Chapter 208 Arrival

Bai Quan's actions made Chen Ming feel that Bai Quan was asking him questions as a friend of his, not as a lieutenant general of the 14th Army Corps.

In fact, Chen Ming could indeed choose to take his time, choose a gradual and euphemistic approach, and slowly express his desire to go to the Fourteenth Legion with Bai Quan.

But after thinking about it, he found that he could not find the key point of his attitude change at all.

It's just that he couldn't find a completely reasonable reason to hang out at the Fourteenth Legion's station while his external exploration and development process was still going on.

No matter when, he must face Bai Quan's doubts.

Therefore, Chen Ming simply found an excuse to go there.

Of course Bai Quan could find Chen Ming's behavior strange, but he had no reason to refuse.

Moreover, he only decided to go to the Fourteenth Legion because he had the prosthesis and the courage to go to the Fourteenth Legion. He did not have any negative thoughts about the Fourteenth Legion itself.

This can be proven by time, so Chen Ming did not explain much now. He just replied to Bai Quan's question just now: "Because I have the ability to have this idea."

Bai Quan could see that Chen Ming did not want to answer this question in detail, and his attitude was also very firm.

He didn't say much more. After all, inviting Chen Ming to join the Fourteenth Legion, even if it wasn't joining in the actual sense, but just joining the Fourteenth Legion, was what he had always wanted to do.

Bai Quan put on the badge he had just taken off and finally confirmed: "Are you sure you want to come?"

"Sure."

With the safety guarantee of the prosthesis, Chen Ming can even take the initiative to go to more places that are more dangerous for him.

"when?"

"Now?"

After the communication between Chen Ming and Bai Quan ended.

Bai Quan thought about it in his office, and finally decided to pick up the terminal and contact the psyker friend who helped him detect Chen Ming's location.

After briefly telling him what had just happened, Bai Quan asked, "Why do you think Chen Ming came?"

The other end of the phone was silent for a long time before replying: "You don't understand, so you came to ask me? I'm very busy. I have to confirm the suspected important targets of the Machine Tribe that you sent over there. I really don't understand. How come there are so many false targets?”

Bai Quan coughed twice in embarrassment, did not answer the topic, and continued to bring back the topic he just talked about: "You are a psyker, you can always understand Chen Ming's thoughts better than me."

"His psychic abilities are constantly improving. When his value continues to increase, sooner or later he will be put under house arrest in disguise. There is nothing I can do to stop him."

The psychic explorer still didn't answer Bai Quan's question and asked: "I can't think of how you should put him under house arrest."

Bai Quan said with certainty: "There is a way, but it won't be realized so quickly."

"It's not so fast. What are you worried about? Maybe Chen Ming really wants to join your 14th Legion? Is he just planning to investigate?"

"Then he wouldn't have emphasized before coming that he didn't want to be restricted by the military."

After Bai Quan finished speaking, he sighed, and then said: "If he really wants to come, it will be too late for me to be happy."

"As long as he is sincere, let alone our Fourteenth Legion, the empire will invest a lot of resources to support him."

"But look at what he's been through all this time, is it possible?"

The psyker thought for a while and said, "That's right. If you think about it differently, maybe he will leave in two days?"

"If you don't have time to prepare your method, wouldn't it be fun to have a conflict with Chen Ming in advance? You can't just want to leave and have others stop you, right?"

Bai Quan's eyes suddenly flashed with disgust, and he said: "There are always people who have their own ideas and want to realize them, even if the idea is wrong."

"Who could have such an idea? It's not you who has the final say here?"

Bai Quan shook his head slightly and said: "I know several people who have a lot of self-righteous ideas, and the place where I have the final say is only the station of the 14th Army Corps, and the outside is not my territory."

"He came very smoothly this time, but if he wants to leave the station, it may not be so safe."

As soon as Bai Quan finished speaking, the psychic explorer changed the topic again and said: "Why do I feel that your temper has improved a lot? If you hadn't just opened the door on the ship to warn others that I have your last name."

"It was before, but now I have been in charge of so many things in an army for several months. There are many things that I really can't do at once."

"Even if there are many people sitting in key positions, it is difficult not to make people suspect that their heads and butts are in reverse, I still have to try my best to speak well to other people's heads or butts."

The psychic explorer directly stated the essence of the problem Baiquan encountered: "The era of pioneering is over. New cakes can no longer be made. Then what is left is the relationship behind it?"

Bai Quan nodded in agreement, and at the same time he suddenly understood the thoughts of the empire's top officials who initiated this war.

In fact, he has always been eager for something to happen, but he has never said it out loud.

That is.

"Let's open up the era again and let the capable people below kick all the shit out of the top."

"Are you scolding one of your own?"

"right."

Even if the Fourteenth Army Corps undergoes a reorganization, Baiquan cannot guarantee that all members of the Fourteenth Army Corps will be sane.

Otherwise, how could his old boss send him to the Galo Star Region and find these soldiers mixed with a bunch of spies and troublemakers to make things more difficult for him?

He had to adjust and screen them himself to select the useful ones, and was tricked and seriously injured once.

It was not until recently that he created a group of truly trustworthy people.

The current 14th Legion, which was established only 20 years ago and is still fighting on the front line with Yuhui, cannot avoid such problems.

Then the situation within those forces that have been established for a longer time is definitely not optimistic.

And the Empire, the collection of all forces, is even more so.

"Wait, I almost led you astray."

Bai Quan suddenly realized that he was not looking for someone to talk about this, and quickly returned to the previous topic and said: "Do you understand why Chen Ming took the risk to come here?"

The psychic explorer saw that he could not escape, and casually guessed: "Maybe Chen Ming has a way to get out? Then how about I help you check his situation?"

"No need, your psychic power was discovered by him last time, and it must be the same this time."

"Forget it, no matter what, I can only pretend that I didn't see anything at that time. I can't do too much because of my position."

After chatting for a while, Bai Quan's confusion about Chen Ming's irrational behavior and the feeling of anger in his heart were almost dissipated.

Originally, if it was someone Bai Quan didn't know who did something obviously irrational, he wouldn't even look at it.

But Chen Ming happened to be someone he knew, and the two of them were very familiar with each other after getting along for a few months.

So when he couldn't stop Chen Ming from making such a decision to jump into the fire pit knowing that it was a fire pit, he would get angry.

But now that he has calmed down, he has nothing to say. They are all adults and must be responsible for their decisions.

However, the psychic explorer suddenly said at this time: "Hey, you have to think positively. Chen Ming is not a fool, right?"

"No."

"Then he must have been well prepared before coming. Didn't he say so himself? He made this decision after he had the ability. His psychic power should have improved again."

"What you said makes sense, but I don't know whether his psychic improvement is a good thing or a bad thing."

The psychic explorer said in the tone of a very experienced person: "Don't worry about Chen Ming, and don't think about what he comes for. You have to think about what you can let him do when he comes."

"It seems that even if he really joins in according to your ideas, you will not be on guard against him as a psychic at his current level."

"His psychic power is there, should we defend against it? Would your attitude then be different from now?"

Bai Quan thought about the hypothetical scenario and said, "At least I don't have to worry about Chen Ming having any bad thoughts then."

The psychic explorer immediately asked back, "How is your relationship with him?"

"Not bad."

"Since he is in contact with you every day and learns skills from you, why is he suddenly preparing to mess with you without any warning? What do you think?"

"It's mainly because his behavior today was suddenly very strange, and it's hard for me not to think too much."

"Then change your mindset. What if he is just messing with you? Maybe he doesn't want to learn today and just made up an excuse. Is this possible?"

"It's unlikely."

"The probability is not zero, right?"

Bai Quan thought about it again.

Chen Ming's mental state has always been quite stable. If he has something to say, he will generally speak normally and moderately. It's unlikely that he will suddenly express his meaning in such a twisted way.

But today Chen Ming always gave him a very familiar and strange feeling, which made him unsure.

However, Bai Quan's emotions were also stabilizing rapidly at this time, and he soon realized that this was his friend making a joke again.

He would normally treat this as a joke, but he didn't expect that he would actually think about it now.

Bai Quan quickly brought the topic back to the beginning.

The matter about Chen Ming has been settled.

That is, Chen Ming will be responsible for his own decision.

So the psychic explorer stopped talking nonsense and said seriously: "Anyway, just do your own thing. Just consider that Chen Ming wants to join your 14th Corps to participate in the war, and assign him some tasks or something."

Bai Quan also said matter-of-factly: "Actually, it's a bit difficult to arrange. He is the strongest in the research of the mechanical race, and it is even more impossible for him to go directly to the battle."

"Then arrange a research institute for him, let him be the director, and then call him to listen to any combat meetings."

"Capable people will find suitable things for themselves , you don't have to arrange everything for him."

"You should be better than me at this kind of thing, right? Wait, you haven't made any arrangements at all, right?"

Bai Quan denied: "How is that possible? I have made arrangements. But since I have come to you, I will ask you for some advice. You are the easiest psychic for me to find. What do you think should be done for Chen Ming?"

"My opinion?"

"In fact, I think it might be okay to let him participate in your current small-scale reconnaissance missions."

"This is not a large-scale conflict with the mechanical race. You can't just put some people who may not obey orders in."

"It's not easy to stuff it in on a small scale? He knows about the mechanical race, so maybe it will be good?"

"And Chen Ming's psychic power can work on things controlled by his psychic power."

"As long as he stays at your base, it can be used as a device with no delay and can accurately transmit information back."

"Chen Ming's psychic power can do things that are ten thousand times more than what I said?"

"If they are willing to come, they must be willing to work, otherwise why come? Just to eat for free?"

Bai Quan then remembered what Chen Ming had said just now, that he wanted to borrow the equipment of the 14th Legion for research.

Although they would definitely give it, Chen Ming's performance was no different from robbing.

So Bai Quan said casually at this time; "Maybe."

"Tsk, why did you start when I finished?"

The psychic explorer didn't realize that Bai Quan was actually telling the truth, not talking nonsense.

However, he still chose to say seriously: "If you are worried that he will not help, then you can simply send him a destroyer for each mission. Is that okay? The cost is not too high, right? Just consider it as a loss during the mission."

"Do you think Chen Ming will help you in this way?"

Bai Quan felt that the answer should be yes.

Half an hour later.

Bai Quan, who was busy in the office, suddenly saw the news that his subordinates had just reported that a Stardust-class cruiser appeared in the hyperspace of their base galaxy and applied to enter the galaxy.

"It's really here."

Bai Quan muttered, put down the work at hand and quickly left the office, and soon boarded a cruiser that was ready to take off.

At this time, Chen Ming was still patiently waiting on the Stardust-class in the hyperspace. Since he said it before, of course he would come.

As for the reason for choosing the Stardust-class to come here, one is because the Stardust is the most suitable spaceship for his psychic power.

The other reason is that Chen Ming will use the highest point to conduct a one-month transaction with Shao Yang later.

Moreover, his original body also needs to stay at the highest point, and he and his fake body need to work together for the subsequent daily study and research. Without those research equipment, his learning efficiency will be much lower.

Chen Ming could actually work together a long time ago, but he didn't have a second person to share the pressure of work, so he had to perform different learning tasks in different time periods during the day.

It's different now. With the existence of the fake body, Chen Ming even feels that he can do what five people can do.

However, this will cause his thinking to be too scattered and his learning efficiency to decrease.

So one original body and one fake body are the limit of continuing to work without reducing efficiency.

Just when Chen Ming was thinking about how to allocate tasks between the original body and the fake body.

Stardust suddenly received a new communication request.

When Chen Ming answered the call, Bai Quan's face appeared on the screen in front of Chen Ming.

Chen Ming greeted Bai Quan directly as usual. After all, the little conflict they had just had was nothing.

"Hello, Bai Quan, this is the temporary tactical instructor of the 14th Legion. Can I come in?"

Bai Quan suddenly stared at Chen Ming in a strange way for a while, and said, "Come with me."

As he said that, Bai Quan's spaceship turned the bow, started the channel engine and left the hyperspace.

The five cruisers of the 14th Legion that had been guarding Chen Ming's Stardust-class ship next to him finally let down their guard.

Chen Ming followed directly.

When they also entered the galaxy and approached the planet where the 14th Legion was stationed, Bai Quan asked Chen Ming; "Is there any afterglow on the ship?"

Chen Ming answered honestly: "No."

"Well, the spacecraft entering the port later needs to undergo a full-disk deep scan. Remember to turn off the shielding device."

"Okay."

Everything went according to the normal process. Chen Ming himself had no idea about the 14th Legion, so naturally he had no objection.

And when Chen Ming followed Bai Quan and gradually approached the giant dock of the 14th Legion.

The cruiser where Bai Quan was suddenly stopped.

His communication was also sent over immediately, saying: "I will drive the shuttle to pick you up, we will go directly to the ground, can you remotely control this Stardust and drive in?"

"Okay."

Chen Ming still agreed decisively.

Bai Quan did this obviously because he was worried that Chen Ming would use psychic energy casually on their giant dock.

He knew very well what happened in Yu Hui's giant dock.

Even if Chen Ming was in Bai Quan's position, he would definitely do the same.

So he had no objection and just took it as a consideration for Bai Quan.

Soon, Chen Ming stood on the flight deck of the Stardust class wearing a heavy protective suit.

Not long after, he saw a shuttle from small to large, gradually approaching the Stardust from the starry sky outside, and landed on the Stardust class.

Chen Ming turned off the opaque function of the mask and revealed his face.

Several people walked down from the shuttle randomly.

The face of Bai Quan was revealed under the helmet of the person who was also wearing heavy protective clothing.

Bai Quan took a few steps forward and took the initiative to extend his hand to Chen Ming.

Chen Ming also reached out and shook hands, and said in the connected communication channel: "Is this the first time we meet in person?"

"Yes, but we just met half an hour ago, there is no sense of ceremony at all."

Bai Quan let go of his hand, turned around and greeted Chen Ming and said, "Get on the boat. I have to arrange it for you as soon as you come here suddenly."

Chen Ming didn't say much, followed Bai Quan onto the ship, and touched the shuttle boat.

Bai Quan obviously noticed Chen Ming's little movements, but he didn't say anything.

After the shuttle boat took off again, the Stardust class continued to follow the signal from the cruiser in front and the giant shipyard and entered the shipyard, staying in a separate ship's position.

The shuttle went to the volcanic planet under the orbit of the giant shipyard.

After passing by an ecological dome that Chen Ming saw covering an area three times larger than the mechanical city he controlled.

Landed in a small independent dome nearby.

Bai Quan had already explained it to Chen Ming while the shuttle boat was still on the way.

This is a dome specifically designed to house laboratories.

It has a large square covered with green plants and three triangularly opposite buildings in the square.

An office building, a laboratory building, and a dormitory building.

Small-scale experiments can be conducted in the laboratory building.

Large-scale experiments are conducted in the independent large laboratory in the middle of the three buildings.

However, when Bai Quan personally took Chen Ming into the large laboratory hall.

Somehow, Chen Ming suddenly had a sense of déjà vu as when Yuhui sent him to the research institute.

However, the treatment he received then and now were very different.

Moreover, the laboratory in front of him was also different from the research institute arranged by Yu Hui.

It was the empty laboratory in front of him.

Except for some basic power systems and basic living facilities in the living area where Bai Quan took Chen Ming at the beginning, it can be said that there is no equipment at all that can be used.

Bai Quan explained this: "Originally, I thought you would not come to our place, so there was no arrangement at all in this regard, so I could only temporarily find a dome like this for you to stay in."

"The equipment that was originally intended to be provided to you will have to be shipped here again, which may take two or three days."

"That's just me being willful."

Chen Ming took the initiative to apologize at this time. Anyway, the purpose has been achieved, and an apology will not lose any meat.

Bai Quan waved his hand and said, "It's okay, you have the willfulness."

"But then again, I remember that you seemed to have a hamster. Did you forget to bring it with you on the spaceship?"

Chen Ming's body turned and glanced at Xiaoshi, who was wandering around on the highest point every day and didn't know what he was doing, and was a little speechless.

However, the prosthesis still looked normal and said, "No, I put it in foster care temporarily."

Bai Quan nodded and didn't ask any further questions. Instead, he took out the contract he had with Chen Mingqian and said, "Have you read the contents above?"

"Originally, I was supposed to explain to you some key points and precautions in the upcoming war with the machine race after class every day. After you are familiar with it, I will slowly give you some tasks."

"And now?"

"It's still the same, and we can still teach face-to-face when you come. The effect will definitely be better than remote teaching. The time will still be according to your original schedule?"

Chen Ming had already thought about this problem before and said: "No, since I'm here, the focus of the next period of time must be on command. I will directly follow the schedule of the 14th Army. I will do the rest by myself." I will find time to do it, but the physical training is still the same as before, it is not necessary.”

After all, Chen Ming went to the 14th Army Corps with a fake body, and exercising the fake body was as meaningless as taking off his pants and farting.

Bai Quan nodded to indicate that he understood, and then he said: "Then I am more worried that you may not be able to spare the time."

"In addition to the daily teaching and war knowledge that I have to make up for you, there are also some tasks that you need to complete in the original plan."

Before Chen Ming signed the contract, he read it carefully and knew what he needed to do.

Although Chen Ming can enjoy the treatment of a colonel-level officer and only needs to bear the obligations of an ordinary citizen.

However, when signing the contract, he must assume a separate obligation to assist the Fourteenth Legion in researching the machine race.

Since Chen Ming wants to take advantage of the benefits provided by the Fourteenth Legion, he must take on some tasks.

Even without this restriction, Chen Ming would not refuse some reasonable requests from the Fourteenth Legion.

So now he said simply: "What kind of mission do you want?"

"We need you to analyze some of the Machine Tribe's equipment."

"Chip? Even if it's a chip, I can't understand that thing."

"It's not a chip, it's something else we don't understand."

"Besides chips, what else don't you understand?"

"this."

Bai Quan said, placing a mechanical device with red lines.