When Chen Ming used liquid metal to carry a large number of people to the open space near the shopping mall.

Lou Wei, Major General Song and others could see that Chen Ming was not performing any operations on the colony itself, but was instead doing some extra things that had nothing to do with the gambling agreement.

To the extent that Lou Wei is now extremely looking forward to seeing Chen Ming's lack of mental strength due to doing this matter, which ultimately leads to his failure to complete the agreement.

Major General Song hoped that this matter could end peacefully, at least in this way he could get an answer from Bai Quan that would put him at ease.

The several leaders of the local government and military departments who were called by Bai Quan also rushed over as soon as they noticed what the metal liquid was doing.

They came to Chen Ming and asked him, "Mr. Chen Ming, who are these people?"

"I asked Baiquan to invite you over here, hoping that you can help deal with those people who are involved with Zuo Jing."

The several responsible persons who had just arrived looked at each other in bewilderment when they heard this answer.

Although Chen Ming is a psychic, it is a bit incomprehensible that he suddenly used his psychic powers to capture a large number of people from various places in a colony.

The military leader asked tentatively: "You said they are Zuo Jing? What about the evidence..."

Before he could finish his words, suddenly everyone heard several consecutive explosions coming from far away in the residential area, which was also a residential area.

"What's going on?"

The military and police immediately sensed something was wrong and sent people to investigate the site of the explosion.

But Chen Ming stopped him: "Just now, some people detonated the explosives buried where they lived. I didn't have time to clean up all the explosives around them. If you go there, you will only see corpses, and you will have to find a way to clean them up. It's better to arrest them here first."

"As for the evidence you want, I'm already compiling it."

After sorting out...

This sentence made several responsible persons at a loss as to how to respond for a moment.

"This...is not good..."

"Although there was an explosion just now, if there is no evidence against the other people arrested, there will be some problems in the procedure."

"How about we get the evidence first and then come back?"

Bai Quan suddenly interrupted and said, "I can guarantee this matter for Chen Ming. If any problems arise, you can come to me and I will take responsibility for them."

Although Baiquan said so, the responsible persons were still a little hesitant.

After all, according to Chen Ming's efficiency in catching people and the number of people who have been captured in the open space, what Chen Ming is going to do definitely does not involve the scale of dozens or hundreds of people.

They just came here to go through the motions as requested by Bai Quan, but now they have to be responsible for such a big thing suddenly, which is not something they can decide directly.

Chen Ming had no other choice but to create another data chip from his palm.

"These are some of the evidence that are easy to organize. Take a look. The rest of the evidence that is difficult to organize will be given to you later. I can make sure that all the people I arrest are related to Zuo Jing."

The responsible persons looked at each other, and finally the representative of the military, the main force dealing with Zuo Jing, took the chip.

After inserting the chip into a terminal, they also saw the evidence stored in the chip, which Huihuang helped to organize.

Chen Ming also directly picked out all the people involved in these evidences.

Once compared, the evidence and the actual situation will naturally match.

The few of them chatted with each other for a while and confirmed that the evidence was correct.

At the same time, they immediately realized what Bai Quan meant when he asked them to come over and bring as many people and spacecraft as possible.

If every left-wing element arrested by Chen Ming could have such clear evidence, then this matter would definitely be beneficial to them.

It was the military leader who first asked Chen Ming, "How large an area can your spiritual power cover?"

"all."

Chen Ming gave a completely unexaggerated answer: "You can first estimate how many left-hand axles there are in the entire colony, and then decide how many ships to send here. Anyway, I will bring here all the people in the entire colony who have clear and relevant evidence related to left-hand axles."

"I can't handle this, but you can."

"Please wait a moment."

The military chief's attitude changed and he immediately ran back to the spaceships where he had been before he came to Chen Ming.

Seeing this, the other people also said goodbye to Chen Ming temporarily, followed the military representatives back to the vicinity of the spacecraft, and immediately contacted their superiors.

A few minutes later.

The leaders returned to Chen Ming's side again, and this time their attitude changed 180 degrees from before.

The person in charge of the star region military said to Chen Ming: "We have been authorized to fully cooperate with you. What do you need us to do?"

"Just arrest him."

"clear."

With instructions from superiors, Chen Ming's evidence, and Bai Quan's guarantee, it would be unfair not to do anything about it.

It was impossible for several departments to think about how to divide the credit before the credit was obtained, so they immediately cooperated and began to arrest the people brought by Chen Ming.

However, no matter how efficient they are, and with the cooperation of three departments.

They also had no way of dealing with the endless stream of left-wing elements that Chen Ming continuously sent to the open space near the mall.

Not to mention the issue of manpower, the open space alone was soon filled with liquid metal and people controlled by the liquid metal.

But in fact, there are more left-path molecules being sent here by Chen Ming's psychic power.

So after communicating with the heads of those departments, Chen Ming chose to send people to the vicinity of the Stardust-class landing site.

Because the people from those departments have already been notified to go back and request more spacecraft and more personnel.

It just so happens that this place has a large open area that can be used to dock the remaining spacecraft.

Time passes by every second.

When the metal liquid had swept through the entire residential area surrounding the colony, all the people in the colony who had clear connections with Zuo Jing had been captured.

The total number reached over 60,000, which meant that one out of every two or three people in the entire colony believed in the Left Path.

The numbers are exaggerated to the extreme.

It is true that the government has to spend a huge amount of money every year to support these left-handed people.

And these are only the people who believe in the left-wing path and have left clear evidence. There may be even more left-wing believers who have not left clear evidence.

Therefore, we need to interrogate them and use their interpersonal network to identify other people who are suspected of believing in Zuo Jing.

But these are not Chen Ming’s business.

After he finished sweeping the residential area, he took a short rest and then started transforming the industrial area.

This is what he really wants to do today.

Psychic energy was stimulated again.

The liquid metal that covered the residential areas around the industrial zone rolled back towards the industrial zone like a tsunami sweeping towards an isolated island.

Chen Ming heard some exclamations.

No one knew whether it was because of the tsunami of liquid metal that was about to pass over their heads or because they were simply shocked by the sight of psychic energy.

He didn't care anyway.

As long as the liquid metal is controlled a little bit, it won't hurt anyone by mistake.

And the people here are either Zuo Jing, or civilians whose communications are regulated, or people from the government or the military.

Whatever the reason, it'll be fine.

What happened next in the colonial industrial zone was basically the same as what was simulated in the simulation.

The liquid metal covered the abandoned industrial facilities and seeped into them, and then the industrial facilities instantly became as good as new.

Such scenes are gradually spreading from the periphery of the industrial zone to the inner circle.

But there are some differences from the simulation.

When the metal liquid spread to the innermost warehouses located below the Earth Core Furnace Power Tower, the metal liquid controlled by Chen Ming continued to spread toward the Earth Core Furnace Power Tower.

In the simulation, Chen Ming did not repair the Earth Core Furnace Power Tower.

Because the Earth's Core Furnace Power Tower in the simulation was operating without any problems.

At that time, Chen Ming was not able to estimate how much mental energy would be needed to repair such a huge object that penetrated deep into the mantle and into the center of the earth.

However, as he subsequently acquired some knowledge about the Geocentric Furnace Power Tower in the simulation, he had a general understanding of the situation of the tower, and was also sure that the amount of remaining mental power he had calculated using psychic power in the previous simulation had enough surplus to repair the Geocentric Furnace Power Tower.

In addition, this real Earth Core Furnace Power Tower had indeed been destroyed, leaving irreparable damage, and it could not be used normally without repair.

Chen Ming even discovered that in some places inside the Earth's Core Furnace Power Tower that seemed to be still in operation, it was discovered that, like the industrial facilities outside, it had been installed with bombs by left-wing elements.

I'm afraid it's just waiting for the day to come and completely destroy this place.

In fact, what Chen Ming did today has already met this condition, and it is enough for Zuo Jing to detonate the bomb.

Especially when some bombs placed by Zuo Jing in the residential area exploded just now, the Earth Core Furnace Power Tower should have exploded as well.

Fortunately, in order to avoid trouble and recover more mental strength, Chen Ming had taken control of all the industrial buildings in the industrial zone in advance, and all the bombs were cleared by him as soon as possible.

The residential area was too large and lacked the mechanical structures of the industrial area, so Chen Ming could only rely on liquid metal to demolish it. As a result, he still didn't have time to completely eliminate all the bombs and was still blown out by a few left-wing elements.

But the loss of residential areas was not significant.

The important thing is that the energy tower is fine.

However, it is precisely because of these reasons that he now needs to thoroughly repair this Earth Core Furnace Power Tower.

Chen Ming's slightly tense heart finally relaxed.

A large amount of metal liquid was successfully fused with the power supply tower, restoring the entire power supply tower to its original new appearance, so that it could start operating at full power again.

The roar of the engine operating in the bottom layer of the Earth Core Furnace Power Tower gradually began to sound, and a heat wave began to spread from the power tower to the surrounding area.

Restarting at full power does cause some heat to escape initially.

However, with the normal operation of the energy tower, the heat wave dissipated and the ambient temperature returned to normal levels.

In addition, the thick smoke that should have appeared around the energy tower was repaired by Chen Ming, and the existing waste gas recovery devices were all packaged and collected.

This is equipment that is generally only found in industrial colonies located on habitable planets with industrial facilities.

Can effectively relieve environmental pressure.

If it can operate normally, it means that the entire power tower has been truly put into operation.

The maintenance of the entire colony was completely completed with the power tower operating smoothly.

Chen Ming still has enough mental strength left.

The mental energy consumed for maintenance is still a small amount after all, and the bulk of the mental energy consumed is always on the expansion after maintenance.

Expansion is much more troublesome than maintenance.

The main problem is its design.

Just like in the previous simulation, Chen Ming needed a special design so that everything in the newly expanded colony, whether it was buildings or equipment, would be transformed from the original basis.

And he cannot place too many independent buildings, otherwise, in such a vast area, his mental energy consumption may not be able to keep up.

Before, Chen Ming was assisted by Hong Guanghong.

This time, he needs to complete the design himself.

At the same time, he also needs to make sure that the things he designs are in line with his interests and can be put into production as soon as possible.

Otherwise, when the colonies are compensated to him later, he will have to be responsible for the expenses of maintaining these two colonies.

Even with government subsidies, it will be troublesome if the investment cannot be converted into income in time.

If it is not possible to start making the colonies profitable right away, or at least reduce the amount of money that needs to be spent on the colonies.

So, after the second batch of antimatter technology patent fees and the testing and profit of some of his technologies, he already had more than 60 billion.

But when placed in the mouths of these two already complete but decaying gold-eating beasts, not even a sound could be heard.

So he now needs to make his plans before the expansion, which is why he came here three days earlier and completed his plan.

What Chen Ming had to do in this light industrial colony was simple.

Because there is no need to change the light industrial production system here, the main types of production equipment in this light industrial colony are the manufacture of plastic products and some daily necessities with plastic as the main material.

Plastic is an indispensable part of industry, and it is also an indispensable thing in Chen Ming’s colonies and the process of pioneering in the past.

All the materials needed for Huihuang's development were either brought from Yuhui before, or purchased and supplied by him through his money-making methods.

Since Chen Ming is about to own an industrial colony of his own, he will definitely have to exchange the materials he has been purchasing for cheaper means of obtaining them.

It is obviously a good choice to start from lower-level and cheaper raw materials and produce for self-use. Reducing some material costs is definitely not a problem.

That is why Chen Ming gave priority to repairs, because the original industrial facilities were also within his plan.

Chen Ming can directly consume the output of this colony internally.

By the way, we can also use some plastic products industries to earn back some costs, and by the way, we can also place those people who may still remain on the planet in these unimportant industries, which perfectly meets Chen Ming's needs.

However, after he completes the mission of the light industrial colony, the mission of another heavy industrial colony he needs to do will be completely different.

Another heavy industrial colony in the same system is located on an uninhabitable planet.

A non-habitable planet means a higher maintenance cost, which leads to the decline of heavy industrial colonies. Although it is due to the impact of the left axis on light industrial colonies, their condition is worse than that of habitable colonies.

The damage to the heavy industrial facilities mentioned above is more serious, and the population remaining is relatively small.

Although it would be easier for Zuo Jing to deal with it at that time, Chen Ming even dared to move all the population in the heavy industrial colonies to the light industrial colonies at his own expense.

Then he completely vacated the heavy industrial colony, leaving it to himself and his subordinates to complete the operation of the entire colony.

With Yu Hui's management, Chen Ming believes that many things will be much easier.

But the heavily industrial colony had other problems.

Those are the basic industrial facilities that already exist, and their purpose is to produce civilian spacecraft hulls.

After all, it was not a colony built by the 14th Legion itself at the beginning, but a colony acquired from this star region. Most of these industrial facilities were used to help other companies produce and make money.

Chen Ming didn't need something like a civilian spacecraft hull. Even if it could be converted into a production line for manufacturing military spacecraft hulls, he didn't think it was necessary.

Because he doesn't need too many spaceships.

The empire has a Stardust-class ship that can be driven, and a small to medium-sized fleet to hunt pirates and earn some pocket money for daily use.

Outside the empire, the number of Afterglow's fleets under his command has reached a saturated state.

Continuing to expand will only lead to increased pressure from all sides.

As for the small number of spacecraft shortages, instead of producing them, Chen Ming might as well just buy some materials and build them himself.

What's more, he will have a larger fleet of Zerg biological spacecraft in the future, and ordinary spacecraft are not so important in Chen Ming's eyes.

Unless it's one of the two types of ships he likes very much, like the Stardust class or the Storm class, then he might prepare more.

But both of these spaceships belong to Tachyon Technology, and Chen Ming does not have much knowledge of spaceship manufacturing technology.

Although he has been doing reverse research after deep optimization, his efficiency has not been very good. After all, there are many other things that always occupy his energy.

Therefore, the idea of ​​mass-producing Heavy Rain and Stardust can be directly approved.

Therefore, this heavy industrial colony needed to be remodeled.

As for the reconstruction, Chen Ming's idea is to cooperate with Baiquan.

Although he can rebuild it at will, after all, Chen Ming is still on the road of development, and there are many heavy industrial industries that can use this colony to make up for it and replace some of the things he needs to spend money to acquire.

But after comprehensively considering the situations of the two colonies, Chen Ming felt that it would be better to use this heavy industrial colony to make money.

Making money will definitely be a loss compared to directly replacing the materials needed during the development process.

But a small loss in exchange for some liquid funds is not unacceptable.

And this can bring him and Baiquan closer.

It's not like Chen Ming doesn't understand some human relationships and affairs. If he distributes some of the things he has, it would be better than keeping them all in his own hands.

Currently, Chen Ming and Bai Quan have already had a collaboration in the field of energy crystallization, but this collaboration is still in the very early stages of experimental research and is not making any money yet.

So Chen Ming simply took this heavy industry to cooperate now.

Anyway, as long as the heavy industrial colony can operate stably and normally, it will definitely make money.

This money can be given to anyone. No matter how much money Chen Ming wants to make, he must at least give a portion to those raw material suppliers. So why not cooperate with Baiquan?

Baiquan definitely has the resources.

Moreover, there are many technologies within the 14th Legion that belong only to the 14th Legion, and there are also many military items that are produced by qualified companies that cooperate with various legions.

Although Chen Ming does not have the qualifications, he is now nominally a member of the 14th Legion.

There is absolutely no problem in letting Baiquan provide support in terms of raw materials and earning profits from it.

Chen Ming had also specifically asked Bai Quan before.

Although Bai Quan was a little hesitant, he finally made up his mind and agreed to Chen Ming's request, agreeing to let him participate in the production of some military industries.

Chen Ming’s psychic powers do make people worry and hinder many things at times, but Bai Quan did not reject him because of this.

Then Chen Ming will naturally try his best to take care of Bai Quan.

Therefore, the final choice for the transformation of the heavy industrial colonies was determined to be fuel production.

Fuel is a consumable. The negative impact of Chen Ming's psychic power on consumables on other people is much greater than that on other hulls, weapons, armor, etc. that need to be used for a long time.

After the antimatter fuel technology is fully mature and can be put into commercial use, it will be more convenient to convert it into an industrial facility for manufacturing antimatter fuel.

In addition, Chen Ming just happened to have a synchrotron core on hand that could be used in industrial facilities. As the first synchrotron core actually put into use, it could also bring some additional value to his technology.

By the way, Chen Ming can also have a reasonable excuse to ask Bai Quan for two more synchrotron cores.

In the previous three days, Bai Quan also helped Chen Ming negotiate the raw material suppliers for fuel production and the profit sharing among all parties.

By the way, he also helped Chen Ming contact an oil processing company that had cooperation with the 14th Legion, which could purchase oil by-products, that is, raw materials for plastics, at a relatively low price, which could be used in the light industrial colony.

All these tasks were completed within three days after Chen Ming arrived early.

Now Chen Ming has arranged everything. All he has to do next is to finish what he should do, and all that is left is to wait.

As long as all the prerequisites are arranged, the Afterglow Core will help him take care of everything else.

Of course, the reconstruction of heavy industry came after the light industrial colonization.

And now the expansion of the light industrial colony has just begun.

This will take some time.

(End of this chapter)