"To be honest, after getting used to the train, I don't want to get out."
Walking on the base avenue of Silver Hand Star, Steno squinted his eyes and felt the warm light.
Next to him was Soto, who poked out a light screen from his watch, showing a framework diagram of the entire research base.
"The base's facilities are very complete. We can start research directly without rebuilding inside the train. The main reason is that the train is not large enough, so some experiments cannot be carried out. The suborbital artillery upgrade should be completed in the next few days."
Stino nodded. "It's just a structural change, not difficult. Will the conductor come out as well? Will I be able to see his true appearance?"
He suddenly became interested and his eyes were full of gossip.
Soto pointed to the high slope on the north side of the research base, where there was a conspicuous building.
"The conductor should be in the command center. Outsiders can't enter without his permission. Forget about that. Let's adapt to the new environment as soon as possible."
There were people coming and going around, not only scientists from the research center, but also many passengers helping to carry materials.
At this time in the command center, Chen An took Fei Yi and Luo Yu for a stroll.
The two girls ran up and down the stairs happily, very excited.
"Brother, this place is so big!"
The building is the command center of the Silver Hand Galaxy military base. It has seven floors and is highly defensive.
Chen An asked, "Is it better to be inside the train or here?"
Fei Yi tilted his head from above the ladder and replied, "All good. I'll go up there and take a look. Maybe there's some key information about the Empire there."
"Go ahead."
Chen An walked slowly while checking the train's mission system in his mind.
Since you have decided to stay here for a long time, you must be prepared and it is important to motivate the passengers.
"They have already been tasked with building or renovating the base. It should be completed quickly, since the base is already there."
"There's nothing much to do after this, just training and strengthening. Let's put them on a series of strengthening missions, like absorbing energy crystals, training combat skills, and so on. Occasionally, we can organize the passengers in batches to participate in space battles to train their adaptability in various environments."
"Also, learning is very important. Let them learn all kinds of knowledge. If someone has a special talent for science, I can lower the threshold for admission to the research center and allow some passengers to become trainees."
Passengers are just incidental, the most important thing is industrial construction.
[After the construction factories on each planet are transformed, more frigates, destroyers, and various spacecraft will be produced every day]
[The Sky Patrol Ship is limited by the helipad, and the maximum production is 25 ships]
Other weapons suitable for passenger use can be mass-produced and sold at lower prices.
Chen An shook his head: "As long as the weapons are fully stocked, there's no need to lower the price. Just fix the price."
"The suborbital gun will be test-fired in a few days. If the test is successful, we must devote all our efforts to manufacturing it. This is the top priority."
"We have already acquired a lot of extraordinary technology, and we will speed up the production of products that can be manufactured, and strive to make them a normal part of the car."
Magnetic toothbrushes, extraordinary communicators, etc. are not high-tech. The train had seized the relevant scientific and technological information in the previous war, and they can be mass-produced with a little research.
"In short, use all your resources to build everything the train needs. We must meet or even exceed the quota."
Just as he finished speaking, Fei Yi's exclamation came from upstairs.
Chen An strode upstairs and saw Fei Yi in a huge circular conference hall, fiddling with the spherical machine at the front.
"What's wrong?"
Fei Yi beckoned Chen An over and said happily, "There's a lot of scientific and technological information stored in here. It should be useful!"
Chen An was surprised: "Didn't the emperor order the entire country to be destroyed? Why is there nothing here?"
Thinking that this was the largest military base in the Kaven star field, Chen An understood.
He approached the spherical machine and studied it carefully, and found that there was indeed a lot of military technology inside.
For example, the various types of warships, shuttles, or conventional super-cannons currently in service in the Empire.
"But there's a problem. There's no information on the core supernatural component."
Fei Yi: "It seems that the top leaders of the Empire are on guard. Are they on guard against the rebels?"
"Not only to defend against the rebels, but also to defend against our own people."
Although there were no extraordinary components, other information was also useful. Chen An asked Fu Yao to obtain it and pass it to the research center.
"Brother, there's nothing fun in this building. What should we do?"
Chen An: "It's up to you. But don't play too much. Take more time to absorb energy crystals every day."
"Hehe, I get it. I want to take Luoyu out to play. This planet is so big!"
"It's up to you. Take Qianqiu with you."
"Qianqiu is so big, she can only watch from the sky."
After they left, Chen An came to the main office on the top floor.
From here you can overlook the surrounding area. The huge base has become active again and will create more value for the train.
Four days later, the circular conference hall in the command center was filled with scientists, most of whom were in high spirits because the suborbital gun was being tested today.
"If successful, your Weapons Research Institute and Physics Research Institute will receive huge rewards." Others were a little jealous.
But they had no choice. Although there were many research institutes on the train, only three were the most important, namely weapons, physics, and biology.
It’s not that Chen An doesn’t value other research institutes, but it’s just that there are no important research results at this stage, so it’s difficult to pay attention to them.
Stino and Soto didn't pay attention to other people's teasing. They were observing nervously, fearing that there would be problems with the test later.
Chen An was also observing, but he was not in the conference room, but on the train.
The train left the track and headed for the outer circle. After arriving at the predetermined location, the destroyer equipped with the suborbital gun left the train.
"According to the report submitted by Steno, the new suborbital cannon is roughly equivalent in strength to a Level 1 Transcendental Orbital Cannon. It can fire five times in a row, and the recharge time is no more than half a minute. I hope it works!"
The destroyer was controlled by Fuyao, and after being three million kilometers away from the train, it selected a meteorite as its target.
[The target has been selected and can be attacked at any time. Please give instructions, Master.]
“Let’s get started!”
[Suborbital Cannon is Charging]
About twenty seconds later, a thick blue beam of light shot out, hitting the meteorite with unmatched force and piercing it within seconds.
The light column's force did not diminish, and it shattered several meteorites in succession.
Chen An asked, "How many energy crystals did this shot cost?"
Ten million basic units
Chen An was very satisfied: "It has the strength of a first-level cannon, but only consumes one-tenth of the energy crystals. Very good. Keep shooting and test the limits."
At this moment in the conference hall, scientists burst into cheers.
A successful first launch can yield a lot of information.
Intensity, consumption, time, etc.
This information was in line with Steno and Soto's expectations, and they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Even if we can't fire continuously, the current intensity is enough," some scientists praised.
Steno shook his head. "That won't work. Warfare is usually continuous, and the suborbital cannon can't be fired just once or twice. Five times is the basic number, and we'll need to continue to upgrade it in the future."
Soto: “It starts again.”
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