Chapter 302 News

Chen Ming already had a complete plan in his mind at this time

Of course, plans are plans, ideas are ideas, and he can't tell He Gu everything.

So when faced with He Gu's question about his plans, Chen Ming's answer was quite implicit: "Now I still have to wait. Aren't we going to fight a war in a while? I have a lot of ideas that I want to realize during the war."

"You mean you have more free time recently, right?"

"Uh... I still have to do what I should do, such as my research tasks, and training my psychic power and mental strength.

He Gu felt a little strange.

According to common sense, whether it is an independent research institute or a research institute under a certain organization, the research tasks assigned often have a very loose research period, especially for Chen Ming's research institute.

After all, Chen Ming is a very special person, and some of the tasks assigned to Chen Ming have even been handled by their headquarters' Psychic Research Institute. He knows even more clearly that there is no time limit for Chen Ming at all. .

Sometimes it is even normal to deliberately delay the progress of research and cheat some funds.

Chen Ming's main job is also a psychic, not a research institute, so the research should not have much impact on Chen Ming.

And the training of mental power and psychic effects is a daily task for psychics.

Even if psychics who have undergone systematic learning need to meditate every day, it will not take up much time. Some psychics can go through the daily meditation process when they sleep.

For psychics like Chen Ming who came from a society, training should be to exhaust mental power, not to mention the time consumed.

So He Gu thought about it and translated Chen Ming's words into that he was really idle and could only train his mental power.

He continued to say according to Chen Ming's idle meaning: "Have you heard about the empire recruiting people recently?"

He Gu said it was recruiting people, but Chen Ming immediately thought of the chat between the psychics of the society and Hu Yi that he heard from An Wuping yesterday.

"I heard that they are looking for psychics to fight, right? ”

“Yes, this is actually a signal. The Empire should take action on psychics soon.”

He Gu looked like he was going to tell Chen Ming some gossip, and Chen Ming cooperated and asked, “What action?”

As a result, He Gu spread his hands as if he didn’t know either, and said, “At present, we only know that there will be action, but we are not sure what kind of action it will be, but it is not a bad thing after all.”

“But I heard that the Empire’s action this time needs more psychics to participate, the more the better.”

“The more you contribute, the better it is for us psychics as a whole.”

Seeing Chen Ming frowned, He Gu said with understanding, “It sounds strange, but if the information I know is correct, it is indeed the case.”

“Then do you want me to participate too? I have this idea, and I have been cooperating with the research of the mechanical race.”

“Or do you want me to go to the front line? ”

What Chen Ming had heard from the psychic association before was that the Empire was going to form a special team around the recruited psychics, so he asked this question.

However, He Gu immediately denied it and said, "That's not the case. There are always psychics who can play a greater role in the rear than in the front line. The contribution made by psychics in the war of the mechanical race is not only on the front line."

"I just want to tell you this news. After all, this is a news that will benefit all psychics."

"Don't worry about your contribution being shared by others. The contributions made by all psychics can bring absolute benefits to themselves."

Chen Ming stared at He Gu for a while, feeling that He Gu must know a lot about what he said about the Empire's actions against psychics in the future.

But he just hid it, as if he couldn't say it out.

Anyway, they were just chatting casually now, and Chen Ming didn't ask much.

"Okay, then at least I know it, and I will do what I should do. "

Chen Ming responded without saying much.

However, He Gu brought up a new topic again: "Do you have time to go to the headquarters with me?"

"Headquarters? What for?"

"To see Bai Quan." He Gu said something that surprised Chen Ming: "Bai Quan should not be able to come back here in a short time. You should be able to feel it, right?"

"I know."

Chen Ming nodded and said: "He came back to the headquarters because of the assassination of the black fog psychic in Zuo Jing. Logically, he should have been back when the Caimo Star Domain incident started."

"But he didn't, so there must be something delaying him."

"There is no sign of the Fourteenth Legion intervening in Caimo, so I guess the matter of the mechanical race can only delay him."

"It just so happens that the headquarters has to accept the imperial order to take over the Beniu Star Domain, right? The matter in the Beniu Star Domain seems to be related to Caimo, but in fact it is related to the mechanical race. It should be the matter of the mechanical race. "

He Gu was somewhat surprised that Chen Ming could get a lot of information that he had just learned not long ago while staying at the headquarters, and Chen Ming could accurately guess the truth based on the information he obtained.

However, judging from Chen Ming's previous performance, it was not too surprising that he could do these things.

He Gu coughed lightly and said, "You guessed right. It was indeed the matter of the mechanical war that delayed Bai Quan's trip."

"You should also know that our 14th Corps has served as a scout and pioneer of the mechanical war since the establishment of the branch here."

"Bai Quan, as the actual controller of the branch, is also a lieutenant general who fought on the battlefield. He has many tasks."

"So he should not be able to come back before the war officially enters the initial combat stage."

"But he has a lot to talk to you in person."

"Is that so?" Chen Ming asked uncertainly, "Is there no one at the headquarters who is worried about my psychic power?"

"Of course, but there will be fewer people around me who are worried about you, and I can ignore them after fewer people."

"Well... let me think about it."

Chen Ming did not respond in a hurry.

Because he couldn't tell whether it was Bai Quan who asked He Gu to come and say this, or whether He Gu said these words himself.

Chen Ming and Bai Quan have always been in contact, but not as frequently as before. But at least in the last conversation, Bai Quan never said anything about asking him to go to the headquarters.

Of course, Chen Ming didn't say that He Gu was lying, and Bai Quan might not be able to explain everything clearly on the phone.

It's just that Chen Ming needs to think about it.

While thinking about it, he also asked He Gu a question related to what he just mentioned.

Is there any new information about the mechanical war from He Gu?

Although Bai Quan still sent him daily reports every day after going to the headquarters.

But the content of the report can't explain everything clearly, there will always be some things that Chen Ming can't see.

And after Bai Quan left temporarily, Chen Ming didn't have a suitable reason to get in touch with some things related to the mechanical war.

He had only a few months of experience in the army and only learned a few months of military knowledge.

No one would tell him military news at all.

Even Jing Xian, the current deputy of the branch, would not be idle to inform Chen Ming of military news.

So Chen Ming urgently needed some intelligence related to these aspects.

Although He Gu was also a researcher in the rear, He Gu had always shown a very friendly attitude from before, so Chen Ming felt that he could at least know some of the situation on the front line from He Gu.

He Gu decided to tell Chen Ming the news he wanted to know without much thought.

Although his main purpose of coming here this time was actually just to trade with Chen Ming, he was the only one who was qualified to deliver two spiritual awakening nerves worth 10,000 contribution points.

And his secondary purpose was just to help Bai Quan pass a message.

After the things were delivered, the transaction was completed, and the message was delivered, he could actually leave.

But he didn't leave, and even revealed some news when chatting with Chen Ming in the middle.

Part of it was because the situation of the Empire's future actions against psychics really depended on the performance of psychics in the mechanical war.

Chen Ming, the best psychic in the 14th Legion in mechanical research and a researcher, will definitely be an important target for the Empire to judge the performance of psychics.

He knows a lot, but these "a lot" are also limited and cannot be revealed casually.

So he is a little secretive.

And the other part of the reason why he chatted with Chen Ming about those things was to get closer to Chen Ming.

Therefore, the question raised by Chen Ming now is not a big deal in his opinion.

He does know some news about this from other people.

He organized his words a little and said, "Before, our army has cooperated with the nearby war zone to complete the preliminary investigation of the information around the mechanical race star field and determine the defense force deployed by the mechanical race on the border."

"After the investigation of the outer area is almost complete, it is the second stage of investigation. We will try to infiltrate the mechanical race's star field and obtain more detailed intelligence."

"Start from the rear of the mechanical race. Their defense is relatively empty."

"I remember that this was the information you provided at the beginning?"

"Yes."

Chen Ming went there to plunder the mechanical race's units so that his own mechanical race hive thinking network could reach the level of self-production of new consciousness, so he happened to know a lot and told Bai Quan the news.

And He Gu had actually known all the news he just said.

He needed updated information.

He Gu seemed to have sensed Chen Ming's thoughts and continued, "While we were infiltrating the interior of the mechanical race star field, we didn't stop in other places."

"The reconnaissance troops are still expanding their reconnaissance of the surrounding star fields to ensure the combat environment at that time."

"War is not limited to the star field, the surrounding areas of the star field are also of top priority."

"Also, we have to confirm the status of Yuhui to avoid being taken advantage of by Yuhui when we are at war with the mechanical race."

When He Gu said this about Yuhui, Chen Ming interrupted and said, "Yuhui has indeed been silent for a long time, but I don't think they should be able to make any noise."

Chen Ming would not say much about things related to Yuhui and Chen Ming's own psychic power.

After all, only he knew the situation of Yuhui in the Yuhui star field, and the Yuhui star field was also another trump card known to others besides the Zerg.

But he could give a hint and ensure that there would be no problem.

"That's good."

After getting Chen Ming's reply, He Gu didn't mind saying more.

This kind of communication with feedback was more comfortable than him simply showing goodwill to Chen Ming.

Moreover, Chen Ming's response also made him see that Chen Ming was a smart man, and a smart man who was willing to continue to communicate with him in depth.

"According to our recent investigation, we found that the mechanical race has changed a lot compared to the past."

"Although the combat effectiveness of the mechanical race in the past was indeed strong and could block the empire's external expansion."

"But in fact, when the mechanical race blocked the road, the empire could continue to fight if it wanted to."

"There are various complicated reasons why the empire did not do so, which I will not go into detail."

"In short, compared to the past, the combat effectiveness of the mechanical race has increased a lot."

"They have not completely developed over the years, they have been improving."

"For example?"

"For example, the changes in the main weapons of their main battleships."

He Gu took out a special terminal from his body and went back to the coffee table in the reception room with Chen Ming, and placed the terminal flat on the coffee table.

Then he projected a projection of a mechanical battleship, that is, the mechanical mothership.

Chen Ming immediately took a closer look and found that this three-dimensional projection had extremely high accuracy. Even if his face was almost close to it, he could still see many details on the battleship clearly.

He Gu patted Chen Ming's shoulder and asked Chen Ming to step back a little. At the same time, he waved his hand on the projection and aimed the front of the battleship at the two of them.

"The battleships of the mechanical race often have different appearances. For example, this battleship with two main weapons is a relatively common model."

"By the way, do you know what the main weapons of the mechanical race are?"

If Chen Ming knew, it would save him some effort to explain.

"Yes."

Chen Ming gave a decisive answer: "The main weapon of the mechanical race is the spine cannon, a modular main weapon, divided into three modules: spine base, spine amplifier and spine cannon head."

He locked his eyes on the position of the main gun in front of the mothership projection and asked: "Have the mechanical race come up with a new type of cannon head?"

Chen Ming asked this question because he knew about the mechanical race mothership and the main weapons of the mechanical race from the simulation.

In the simulation, he had seen five types of ridge cannons.

Laser, restraint laser, plasma, disassembler and soul killer.

The first three are easy to understand, they are the types of weapons.

Although Chen Ming has never seen the disassembler, according to the data he obtained before.

This weapon is also an energy weapon, and it is an energy beam weapon, similar to the tachyon spear.

However, it does not launch a torrent of particles, but a molecular bond that can weaken and destroy the microscopic structure of the target. It is not effective against shields, but its ability to break armor and hulls is terrifying.

The soul killer is a psychic weapon used by the mechanical family's mothership in the last simulation under the guidance of Chen Ming's opponent to attack the headquarters in Chen Ming's simulation.

It can directly destroy the spirit and will of all living beings on the entire planet.

He Gu deliberately turned the image of the mothership to the front, most likely to explain the situation of the main weapon.

And He Gu did nod and reached out to adjust it again.

The gun heads of two of the ridge cannons on the projection have changed. The gun head of one of the ridge cannons has changed from the original gun head that directly fired lasers to a gun head similar to an electromagnetic weapon.

"This seems to be a kinetic weapon. Doesn't the ridge weapon rely on the ridge amplifier to amplify the weapon's energy? How can there be a kinetic weapon?"

He Gu had no way to explain it, so he could only say: "This is the new change I mentioned. The mechanical race should be trying to use energy to convert into electromagnetic force, and finally convert it into the acceleration of the live bullet to create weapons."

"It can't be said to be unreasonable, but this is indeed a more special type of weapon."

"As far as I know, among the main weapons, only the weapons of this mechanical family are of the real-fire type. All other main weapons are energy weapons. I wonder how they will perform on the battlefield."

It seems that the Empire has only investigated some superficial changes of the mechanical family and has not yet conducted in-depth research.

Chen Ming did not continue to ask in depth.

Continue to look at another gun head.

The changes of another ridge gun head are more outrageous.

It has changed from the original very regular mechanized structure to a weapon that is obviously made of metal materials, but gives people a unique texture.

There is no barrel at the gun head, only a few cracks like shark gills.

The strangeness of the appearance is comparable to that of the Soul Killer.

Chen Ming feels that the mechanical family has a feature when designing weapons.

That is, as long as the appearance of the standard mechanical structure is a normal type of weapon.

And once a special shape appears, such as the Soul Killer, which is similar to the top of a worm with tentacles, and the shark gill shape that He Gu showed him now, they are all psychic weapons.

An ordinary ridge peak cannon head, and a psychic ridge peak cannon head.

"Is this the change of the mechanical race?"

"There is more."

He Gu debugged the terminal again and said: "Some new units have appeared in the mechanical race, such as this one."

The terminal projected a dog-like mechanical body.

The moment Chen Ming saw the mechanical body, he said, "This thing is not right."

He Gu asked in confusion, "I haven't said anything yet, why is it wrong? How did you see it?"

"The design of the mechanical race, at least the design of the ground units, is all related to insects, without exception. There is definitely something wrong with the sudden appearance of a dog."

"..."

"There is really no problem." He Gu said, "This special mechanical race individual appeared on a planet that the mechanical race has just begun to colonize. It is not a mass-produced individual, but a special individual."

"It has psychic power."

"Psychic power?"

"Yes." He Gu confirmed, "It is psychic power."

"It and some other similar animal-shaped mechanical races were recorded when they were clearing the native species of that planet, and the images of them using psychic power were recorded at the same time."

The terminal immediately began to project a whole video.

Watching the special mechanical races on the screen move extremely flexibly, constantly releasing psychic power, as if they were not machines, but a completely living thing.

Chen Ming couldn't help but say: "I don't think they are made, but rather transformed from psychic creatures."

"This is also the speculation of many scientists."

He Gu ended the projection of the video and said: "These mechanical individuals are special combat units of the mechanical race and may be used by the mechanical race for some special operations."

"The psychic power in them will be a nightmare for all ordinary soldiers."

Chen Ming asked: "So this is why the empire summoned psychics? To deal with these psychics of the mechanical race?"

"It's only part of the reason. The main reason is that the empire really needs to dispatch psychics and let psychics participate in large-scale wars."

"Well... speaking of large-scale wars in the past, there has never been Does the participation of the spiritual capacity be involved? "" Of course, but the previous war, mainly by winning warship artillery and various technologies to win victory. Only when it is very urgent can there be a top spiritual person who dispatched the beheading plan and destroy the machinery of the mechanical family. " "" "Instead of betting on the enemy than to bet on one person. In the weapon war, test the advantages and disadvantages of the spirituality in the war. "In short, the Mechanic race now has new main weapons and new special combat units, which must be taken seriously."

"These two are just the easiest to see. Others, such as the optimization of various ship designs and the improvement of the Mechanic race's combat capabilities, are all areas that need attention.

"That's about all I know."

"So, have you thought about the question just now? Do you want to go to the headquarters with me?"

Chen Ming looked at He Gu, and after thinking for a while, he gave his answer: "You can go."

"But I have to go somewhere else first. It should take you some time to return to the headquarters, right? Wait for me for a while, just one day."

"That's no problem. I'll pick you up then."

The two continued to chat for a long time.

Until the interest in chatting was over, He Gu stood up and prepared to leave.

Chen Ming also stood up and prepared to see He Gu off.

But just before He Gu left, he suddenly turned his head and looked at Chen Ming, with a special look in his eyes as if he was an experienced person.

Chen Ming felt something was wrong and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

He Gu shook his head, with a strange smile on his face.