But they were originally coming towards Chen Ming and had no time to turn around.

The eight Terminator drones on the Storm-class became red meteors and rushed directly towards the pirate fleet.

Immediately afterwards, three more waves of Terminator fighters appeared. A total of twenty-four fighters entered the extreme overload mode and flew towards them with a panic-stricken atmosphere among the pirates, crashing into their spaceships.

In less than thirty seconds, including the time it took the fighter planes to fly over, a pirate fleet of more than thirty ships, including three destroyers, which could be considered a fairly large fleet, disappeared into hyperspace.

He Gu stopped contacting the captain just now. After confirming that Chen Ming had completely dealt with the matter, he couldn't help but say, "It's so fast."

Chen Ming turned around and said, "I feel like if you do it directly, it won't be slow."

"But I'm generally more accustomed to doing things in a way that is more like that of ordinary people."

He Gu picked up the terminal and said to the captain again: "No need to enter combat readiness, connect to the hyperspace communication system and inform the nearest government."

"The nearest government... oh, that's the Star Region capital. We can just tell them our Fourteenth Legion's identity."

The captain quickly received a response from the local government department.

They will come and deal with things here later.

Then there's nothing to worry about.

"Let's go."

Under He Gu's command, the captain of the destroyer ignored the wreckage floating in hyperspace and continued along the route towards the star region capital.

It arrived at the designated location soon after, started the hyperspace channel engine, and left the hyperspace.

The destroyer and four escorting frigates appeared at the edge of the Benyu star field's capital system.

Through the spacecraft's sensors, Chen Ming can already see the star gate inside the galaxy.

The five spaceships also re-accelerated and approached the interior of the galaxy.

However, at this time, the star gate was still calm and had not been activated. The starry sky on the other side could be seen through the circular frame.

Therefore, the spacecraft did not approach the star gate, but circled slightly and came to the space station in the colonial orbit of the Benyu star field capital galaxy, which is the headquarters of the Benyu star field government.

The spacecraft landed at the port of the space station.

After landing, Chen Ming found that the situation here was slightly better than he had imagined.

At least the entire space station is filled with martial law security personnel, and various security measures are also implemented throughout the space station.

Even though Chen Ming and He Gu had disclosed their identities as members of the 14th Legion when they entered the port, they were still subjected to a wave of random inspections after landing at the space station.

And the second wave arrived when the spacecraft was resupplying later.

It seems that the capital of the Beniu star region is not a place for outsiders to stay now.

After the spacecraft was replenished and conducted a simple inspection, it set sail again, arrived near the star gate, and stopped at the edge of the giant structure of the star gate.

And just when the spacecraft arrived.

The long-silent star gate finally began to operate.

Outside the dormitory, near the porthole on the outside of the spacecraft, He Gu, who was looking at the star gate, said to Chen Ming, who was also observing the specific structure of the star gate, "The timing is just right."

The device on the star gate is continuously transmitting energy to the internal ring structure.

I saw a layer of gorgeous mirror film starting from the inner circle of the ring structure and converging towards the center of the ring, like a sky curtain covering half of the universe in Chen Ming's eyes.

Although I have seen the Star Gate activated several times from a distance, it is only when I look up close that I can realize how shocking this giant structure built by human power is.

The moment when the mirror film is completely gathered together and completely covers the starry sky on the other side.

The mirror surface that had been absolutely calm suddenly began to ripple like water.

The ripples on the surface of ordinary water are only a few meters or ten meters at most and then disappear.

The largest ripple on the opened star gate even spread over a range of tens of thousands of meters.

But these ripples with a diameter of tens of thousands of meters only occupy one-fifth of the area of ​​the entire star gate.

And around this huge ripple, the number of other ripples of various sizes is constantly increasing, making the star gate like a pond during a rainstorm.

Just when the ripples reached their peak, the 14th Legion fleet appeared in the star gate.

Two offensive-class and legion-class ships that had been specially modified by the Fourteenth Legion were at the forefront of the fleet and rushed out of the star gate.

Thousands of cruisers also flew out of the star gate, followed closely by countless destroyer escort formations.

It is huge in scale and magnificent in momentum.

Chen Ming suddenly realized that what He Gu had said before, "soon", did not mean that the 14th Legion's control over the Beniu Star Field would soon increase as he thought.

But the 14th Legion is finally arriving.

Just when the fleet from the Fourteenth Legion headquarters arrived, the two of them could use the star gate.

Chen Ming originally thought that the 14th Legion would send people to stabilize the situation first.

But it's okay.

He had already sensed Beniu's confusion on the way.

A temporary government in a place that was deeply controlled by Zuo Jing could only maintain its own safety, and was out of reach of other places.

Only absolute force can completely and thoroughly suppress it.

Waiting for the fleet to arrive before starting to control the Benyu star field is indeed the most stable option available.

If the local patrols had failed to play their role during the period when the 14th Legion's fleet arrived, it might have resulted in some additional civilian casualties.

This is a choice made by others, and Chen Ming cannot change it.

So there's nothing to say.

At least the scene of the 14th Legion's fleet emerging from the star gate was quite exciting to watch.

A fleet of this size gave Chen Ming goosebumps due to excitement.

There will be a day in the future when he will be able to build an invincible fleet.

Just as Chen Ming was staring at the Fourteenth Legion fleet outside, Chen Ming's terminal suddenly rang.

"Feel sorry."

He greeted He Gu next to him, turned a corner in the corridor, took out the terminal and answered the call.

Cheng Xinghai's usual greeting came from the terminal: "Hello, is Chen Ming here?"

Chen Ming also said as usual: "I answered your call and you asked me if I was there? What's the matter? I should have asked for leave yesterday, right?"

Cheng Xinghai said confidently: "Of course I know you asked for leave, but... I also heard that you are coming to the headquarters."

"Yes, He Gu from the institute invited me."

“I see…”

"I was wondering why your background changed during class two days ago. Are you already on your way?"

"Yes, we are about to enter the star gate. I don't know how long it will take to fly after we get out."

“So soon?”

"What's wrong?"

Cheng Xinghai seemed to be hesitating about something.

"It's okay. I'm just thinking about what to do with my classes later. Uncle Bai has been very busy recently. He may not be able to help you with your classes even if you come. Do you... want to come find me?"

Now it was Chen Ming's turn to hesitate and not know what to say.

He thought carefully for a while before saying, "I won't stay too long this time. I'll probably be back in a few days. It's mainly about the war, and Galo is the front line."

"oh……"

Cheng Xinghai behaved a little strangely.

Chen Ming knew the reason very well, but he still didn't dare to say it directly.

Because he still hasn't thought it through, or rather, he hasn't thought about it since Baiquan hinted at it last time.

He had absolutely no experience and had no idea what to do.

Cheng Xinghai seemed to have sensed some of Chen Ming's thoughts, and her tone was mixed with complex emotions: "That's it, I'll be at the headquarters... Yeah, that's it."

The call was hung up.

Chen Ming stood there and stared at the terminal for a while before putting it away and returning to the porthole.

At this moment, He Gu looked at Chen Ming with a smile on his face, exactly the same as in the previous two days.

After all, Chen Ming did not deliberately walk far. With the hearing of a psychic, even if he did not listen specifically, he could still hear clearly who Chen Ming was talking to just now.

Now Chen Ming knew what He Gu meant, but he did not show any expression in front of He Gu.

He asked as if nothing had happened, "How long will it take to enter the Star Gate?"

"It will be soon. Once the headquarters fleet passes through the star gate, there will be 20 minutes for us to pass through. That's plenty of time for us to get through."

Chen Ming leaned against the porthole, watching the fleet of the Fourteenth Legion arriving outside, but his thoughts had already flown away to who knows where.

He Gu suddenly came over and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Chen Ming shook his head and said nothing.

He Gu just patted him on the shoulder and said nothing.

Ten minutes later, the huge fleet of the 14th Legion finally left the star gate completely.

Part of the fleet flew to the capital planet and took over the government departments.

Another part of the fleet left the galaxy to take over the original star field army in the Benyu star field.

After the star gate lit up the signal light to allow other spacecraft to pass through, some spacecraft that were waiting at the edge of the star gate immediately flew towards the star gate.

Of course, this also includes the spaceship Chen Ming is currently riding on. The warning sound on the spaceship keeps reminding passengers that the artificial gravity device is about to shut down, asking passengers to find the nearest safety fence and secure themselves with seat belts.

Because there was a seat belt next to the porthole, Chen Ming and He Gu stayed there together.

After the final scan before passing through the star gate, all the approaching spacecraft entered the mirror of the star gate.

Chen Ming, who was looking out the porthole, suddenly had only darkness in his eyes.

In the darkness, he could not see anything and could only feel the spaceship shaking constantly.

Even though he was wearing a seat belt, he still felt uncomfortable being thrown around.

And because of the loss of vision, Chen Ming's other senses suddenly became sharper.

A feeling of being pulled by some force filled his whole body.

This made him feel a little uncomfortable, but he soon got used to it.

The vibrations of the spacecraft gradually subsided.

However, after Chen Ming waited for a while, he still did not see the light outside the spacecraft come back on, and time seemed to be passing very slowly.

Obviously, a long time had passed subjectively on the side of the prosthesis in the star gate, but at this moment, for the real body outside the empire, less than half a second had passed objectively.

And just half a second later, Chen Ming suddenly felt a force acting on him that was pulling at his consciousness.

Once he was pulled away by this force, his consciousness would seem to fall into the abyss.

This was Chen Ming's first subconscious reaction.

Not only was his vision completely dark, he couldn't even sense the voice of He Gu who was so close to him.

This is quite wrong.

However, Chen Ming's danger-sensing psychic ability did not give any sign of danger.

It was completely different from when he was forcibly dragged into the Scarlet Dimension by the recipient and the sense of danger in his mind was ringing like a bell.

He also sensed this clearly.

This is very contradictory.

Chen Ming didn't think there was something wrong with his mental state, but this feeling was so real.

Moreover, the force that was pulling at his mental strength was still growing, making it increasingly difficult for him to maintain his mental state.

Although part of his consciousness in the prosthesis of the 14th Legion sank into this abyss where it was unknown whether it existed or not, and it was unknown whether it was dangerous or not, there would be no fatal problems.

But he continued to concentrate and resist this strange force.

His mental power was being consumed rapidly... No, his mental power was not being consumed.

The feeling from the main body was very clear. His mental strength had not changed at all except for a slight increase in daily consumption.

It was the part of the consciousness on the prosthesis in the star gate that felt that its mental power was being consumed.

The pulling force came from all directions, making him the center of all the forces pulling at him.

It was as if his consciousness was located in the eye of a typhoon, and every corner of his consciousness was being blown by this force that was constantly pulling at him, giving him this illusion.

Wait, the eye of the typhoon... the vortex...

Wormhole?

Chen Ming probably understood where this power came from.

But how are things like star gates and wormholes related to consciousness?

And what about this inexplicable consumption of mental energy that only exists in perception?

Chen Ming didn't understand, but still insisted on fighting against the power from the wormhole.

But that pulling force became more and more chaotic and distorted.

It seemed as if it was going to tear his consciousness into a whirlpool.

Chen Ming had to concentrate all his attention while constantly distracting himself and controlling different parts of his consciousness to resist the pulling force.

But no matter how he resisted, this force was becoming stronger and stronger and more and more difficult to resist, and part of Chen Ming's consciousness was becoming more and more exhausted.

Fortunately, Chen Ming’s main consciousness, that is, his real body, is still outside the star gate.

So every time his consciousness on the prosthesis was about to collapse because of the tearing force in the star gate.

As long as this part of the consciousness temporarily returns to the main body, the fatigue of being immersed in the star gate will immediately dissipate.

He can continue to fight that force with all his might.

There is constant resistance.

finally.

Chen Ming discovered that the spaceship around him began to vibrate violently again.

The darkness in front of his eyes was no longer complete, and the starry sky appeared in front of him through the porthole again. He Gu was still beside him, looking out the window silently.

And behind the spaceship he was on was the star gate with rippling waves.

Through the surrounding starry sky, Chen Ming quickly determined his current location.

He is now in a star field that is directly controlled by the Fourteenth Legion, a star field that is directly named Fourteen.

Chen Ming took a deep breath.

Although objectively speaking, the entire process of the spacecraft passing through the star gate just now only took ten seconds in reality.

But he had just been feeling the prosthesis for half an hour.

He Gu next to him suddenly asked Chen Ming: "How do you feel?"

Originally, Chen Ming was still wondering if his situation was special, which led to him encountering such a thing when passing through the star gate.

But looking at He Gu's problem now, it should be that everyone or all psychics will encounter this situation when passing through the star gate.

So Chen Ming asked directly: "What happened just now?"

He Gu was not surprised that Chen Ming realized the problem behind his question so quickly. He immediately explained, "This is what will happen when teleporting over long distances through a star gate."

"The wormhole singularity in the stargate has the power to warp time and space, teleporting us to the other side of the empire in just ten seconds."

"During this process, this distorted force will certainly be noticed by people."

"It's just that ordinary people's consciousness is too weak to detect it at all."

"And because psychics have extremely sharp perceptions and strong thinking abilities, when they pass through a star gate, the time that should have passed quickly for ordinary people will be dragged out for a long time."

Chen Ming listened to He Gu's explanation and carefully recalled what had just happened.

When he just entered the star gate, perhaps nothing had happened yet.

But after half a second, the vibration of the spacecraft gradually disappeared, and at this time his consciousness had actually left his body.

It was just because the surrounding environment was too dark and he focused all his attention on his own consciousness that he didn't notice anything unusual.

In fact, he should have noticed it as soon as the vibration of the spacecraft disappeared.

Chen Ming covered his head and said, "So during this period of time..."

"If you want to get through this easily, just relax. Don't resist the feeling of your mind being pulled away. That's just an illusion caused by the distortion of time and space. It's human instinct that allows you to enter an unconscious state as quickly as possible so that you can quickly get through meaningless events. It doesn't matter."

“But I feel like if I relax I’ll fall into the abyss.”

"That's the instinct of a psychic." He Gu explained: "The most important thing for a psychic is consciousness itself."

"So if a psychic falls into an unconscious state, this is when the psychic is most vulnerable."

"Of course if you go unconscious when you pass through the gate, so will everyone else, so don't worry too much."

"You wouldn't go through the Stargate on the same ship as your enemy, would you?"

"Of course, you can resist that feeling if you insist. Just think of it as training your spiritual power. The effect is very good."

"It can make psychics feel mentally exhausted, but it actually has no substantial impact. In addition, its source of power is very special. It is a good way to exercise the control of psychic abilities."

"If the cost wasn't so high, it would have been popularized long ago."

What He Gu said is indeed correct.

Chen Ming could feel the restrictive effect of the space-time force that He Gu mentioned on his mental power during that period of time.

Under such restrictive effects, psychics must use great willpower to resist the feeling of having their consciousness pulled out of their bodies, which is indeed a very demanding experience.

Especially training the ability to control mental power in extreme situations, as well as the ability to refine mental power.

Perhaps it was because he persisted for a long time and continued to use his psychic energy to counter every tiny bit of force.

Chen Ming could even feel that his control over spiritual energy had improved significantly again.

Especially at the micro level.

Chen Ming looked down at his palm.

In the center of your palm there is an iron atom.

Although it cannot be seen by the naked eye, Chen Ming's vision is no longer limited to the iron atom. He can vaguely "see" the protons and neutrons that make up the iron atom.

As long as his spiritual power continues to grow and continue to be trained, he will be able to control deeper existences sooner or later.

He Gu deliberately did not tell Chen Ming about this in advance.

After all, once someone says it, we are prepared in advance and know that nothing will go wrong.

Then, when the psychic energy at the center of the space-time force can't bear it anymore, it may not try desperately to find ways to resist, and the effect will naturally be poor.

But if the psychic in the situation doesn't know that it's okay for the consciousness to be separated from the body, then he will naturally try his best to hold on until he can't bear it anymore.

Chen Ming is an exception.

Because the consciousness he had when he entered the star gate was only part of it.

Therefore, the effect of training mental power is not ideal, but the control of psychic power is more detailed.

It allows him to see more clearly at a more microscopic level.

"So how did you get here just now?" He Gu asked curiously, "How long did you hold on?"

"I held on for a while, about fifteen minutes, and then I relaxed when I couldn't take it anymore."

"Fifteen minutes?!"

He Gu repeated what Chen Ming said in surprise.

Chen Ming suddenly realized that the time he had been talking about was a bit too long.

However, He Gu soon felt no longer surprised after the accident, after all, this was Chen Ming.

"Fifteen minutes is good. Next time you are prepared, you won't have such a good opportunity to practice."

At this point, Chen Ming suddenly realized that he came here via the Star Gate.

The star gate was opened because the main fleet of the 14th Legion passed through, so if he wanted to go back...

"When will the next Stargate be activated?"

"In a week, the next legion's fleet will arrive, and we can just follow them then."

"oh."

Just as Chen Ming finally left the star gate.

A private meeting has just been held on the Fourteenth Legion's headquarters network.

In a conference room on the virtual reality network, virtual projections of about twenty people were sitting around the table in the conference room.

Everyone's appearance was in the dark and it was unclear who they were.

But all participants knew each other's identities.

At the very front of the conference table, there was a projected photo.

That was a photo taken near the Star Gate.

In the center of the photo is a destroyer waiting at the edge of the stargate.

The photos kept zooming in.

When zoomed in to the highest precision, the photo locked onto He Gu and Chen Ming through the destroyer's porthole.

Finally, the view focused on Chen Ming's face.

"Chen Ming has entered the star gate and has arrived at the Fourteenth Star Region. He is coming to the headquarters."

(End of this chapter)