The boss contacted Chen Ming and asked him to come over.

Maybe the boss had already dealt with the pirates and wanted to return the ones that could be exchanged for the bounty.

After agreeing to go, Chen Ming went back to the Iron Mine and made some preparations.

He planned to bring a transport robot he had bought before.

The transport robot looks a bit like a spider. It is the size of a person, has a strong load capacity, can adapt to a variety of complex environments, and can also receive simple instructions.

However, after Chen Ming got the robot, he tried it and found that the robot could not be controlled directly through the panel.

But he didn't really expect it at the beginning, so it wasn't a big problem.

Chen Ming bought three robots in total.

Now only this one standard all-terrain transport spider has been delivered.

Two more exploration robots and a guard robot are on the way.

In fact, Chen Ming wanted to buy a professional combat robot, but he couldn't find any for sale after searching online, and there was no place for sale of such things inside the space station, so he had to give up for the time being.

Chen Ming plans to learn some knowledge about mechanical transformation if he has the chance. Maybe he can transform some ordinary mechanical bodies into ones that can be used for combat.

When buying the robot, Chen Ming also bought a set of lightweight exoskeleton armor, which can be worn with light protective clothing to ensure his combat effectiveness.

After all, although Chen Ming can control the spaceship, his own combat effectiveness is a bit low.

If necessary, he can also modify it. It won’t be too difficult to add things like armor plates.

In fact, Chen Ming originally wanted to buy heavy-duty power armor, but this thing, like combat robots, had nowhere to sell it, so he had to settle for the next best thing.

Overall, the things Chen Ming bought were a little expensive.

The transport robot cost 400,000 yuan, the guard robot that has not yet arrived cost 600,000 yuan, and the exploration robot cost 700,000 yuan.

This is just the purchase price, and subsequent maintenance will also cost a lot.

Chen Ming's total assets of more than 40 million yuan have now been reduced to just over 30 million yuan.

The flowers bloom quickly.

But at least what I bought was real.

The robots and exoskeleton armor can indeed save Chen Ming a lot of trouble and protect his safety, and his future plans have also been settled.

Speaking of which, Chen Ming seldom sees anyone buying this kind of robot at the Pirate Space Station.

But if you think about it, you can actually understand it.

Although human efficiency is certainly not as good as that of machines, its cost is always lower than that of machines.

Moreover, if you buy or display this kind of thing in the Pirate Space Station, you might be targeted by some people.

After all, if someone has the money to buy this kind of thing, then the buyer must be quite wealthy.

Who doesn’t like a fat sheep?

Chen Ming didn't care about this problem.

He often hangs around the repair shop, so the pirates can find out his identity with a little investigation before taking action.

If they were not stupid, they would never really attack the employees of a pirate space station. Even pirate space stations belonging to different forces are connected to each other.

If an attack on the employees of a pirate space station is carried out, unless the attacker never goes to most pirate space stations in the future, he will be picked out sooner or later.

Even if there really is a young man like that, he must be a newcomer who doesn't know the rules and there is no way he can beat Chen Ming.

Therefore, Chen Ming himself is not too worried about safety.

The transport robot was started on the Iron Ore and after a simple debugging.

Chen Ming took it and came to Space Arm No. 2.

Although the No. 2 space wall was affected during the first two afterglow attacks, there was no damage inside and the various factories here were still operating.

Having seen the Afterglow Factory that covered one-fifth of the planet when he went to the Afterglow Colony, Chen Ming no longer felt the same shock when he saw these roaring industrial equipment.

So Chen Ming didn't stay outside for long and walked straight into the boss's shop.

As soon as you enter the store.

Chen Ming saw Old Wu, who had skipped work, squatting in the corner smoking a cigarette, holding a terminal in his hand and watching a video with a happy look on his face.

When he saw Chen Ming come in, he greeted him and waved his hand to signal him to ignore him.

Chen Ming really was too lazy to care about him, as the boss was already waiting for him.

In the room inside the hardware store, next to the boss, there were several metal boxes stacked together that looked like coffins.

Chen Ming looked carefully and asked the boss, "Are these the pirates from before?"

The boss nodded, took out the terminal, scanned a code on the corner of a box and showed it to Chen Ming.

The scanned result is the pirate's information and his bounty.

"Are they dead?"

"The others are dead, the leader should be dead soon."

"oh."

Chen Ming responded, not knowing whether the pirate leader would think about the lies Chen Ming had told him before he died.

I may have a deep hatred towards him, but since he is going to die soon, what does it matter whether he hates him or not?

"That's right."

The boss put down the terminal, patted a metal coffin on the top and said to Chen Ming: "I talked to this guy, and he said something interesting about you."

"What?"

The boss's expression suddenly became somewhat serious, but with obvious curiosity in his eyes, he said: "He said that you attacked him with two Yuhui ships."

"Um."

Chen Ming did not deny it, and directly explained with the excuse he had thought of before: "That was the remote control system that I installed on the Yuhui ship I robbed."

“I see.”

The boss's expression did not change at all, and he continued, "He also said that one of your Centurions withstood the explosion of a Dram fuel ship and was unscathed."

"That's because I modified the Centurion with special armor and a damping device."

"Then how do you control their spacecraft?"

"The virus program was transmitted when I communicated with them."

"Also, their engine was destroyed by you, but it suddenly recovered in the blink of an eye and was repaired in an instant."

"They were mistaken. I just had my Afterglow ship use electromagnetic pulse to disable their engines. It didn't cause any damage."

The boss had a playful look in his eyes and asked in a meaningful tone, "Really?"

“I think it should be true.”

I think Chen Ming's words should have made the boss lose his composure. The serious expression on his face instantly turned back to his lazy look.

"Xiao Mu, do you think I'm a good person?"

Chen Ming said without thinking too much: "I think so."

The boss had indeed never cheated him. Instead, he helped him in many ways. However, Chen Ming still had some concerns in his heart.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Chen Ming planned to ask directly: "But I want to know, when I first arrived at the space station, I had nothing and knew nothing, but you already had good intentions towards me, why?"

"I never believe in kindness without reason, and it's hard for me to convince myself to accept it with a clear conscience."

The boss was somewhat surprised by Chen Ming's words and explained, "My kindness to you is not without reason."

"Why is that?"

"Um--"

The boss did not answer immediately. Instead, he thought for a while and said, "Let me tell you this first. I am a psychic."

Chen Ming nodded calmly and said, "Oh."

"?"

"What's your attitude? Aren't you surprised?"

Chen Ming shook his head and said, "I don't need to guess to know that you have a special identity. There are only a few possible identities. You said it yourself, and your behavior also proves that you are not from the military or Xinda Company."

"Among the remaining possibilities, the one who is respected by Xinda Company and assigned to a place like this must not be a senior executive of a competing company."

"So basically, the options are: an official, a member of an important force, or an individual with a special identity."

"You don't look like an official at all, so the first one is ruled out."

"You can call upon many resources of Xinda Company, and you even have the authority to dispatch the patrol team's dock. Xinda Company should not give all the authority of the patrol team to people from other forces, so the second guess should be ruled out."

"There are really not many possibilities. I guess the only person that the company can take seriously is a psychic."

After listening to Chen Ming's idea, the boss clapped his hands in approval and said, "Your brain is quite useful. Although the result of your guess is slightly wrong, the overall idea is indeed correct."

"Because the Sinda Corporation did sell a small part of the space station to the faction I belong to, and also gave me some rights to the space station."

Chen Ming could only say: "This is not something I can understand."

"really."

"Then can you understand something else?"

"What's up?"

"That is, psychics who have undergone professional training can sense the psychic fluctuations of other psychics."

Chen Ming's face under the helmet tensed for a moment.

In addition to surprising and shocking Chen Ming, the boss's words also made him completely understand the situation of his panel.

This panel is the embodiment of his psychic power, but it appears in his mind in a way that he can understand.

Chen Ming had previously lied that he was a psychic, but he didn't expect it to be true.

If the panel is a manifestation of psychic power, then not going to the military outpost in the first place was indeed the best decision he made.

Chen Ming took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and looked at the boss again.

When the boss saw that Chen Ming's body suddenly stiffened because of what he had just said, a smile as if he had succeeded in joking appeared on his face.

"I knew from the moment I saw you that it would be a good idea to have a good relationship with you."

"Aren't you afraid that I'm a bad person?"

"I am a psyker."

“…”

This reason left Chen Ming speechless.

And at this moment, Chen Ming suddenly realized why Old Wu and the factory director were so nice to him. It should be because of the boss's psychic power.

Chen Ming didn't have any special feelings about this.

Communication between people is to understand people's general character through some means, and then be willing to put in the effort to get along with and maintain the relationship in an appropriate way.

It’s just that the boss and his men have replaced their means of understanding with faster spiritual power.

During this period, Chen Ming could also feel that both the boss Lao Wu and the factory manager were people who could be trusted to a certain extent, and there would be no problem in getting along with them for a long time.

So Chen Ming didn’t really care about using psychic power to know whether he was a good person or not, and he didn’t intend to dwell on this aspect.

It would be better to say that if the boss is a psychic, many of Chen Ming’s questions might be answered.

"I heard that the military has the ability to detect psychics? Is this what it relies on?"

“Almost the same, but there are more professional methods.”

"You don't have to worry about them. The first time I saw you, I blocked your psychic fluctuations. No one will notice your psychic fluctuations until they exceed a certain limit."

"Just don't tell anyone else that you have psychic powers, and don't tell them what abilities your psychic powers possess."

"I'm not stupid."

Chen Ming paused after he finished speaking, and took the initiative to bring up a topic that might make people uncomfortable: "Boss, since you want to befriend a psychic like me, do you want to get something from me?"

The boss did not show any discomfort because of Chen Ming's question. Instead, he said quite frankly: "Being on good terms with a psychic is the greatest benefit in itself."

"Of course, I did have the idea of ​​pursuing other interests at the beginning, and I still have it now, but interests and interpersonal relationships are not necessarily inseparable."

As the boss spoke, he extended his hand to Chen Ming.

"Make friends?"

Chen Ming thought about it briefly.

He put his hand on the helmet, took it off and put it aside so that the boss could see his face.

Then he also stretched out his hand and shook it.

"Chen Ming."

A satisfied smile appeared on the boss's face.

"Wu An."

He suddenly patted Chen Ming's shoulder and said, "I almost forgot the favor I promised you to bring the person back to me. I can't think of anything suitable to give you for now. Why don't you tell me yourself?"

Chen Ming said very straightforwardly: "I want to know something."

"No problem, just ask."

"What exactly is a psyker?"

“Good question.”

The boss repeated Chen Ming's question and answered, "It is a person who influences reality with his own will."

"There are many different types of psychics. It's hard to describe them in a few words. They're probably related to human existence."

"It's actually better for you not to know too much detail, and don't try to learn psychic powers."

"Why?"

"Because you are a naturally awakened psyker, not through other means."

"It is best for naturally awakened psychics not to come into contact with these systematic things. Although systematic learning can indeed speed up your psychic progress, it will also limit the upper limit of your ability development."

Chen Ming was silent for a moment, digesting what the boss said, and asked, "Do you mean to let me figure it out on my own? " "Yes, just do it the same way you did before."

"If you are really interested, when you reach the upper limit of your self-development, I can help you contact a professional institution for a physical examination to determine the specific situation of your own psychic power."

"good."

"Oh, by the way, although you shouldn't learn systematic psychic powers, there is still one thing you need to know."

"A psychic is someone who influences reality with his will. Psychic power is just a tool to influence reality."

"that's all."

The boss reached out and patted Chen Ming on the shoulder as he spoke. It was unknown who caught this habit between him and Old Wu.

"Practice psychic powers well. When you reach a certain level, you will understand psychic powers on your own. Then come to me."

Chen Ming thanked the boss and said, "I see. I have another question."

"Just say it."

"Spiritual Stone, what is it?"

The boss raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Chen Ming and asked, "Do you have it with you?"

"No."

"Oh, that's great, I have one here too."

The boss took out a stone from his pocket. Like Chen Ming's spiritual stone, it was also covered with patterns.

But it was not a twisted pattern like the Whispering Spirit Stone that Chen Ming had, but rather some flowing patterns that looked very comfortable.

Chen Ming directly stated this point: "This is not the same as mine."

"That's normal. There are different types of spiritual stones."

The boss held the Spiritual Stone in his hand and said, "Since you want to know the effect of the Spiritual Stone, I can show it to you now."

As the boss spoke, an invisible thing that Chen Ming was very familiar with appeared on his body.

The fluctuations of psychic energy were so familiar that they seemed to have always existed beside him, accompanying him at all times.

But Chen Ming cannot control the fluctuations of his spiritual energy by himself. This may be the disadvantage of self-awakening without systematic learning.

Chen Ming didn't think about this for too long, because the spiritual stone in the boss's hand suddenly changed.

The pattern on it lit up, and the warm white light enveloped the three-meter area around the spiritual stone.

Chen Ming, who was wrapped in white light, only felt a gentle and calm feeling rising from his heart.

All his anxieties about possible future developments and the unknown dangers he would face were swept away.

The whole person is full of unprecedented energy.

However, this feeling suddenly dissipated, the boss withdrew his spiritual energy and once again became that lazy ordinary man who looked nearly middle-aged.

The boss stuffed the spirit stone back into his pocket and said, "This is the effect of the spirit stone."

"My spiritual stone is 'gentleness', which can bring people this gentle and comfortable feeling after being activated."

"Generally speaking, the more powerful the psychic energy fluctuations are, the better the effect will be and the larger the range will be."

"And it doesn't have to be activated by a psychic. Some special designs or materials with some energy properties can also be activated."

"This is actually the basis for the development of psychic weapons..."

The boss suddenly coughed and said, "I'm getting off topic. It's useless for you to know this for now. So, what is the effect of your stone?"

"Whisper."

"Whispering? No wonder you didn't bring it with you. You can touch the Whispering Stone occasionally when you go back. It will do you good."

"Anything else?"

Chen Ming thought for a moment and said, "Yes, the Luddite Church you mentioned last time."

"Oh, this one."

"It's a bit complicated to explain. It has to start from many years ago."

The boss picked up the terminal and clicked a few times, then sent Chen Ming a few books related to Ludd. He organized his words and said, "The Luddite Church and the Luddite Left Path are different."

“The Lutheran Church is really just a normal church.”

"It was a church established by the Empire officials during the period of technological explosion before entering the space age because a large number of people were unemployed and social stability was needed."

"You should know, right? The period of technological explosion is similar to the period after several industrial revolutions. The productivity has made a leap forward, resulting in the unemployment of ordinary people."

Chen Ming obviously has knowledge of the history of both worlds, and he is well aware of the negative effects of changes brought about by technological innovation.

Seeing Chen Ming nodded, the boss continued to explain: "The original intention of establishing this church is to use a virtual god to gradually and peacefully integrate the development of technology into the worldview of those who feel that the existence and development of technology are wrong because of unemployment."

"The church had good intentions, using faith to maintain people's normal lives and help them get through a difficult period of technological innovation for ordinary people."

"But later, a group of people emerged within the Luddite Church, calling themselves Luddite Left Path."

The boss's face turned serious when he said this.

"They firmly believe in the existence of God as stated by the church, but they believe that the church itself is not acting as a spokesperson for God, but is distorting God's will."

"So this group of people became independent from the church, and even survived the official suppression and has continued to develop to this day."

"Luddites believed that all technology was a blasphemy against God and opposed all technological products."

"I feel that only through strong acts of justice can these blasphemies be defeated to a greater extent, and only through violence can human arrogance and disrespect for God be eliminated."

Chen Ming couldn't help but ask after hearing this; "They are still using technologies like spaceships, and even modifying spaceships. Isn't this against their teachings?"

"really."

"The first batch of Lud's left path will definitely not use any technological products after the technological explosion, but you have to think about how many years have passed since the technological explosion?"

"The development of Lourdes Left Path has definitely not remained unchanged to this day."

"Some of them are willing to get into the 'mud' and use the technology they hate the most to attack and destroy those cutting-edge technologies."

"To put it simply, they are a group of terrorists, terrorists with faith."

The boss suddenly changed the subject and said, "Of course, this is just the lowest level of executor."

"Anyone with a brain knows that it is Zuo Jing's current top brass that is taking advantage of these people who are either ignorant or forced by the situation."

“Their leaders are definitely not crazy people who have an aversion to technology.”

"They definitely have a profit in some way by doing this."

"It's even possible that companies developing cutting-edge technology are privately supporting it to slow down the technological development of companies that compete with them."

"But this is just my guess, just listen to it and don't say anything."

"That's about it."

Chen Ming nodded, took a long breath and said, "I understand."

He had absorbed too much knowledge in a short period of time and had to digest it.

But he had one last question.

Chen Ming's gaze turned to Old Wu, who had put down the terminal at some point and was eavesdropping and peeping openly beside him.

"Boss, I heard Lao Wu talk about you before. He said you have a very evil hobby. At that time, he even stared at me with a strange look."

The boss suddenly showed a bit of embarrassment that he had never seen before, and said, "Well, let me keep this secret for a while."

"I can guarantee that it is not some weird hobby, and it will not have any negative impact on you,"

"good."

Chen Ming chose to trust his boss and controlled the transport robot he brought to carry several coffins.

"Then I'll be leaving first. I still need to talk to the factory manager about work arrangements later."

"Well, come and sit down when you are free."

(End of this chapter)