Chapter 118 Compensation of the Fourteenth Legion

Bai Quan's question did not surprise Chen Ming.

Since the day he took Cheng Xinghe away, Chen Ming has been thinking about when the 14th Legion will come to his door.

So Chen Ming has already thought about what attitude to use to deal with this matter.

"I know what you want to ask and who to ask, but there is one thing you must know first."

"Before, the military of the Galo-2 star zone took the initiative to attack me and the fleet of the Xinda Company, and at that time, I don't know why the commander of the star zone military fleet was Cheng Xinghe."

"The company may have reconciled with you, but for me, this matter has not been explained yet,"

Chen Ming's words made the atmosphere between him and Bai Quan gradually serious.

And Bai Quan seemed very rational and restrained and said: "I don't deny this."

"But just as we have resolved the conflict with the Xinda Company, I will definitely give you a satisfactory and acceptable answer."

"As long as Cheng Xinghe can come back safely."

For Chen Ming, he captured Cheng Xinghe's escape pod for two main purposes.

One is Cheng Xinghe's command ability, and the other is Cheng Xinghe's own value, human value and identity value.

Human value can be ignored, but his identity value is not low, so Chen Ming must talk about this.

So Chen Ming followed Bai Quan's meaning and said: "Cheng Xinghe's safety can be fully guaranteed. Yu Hui is not interested in my spoils of war, so what?"

The meaning of Chen Ming's last sentence is also very clear. If the Fourteenth Corps wants Cheng Xinghe, who took the initiative to attack him, to return safely, it must pay some price.

Otherwise, Chen Ming will just throw Cheng Xinghe's escape pod and the Fourteenth Corps will go to find it.

"It's up to you to decide, Mr. Chen Ming."

After getting the answer, Bai Quan chose to kick the ball back and said, "After all, I'm not sure what you need."

If the Fourteenth Corps takes the initiative to bring up this aspect of compensation, then Chen Ming can wait for the price until he is satisfied.

However, Chen Ming gave up this idea, because the fleet Chen Ming was in had already arrived in the galaxy and was taking Chen Ming to the final destination. Chen Ming would soon run out of time.

Moreover, repeatedly arguing with the 14th Legion, which was in the heyday of the empire, just to get some possible petty profits would make the relationship between Chen Ming and them more rigid.

This was definitely a blood loss.

So Chen Ming thought about it and decided to take advantage of Cheng Xinghe to get what he should have gotten from Cheng Xinghe from the 14th Legion, and at the same time get some additional benefits.

"I need to learn some techniques in spacecraft combat and spacecraft command."

Bai Quan asked with some surprise: "Are you interested in this aspect?"

He mentioned Chen Ming's ability when he talked about Chen Ming with the lieutenant general before.

They did think that Chen Ming's ability was indeed suitable for the command of the fleet to a certain extent.

But a person's energy is limited, and it is difficult to take into account both command and technology, which can be said to be completely unrelated.

So what he considered at the time was that Chen Ming specialized in technology and then cooperated with other professional commanders, and the effect should be very good.

But they didn't expect Chen Ming to really want to take care of both sides.

However, he couldn't interfere with other people's ideas, and just now he took the initiative to ask Chen Ming to tell him what he needed.

So Bai Quan didn't refuse directly, but said: "This is no problem for us."

"We can provide all the teaching of our own military academy's command major, including professional skills and professional abilities."

"And there will be professional instructors, retired or active military personnel to teach."

"We can provide one-on-one teaching, and online is also possible."

"But there is something I need to tell you in advance."

"Our military academy's teaching and training of officers starts at least five years."

"If there is no foundation, it may take longer."

"Are you sure?"

Chen Ming certainly knew that it would take a long time to train an officer, and he had thought about these problems before.

But he also thought about other things.

For example, in the future, if he encounters a situation like Cheng Xinghe again.

And at that time, if his ability is not enough, or for some reason, his mental power has been consumed a lot.

Without spiritual power, the fleet does not have a strong enough command to compete, the result may not be too good.

Therefore, Chen Ming's fleet must have a commander with sufficient ability, whether it is Chen Ming or any Yuhui individual.

Chen Ming has considered the situation that he is not suitable for command.

So it is very good for him to be able to teach online.

The instructor never knows whether it is a person or something else sitting across the screen.

Yuhui AI is similar to humans in many ways. It is not enough for them to record data. They also need to learn, and maybe they can learn command techniques.

If this doesn't work, then Chen Ming will think of other considerations later.

So Chen Ming answered quickly: "No problem."

"But the value of Cheng Xinghe should not be limited to this, right?"

Bai Quan had no objection to this and said: "Yes, so we can provide our military academy in teaching, and all the rewards that an excellent student with top grades deserves during the learning process."

"Including ships, simulation facilities, professional sparring and some scattered learning support."

Chen Ming was immediately attracted by the ships Bai Quan mentioned and asked: "What ships can you provide?"

"All specifications are in accordance with the rules of our Fourteenth Corps."

"An outstanding graduate can normally get a total of five ships from us from enrollment to graduation from the military academy."

"They are all spacecrafts developed and improved by us, four escorts, and one destroyer."

"All can choose specific models according to the students' own driving habits and needs."

This condition made Chen Ming a little at a loss for words for a while.

The four frigates Bai Quan mentioned are nothing, but a destroyer modified by the Fourteenth Corps, even now Chen Ming is jealous.

Bai Quan did not stop talking after talking about these spaceships.

"In fact, the value of these spaceships is not high. The high value lies mainly in the simulation equipment we provide."

"It can simulate the cosmic environment and ship data in a large range and realize simulated command and combat."

"The area that can be simulated in detail is about two star fields."

Bai Quan knew that it was meaningless to just talk about it, so he just talked about it briefly to let Chen Ming understand the general effect of this thing.

"This equipment is very necessary for training officers, but it also consumes a lot of resources."

"One or two times is okay, but it takes far more than one or two times to train an officer."

"Multiple and frequent large-scale simulations occupy the operating resources of the background supercomputer."

"Even excellent students can only conduct a limited number of simulated operations each year."

"But we can provide you with unlimited times, as long as you use it seriously."

Bai Quan said all the benefits they can provide in one breath.

After a short pause, he said, "But I actually have something I want to confirm with you, which is your future development plan."

Bai Quan did not wait for Chen Ming to speak, and said, "You should have realized that you can't go back to Xinda Company."

"Your ability to control spacecrafts means that you can't get a job in any company that needs to sell spacecrafts."

"But our 14th Corps doesn't have this problem."

"Do you want to learn command technology, or want to drive a spacecraft, or want to research spacecrafts? Our Corps can satisfy you in these aspects."

"And the previous accounts will definitely be settled for you. It won't be said that you join us and the accounts between us will be written off."

"We will definitely give you additional compensation in other aspects. The 14th Corps will not let its own people suffer."

Bai Quan invited Chen Ming.

Chen Ming did not hesitate to say, "I can't give you an answer to this matter now."

Chen Ming did not completely refuse in his words, but still had a certain reservation.

And his idea was actually very simple.

Whether to consider Bai Quan's proposal or not depends on the situation later.

Because Chen Ming is still uncertain about whether he can control the afterglow of the entire star field with the afterglow he has at hand.

If he can do it, that would be the best, and Chen Ming would not have to join the 14th Legion at all.

He himself might be the "14th Legion" in the future.

But if not, Chen Ming must leave a way out in some places.

Many times, words cannot be said for sure, who knows what will happen suddenly tomorrow.

Especially what he is doing now is digging for the roots of afterglow, now there is one more way out, and there is more possibility of survival in the future.

And things should be done according to the situation.

If all Chen Ming's arrangements and plans here at afterglow fail, there is really nothing to say, just follow the company or the 14th Legion.

But it is different now.

The number of afterglow AI controlled by Chen Ming is steadily increasing, and Gamma Z has also completed several tasks.

It has been with humans for many years, even if it has not yet been upgraded to the beta level, it is not far away.

After all, Yuhui's optimization of his own logic and his substitute for his own computing power are two things they do all the time.

So when the overall situation is good, Chen Ming has no need to agree to Bai Quan.

Although there is no clear refusal, Chen Ming's answer still makes Bai Quan feel a little regretful.

For him, in addition to rescuing Chen Ming, inviting Chen Ming to join the legion is also a task that must be completed.

Fortunately, he should have another chance later.

It is said that the Psychic Society has not yet recruited Chen Ming.

Although Tachyon Technology has ideas, they have basically withdrawn from the competition as a company.

The government can't play a key role in the rescue, and they are not competitive with their 14th Corps.

So it is very likely that they will get Chen Ming in the end.

They will never let go of a psychic like this.

The topic returned to the compensation proposed by Baiquan just now.

After being rejected by Chen Ming, Baiquan added a few more words about the various reward measures of the 14th Corps Officer School, and asked Chen Ming: "So what do you think?"

Chen Ming's mind was running fast at this time.

He was thinking about the same thing as Baiquan. The ships they provided were indeed not important.

But Chen Ming was still considering whether the simulation environment was necessary for him.

After all, the people in the officer school were students, and Chen Ming was not.

So, Chen Ming could directly find pirates to fight in actual combat instead of using simulation equipment.

But after thinking carefully about the combat effectiveness of the pirates, he changed his target to Yuhui and the mechanical race.

Fighting with them should have a similar effect to the simulation.

But the efficiency of finding Yuhui and mechanical races of the same level as Chen Ming can only be said to be a thought.

And Baiquan seemed to have mentioned that there were professional sparring partners just now.

Someone who can teach Cheng Xinghe to this level should be stronger than Cheng Xinghe, right?

At least it must be stronger than the pirates and the small-scale Yuhui or mechanical race fleet that Chen Ming went back to find.

Moreover, the simulation equipment can also simulate battles of similar scale, which is definitely much more convenient than Chen Ming going out to find a fight.

If these conditions can really be met, then it is indeed not a loss.

"Okay, no problem, just do it this way."

Chen Ming agreed and did not continue to ask for anything else.

People are greedy, and once they are satisfied, there is no need to cause more trouble.

Bai Quan nodded slightly and said, "It's settled. When the rescue is over, we will meet your needs one by one. Can you let me confirm Cheng Xinghe's situation?"

"I don't have the ability to transmit data directly now... Wait, let me try."

Chen Ming suddenly thought of a possibility halfway through his words, and immediately saved the video of the 63 escape pods in the cargo hold of the buffalo next door.

At the same time, he also recorded an additional video of Cheng Xinghe frozen in the escape pod and took a few photos.

All these images and video files were stored in a data storage module, commonly known as a hard drive.

Then Chen Ming transformed the hard drive onto the mule.

Finally, he chose to uninstall this transformation and let the hard drive stay in the cargo hold.

Chen Ming contacted Lao Wu who was still in the repair shop and said, "Lao Wu, go take a look at my mule, there is something on the ground."

Lao Wu has been very idle recently. After Chen Ming ran away, he resumed his previous habit of slacking off.

Except for being a little busy when helping Chen Ming, he was basically not seen at other times.

Chen Ming's contact made Old Wu take action immediately.

After boarding the spaceship, he also responded quickly.

"I found something. What is this?"

"Try to read it."

Old Wu was silent for a few seconds and said, "There are a few photos. Who is this? It looks like someone from the 14th Legion."

It's done.

Chen Ming was a little excited. He found a point where his ability could be used.

"Don't worry about it. Give this thing to the factory director. The rest is none of your business."

"Okay."

Old Wu glanced at the plaque on Cheng Xinghe's chest in the photo.

He habitually wrote down all the contents on it and quickly came to the Administration Building with the hard drive.

Old Wu habitually walked into the office without knocking.

After noticing that there was someone inside, he immediately pretended to be serious and his eyes stayed on the officer of the 14th Legion for a while.

Then he gave the terminal to the factory director as Chen Ming requested and left the room.

But he didn't go far. He quietly left a crack in the door and eavesdropped at the door.

Soon, Chen Ming said to Bai Quan, who had been waiting for a while, "It's done. The photos have been sent to the space station. The officer you arranged to contact me can see it."

Bai Quan did not doubt this and said, "Okay, give me some time to confirm it."

Chen Ming did not speak, watching Bai Quan disappear in front of the screen.

After waiting for about five minutes, Bai Quan came back here.

"I have confirmed it here, no problem."

"So this matter is settled?"

"Yes."

Bai Quan looked a little relieved, but before ending the communication, Bai Quan suddenly said, "By the way, there is one more thing I want to ask Mr. Chen Ming about your opinion. It's a private matter."

"It's your opinion of Cheng Xinghe."

Chen Ming frowned slightly and said, "What do you think?"

"My opinion of him is that he is very capable and can eliminate all the advantages brought by my psychic power, but that's all."

"Otherwise, he is not so good."

Chen Ming said this in a more tactful way considering that he had just reached a deal with Baiquan.

"You all know what happened to him before, so I won't say more."

"If that's all, it's fine, after all, you're dealing with it now."

"But."

"I'm thinking, there should be a lot of smart people in your Fourteenth Legion, right? The Fourteenth Legion is the most powerful legion in the empire now."

"So Cheng Xinghe must be a smart person, otherwise you wouldn't have to mention him specifically and ask me to confirm his safety. You didn't ask about the other people with him."

"A captain who is being watched by a major general must have a good brain."

"So, in my opinion, the previous battle between the military and the company may have been an accident, and it may have been arranged by the rebellious military personnel."

"But the process of continuing is different."

Bai Quan realized what Chen Ming meant, but he couldn't open his mouth to defend himself at this time, so he could only continue to listen.

"When the man in the star zone army was convicted of treason, Cheng Xinghe immediately commanded the fleet to stop fighting the company fleet."

"This shows one thing, he could have stopped the battle earlier."

"But he didn't."

"He knew the situation clearly, he was used as a gun but accepted it, and fought against me."

"This makes me very uncomfortable."

"That's it, this is what I think of him."

Seeing that Bai Quan seemed to have something to say, Chen Ming added: "Of course I have a clear distinction between things."

"My private relationship with him and my conflict with him have nothing to do with the open things. These are two different things."

"The open things have been resolved , even if there is hatred between him and me in private, it will not affect the transaction between you and me in public, so you don't have to worry."

Although Bai Quan heard Chen Ming's assurance, he still said: "Is that so, but I think it's better to give you an explanation for this matter."

Chen Ming also realized Bai Quan's deeper meaning at this time and said: "I don't care."

"I'm just doing business with you, and I don't know him. He has been frozen in the escape pod and has never said a word. I won't know him in the future."

"And if, I mean if, I consider your proposal later, the 14th Corps should not be so small that I must stay with him, right?"

Bai Quan couldn't say it directly at this time.

But Chen Ming's statement did conflict with his later thoughts, as well as the thoughts of the lieutenant general, or the people in the entire 14th Corps who knew about this matter.

Almost everyone in the 14th Corps is counting on Cheng Xinghe to work with Chen Ming in the future.

But if things go on like this, something is wrong.

So Bai Quan did not answer Chen Ming's question, but said sincerely: "Our people did something wrong, so he must give you a proper explanation."

Chen Ming raised his eyebrows and said: "It's up to you."

Chen Ming also did not completely refuse this, which made Bai Quan feel a little relieved.

However, it is still difficult for him to deal with Chen Ming's affairs now, after all, he knows everything Cheng Xinghe has done.

Although Cao Muhui likes to command the fleet to fight, it is reasonable not to want to fight when he sees someone.

And the calmness that the commander needs most has always been in him.

It's just that it may be because Chen Ming's identity as a psychic is too sensitive for Cheng Xinghe.

He just lost to a psychic not long ago, and it was a person he was very familiar with.

So he wanted to defeat a psychic to prove himself too much.

This eventually led to this situation.

So he still had to wait until the rescue was successful, give enough compensation, and turn the previous things over completely.

He can continue to solve Cheng Xinghe's problem.

Bai Quan quickly said goodbye and ended the communication.

The officer in the factory director's office also received the order to return after completing the mission. After chatting with the factory director for a few words, he left the office.

The company staff only nodded to the factory director and left.

The factory director was the only one left in the office, as well as Old Wu, who had been waiting at the door for a long time and had not heard any useful information at all.

And Chen Ming, who was communicating with the factory director.

Before Chen Ming hung up the phone, Old Wu rushed to the factory director and asked Chen Ming: "Xiao Ming, is your situation not good? Do you need the 14th Corps to rescue you?"

When Chen Ming heard Old Wu's question, he first glanced at the camera of the Iron Ore, confirmed that he had about ten minutes of free time, and then said to Old Wu: "I'm actually fine."

"I'm making all my own arrangements slowly, mainly to give the people who want to rescue me a sense of security, and to cooperate with them by the way."

"I'm sure Yuhui won't give up easily, so even though it's not easy for me to leave now, my safety is guaranteed."

"It's hard to talk about a lot of things here. If you have any questions, come to my boat to talk."

Old Wu raised his lips and said, "That's good. I don't want to see you die so early."

"Don't worry, I won't die that easily."

"I still have a lot of things to do."