Bai Quan suddenly thought of what Chen Ming had done that they had previously investigated.

At least two galaxies' afterglow colonies were directly emptied out by Chen Ming, and it seems that his psychic power has no limit.

Chen Ming said casually: "Actually, there were some in the past, but now..."

"Well, that's a pass. The next one is the limit of your psychic power in terms of repair."

"I remember you said before that you could repair the spacecraft even if there was only one iron atom left. I believe that."

"But how many times can your mental power be repaired, or how much damage can it repair?"

Chen Ming was a little stumped by this question, because he himself was not sure now.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Let me put it this way. When I first worked with you to cause trouble at Yu Hui's place, I first robbed Yu Hui's things and ran away, and then worked with you to do the rest."

"Under the circumstances at the time, I used psychic energy to repair the cruiser continuously for two days in order to quickly transfer Afterglow's belongings, allowing the cruiser to use jumps multiple times."

"I can't quite remember the exact number of times, but the amount of mental energy consumed when I was repairing things wasn't that much."

"As long as my mental strength is not exhausted and the materials are still there, everything in my hands and under my control can be repaired without limit."

Bai Quan was thinking subconsciously when he heard Chen Ming's words.

Although Chen Ming clearly stated that he did not consume much mental energy when repairing the ship, since Chen Ming also said that he would faint if he controlled the battleship, then the cruiser that had been repaired for two consecutive days...

"Can you handle this?"

Chen Ming replied somewhat ambiguously: "I have some good things used by psychics that can help me with the use of psychic powers."

Baiquan nodded. Without asking further questions, he said, "Speaking of this kind of thing, I asked the doctor during the day for a list of medicines that you psychics can use. I'll send it to you later. You can take a look at it later."

"OK."

"Well, this one is also acceptable. Mental strength is hard to define, so I won't restrict you. You can decide for yourself."

Bai Quan still believes in Chen Ming's character.

"That's fine. When my mental strength reaches a certain level, I will stop and wait for recovery. I will try my best to act according to my actual situation."

"That would be great."

Bai Quan clicked a few more times on the terminal, turned to Chen Ming and said, "I think these are the important ones. Think about if there is anything else you missed. I can fill it in for you now."

Chen Ming thought about it immediately and said, "In the previous battle between Cheng Xinghai and I, as long as the opponent's spacecraft touched the wreckage of my spacecraft, it would be contaminated with the materials controlled by me."

"I can use this method to directly destroy the spacecraft contaminated with materials I control. How do you say this?"

Bai Quan immediately thought of the last time when Cheng Xinghai’s fleet was forced into a head-on battle due to Chen Ming’s unilateral attack.

"Well... this kind of large-scale combat can help you get rid of this limitation. Your vision will also be preserved. Remember to control your mental strength."

Who makes this cheating-like ability Chen Ming’s most basic ability?

It is indeed not a good idea to restrict Chen Ming on this scale, and Bai Quan’s own idea is to let Chen Ming fully exert the effect of his psychic power in order to determine Chen Ming’s true value in the war.

After continuing to discuss with Chen Ming and modifying some detailed rules.

Bai Quan finished setting the rules for the next battle, and when he started the equipment, he took the opportunity to ask Chen Ming: "Have you seen the background of this simulated battle?"

"And the background?"

"Okay, it seems Cheng Xinghai didn't tell you, so I'll tell you now."

"The prototype area for this simulation is one-third of the Galo star field."

"The setting is that the local government and the military are corrupt and collude with each other to exploit their colonies."

"Some soldiers at the bottom chose to resist, and they gathered together to start a rebellion, which quickly gained momentum with the support of all parties."

"The rebels will be weak at the beginning, but the government forces will not be too strong either, because according to the setting, many people do not support the government, but secretly support the rebels, so the rebels will also have some hidden benefits."

"That's about it."

Chen Ming immediately complained: "What kind of weird background is this?"

Bai Quan spread his hands and said, "After all, the Galo-2 star region in the Galo star region has a criminal record, and it just so happens that a war may break out in the Galo star region in the future, so..."

"In short, the government forces need to wipe out the rebels within a limited time, otherwise the rebels will attract the attention of higher-ups, and the corrupt senior officials will be taken down."

"The rebels need to hold out under the siege of government forces and wait for the government's order."

Chen Ming suddenly made a stop gesture and said, "Wait, wait for the imperial edict? Isn't it over when the government troops are captured by the top leaders?"

"You noticed all this?"

"That's right. After the rebels finish fighting the government forces, they will face a high-level test of encirclement and suppression. If they pass, they will be forgiven. If they fail, it will only be considered a victory for the government forces."

Chen Ming said subconsciously: "Why do I feel like something similar has happened before."

"It really happened, but it happened many years ago, and it wasn't in the Galo Star Region."

"The rebels at that time actually passed the encirclement and suppression test and were successfully pacified. However, the propaganda caliber of this matter was not like that. After all, the empire has to save face."

"And another unfortunate thing was that the leader of the rebels disappeared in that battle."

Bai Quan looked at Chen Ming, his expression suddenly changed slightly, as if he had thought of something, and waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore."

"There is something else I need to tell you."

"Although this simulation is a simulated battle like your last one, it is completely different once you enter. You can feel it once you enter."

"Although you will not be able to go to areas outside the set area for various reasons, at least the entire star field is still in operation in the simulation, not just one-third of the star field that you can move around in."

"The existence of the surroundings will still have an impact on the simulation, so you have to pay attention to this."

"It's quite complicated to explain what the specific impact might be, so I won't tell you about it here."

"The others will probably explain this to you later, so don't worry."

After finishing this topic, Chen Ming and Bai Quan chatted for a while about some details of the rules.

After everything was set up, Chen Ming was led by Bai Quan to a separate small room in the building where the simulation equipment was located.

This room contains a semi-open cabin placed on the ground, similar to a cryogenic hibernation chamber, which is connected to a large number of wires.

Those lines are used to monitor the physical condition of the person lying in the cabin to ensure that no physical problems occur during the use of the equipment. If a problem is detected, an alarm will be issued immediately.

Wait a moment.

When Chen Ming reached this point, he suddenly thought that although his prosthetic brain was the same as the Zerg's brain, it was purely a carrier of consciousness, allowing consciousness to exist in the body.

But this kind of deep dive would require some function of the brain, and he wasn't sure if his prosthesis could get in.

But Chen Ming changed his mind and thought again.

Since I've already had two experiences of consciousness infiltration, and my main body can enter ordinary simulations normally even from a long distance away, it should be possible this time, probably.

If things really don't work, he still has backup options, so it's not a big problem.

Chen Ming lay in the cabin, put on a helmet, and activated the deep consciousness infiltration function.

Fortunately, the device did not sound an alarm saying that no living person was detected. Chen Ming could feel that his thinking was gradually being accelerated by the device.

It seems that he does not need to do anything to destroy the equipment to buy time for him to build a new one and use it near the main body.

Chen Ming relaxed and completely immersed his consciousness in the simulation device.

When the various indicators of Chen Ming's prosthesis detected by instruments gradually stabilized, only the brain activity of the prosthesis reached a new level.

Bai Quan left the room and closed the door of the compartment. The door automatically locked, isolating everyone outside.

Unless the person inside opens it voluntarily, or there is a problem with the person inside's physical detection, or there are two or more administrators who open it with a key, there is no way to break in directly.

People who enter deep consciousness are themselves very vulnerable, and deep consciousness infiltration also requires very precise adjustments to accelerate brain thinking.

Any external interference may cause problems with accelerated thinking.

The impact of problems with the brain is extremely terrifying, so the Fourteenth Legion has always done its utmost to protect people using simulation equipment.

Bai Quan tried pressing the electronic door lock next to him a few times, and after confirming that it couldn't be opened, he went to the room next to Chen Ming, where there was also a similar device.

As the referee of this match, he also had to dive deep into the battle and keep an eye on the entire situation.

(End of this chapter)