Chapter 305 Star Gate

The rainstorm that appeared out of nowhere near the destroyer immediately made the pirates who were ready to come and cause trouble realize that something was wrong.

But they were originally heading towards Chen Ming, and there was no time to turn around.

The eight Terminator drones on the rainstorm class became red meteors and rushed directly towards the pirate fleet.

Immediately afterwards, three more waves of Terminator fighters appeared. A total of 24 fighters entered the extreme overload mode and flew towards them with a panic-inducing atmosphere for the pirates, and crashed into their spacecraft.

In less than 30 seconds, including the time the fighters flew over,

a pirate fleet with more than 30 ships, including three destroyers, which was considered to be quite large, disappeared in hyperspace.

He Gu stopped contacting the captain just now. After confirming that Chen Ming had completely dealt with the matter, he couldn't help but say, "It's so fast."

Chen Ming turned around and said, "I feel that if you do it directly, it won't be slow."

"But I am generally more accustomed to doing things in a way that is more like ordinary people."

He Gu picked up the terminal and said to the captain again, "No need to enter combat readiness, connect to the hyperspace communication system, and inform the nearest government."

"The nearest government...oh, it's the capital of the star region. Just tell them that we are the Fourteenth Corps."

The captain quickly received a reply from the local government department.

They will come to deal with things here later.

That's fine.

"Let's go."

Under He Gu's order, the captain of the destroyer ignored the debris floating in the hyperspace and continued to move along the channel to the capital of the star region.

And soon arrived at the predetermined location, started the hyperspace channel engine, and left the hyperspace.

The destroyer and four escorting frigates appeared at the edge of the capital star system of the Beniu star region.

Through the spacecraft's sensors, Chen Ming could already see the star gate inside the star system.

The five spacecraft also re-accelerated and approached the inside of the star system.

However, at this time, the star gate was still calm and had not started. The starry sky on the other side could be seen through the ring frame.

So the spacecraft did not approach the star gate, but circled a little and circled to the capital star system of the Beniu star region, the space station on the colony orbit of the headquarters of the Beniu star region government.

The spacecraft landed at the port of the space station.

After landing, Chen Ming found that the situation here was slightly better than he had imagined.

At least the entire space station was full of martial law security personnel, and various security measures were also filled throughout the space station.

Even though Chen Ming and He Gu stated their identities as the 14th Corps when they entered the port, they also ushered in a wave of random inspections after landing at the space station.

And ushered in a second wave when the spacecraft was replenished later.

It seems that the capital of the Beniu star field is not a place for outsiders to stay now.

After the spacecraft was replenished and a simple inspection was carried out, the spacecraft set sail again, arrived near the star gate, and stopped at the edge of the giant structure of the star gate.

And just when the spacecraft arrived.

The long-silent star gate finally began to operate.

Outside the dormitory, near the porthole on the outside of the spacecraft, He Gu, who was looking at the star gate, said to Chen Ming, who was also observing the specific structure of the star gate next to him: "The time is just right."

The device on the star gate is constantly transmitting energy to the internal ring structure.

I saw a layer of gorgeous mirror film starting from the inner circle of the ring structure to the center of the ring, like a sky curtain covering half of the universe in Chen Ming's eyes.

Although I have seen the star gate start several times from a distance, only at a close distance can I find how shocking this giant structure built by human power is.

When the mirror film is completely gathered and completely covers the starry sky on the other side.

The mirror surface, which had been absolutely calm, suddenly had ripples like the surface of water.

The ripples on the surface of ordinary water were only a few meters or tens of meters long and then disappeared.

The largest ripple on the open star gate even had a range of tens of thousands of meters.

But this ripple with a diameter of tens of thousands of meters only occupied one-fifth of the entire star gate.

And around this huge ripple, the number of other ripples of different sizes continued to increase, making the star gate like a pond during a rainstorm.

At the moment when the ripples reached their peak, the 14th Corps Fleet appeared in the star gate.

Two offensive-class and corps-class ships that had been specially modified by the 14th Corps rushed out of the star gate at the forefront of the fleet.

And thousands of cruisers also led countless destroyer escort formations to fly out of the star gate.

The scale was huge and the momentum was magnificent.

Chen Ming suddenly realized that what He Gu said before was "soon" not what he thought, that the 14th Corps would soon increase its control over the Beniu Star Region.

But that the 14th Corps was finally coming.

When the 14th Corps headquarters fleet arrived, the two of them could use the star gate for a while.

Chen Ming originally thought that the 14th Corps would send people to stabilize the situation first.

But there is no problem.

He had already felt the chaos in Beinu on the way.

The temporary government of such a place that was deeply controlled by Zuo Jing can only protect its own safety, and other places are out of reach.

Only absolute force can completely suppress it.

Waiting for the fleet to arrive before starting to control the Beinu star field is indeed the most stable way to choose.

If the local patrol team fails to play a role during the period when the 14th Corps' fleet arrives, it may indeed cause some additional civilian casualties.

This is a choice made by others, and Chen Ming cannot change it.

So there is nothing to say.

At least the scene of the 14th Corps' fleet emerging from the star gate makes people feel very excited.

Such a large fleet gave Chen Ming some goose bumps because of excitement.

He will have such a day in the future, and he can also build an invincible fleet.

Just as Chen Ming was staring at the 14th Corps' fleet outside, Chen Ming's terminal suddenly rang.

"Sorry."

He said hello to He Gu next to him, turned a corner in the corridor, took out the terminal, and answered the call.

The terminal heard Cheng Xinghai's usual greeting: "Hello, is Chen Ming there?"

Chen Ming also said as usual: "I answered your call and you asked me if I was there? What's the matter? I should have asked for leave yesterday, right?"

Cheng Xinghai said confidently: "Of course I know you asked for leave, but... I also heard that you are coming to the headquarters."

"Yeah, yes, He Gu from the institute invited me."

"Is that so..."

"I was wondering why your background changed during class two days ago. Are you on the way?"

"Yes, I'm about to enter the star gate. I don't know how long it will take to fly after I get out."

"So soon?"

"What's wrong?"

Cheng Xinghai seemed to be hesitating about something.

"It's okay. I'm just thinking about what to do with the classes later. Uncle Bai has been very busy recently. Even if you come, he may not be able to help you with the classes. Are you... going to come to me?"

Now it was Chen Ming's turn to hesitate and didn't know what to say.

He thought carefully for a while before saying, "I won't stay too long this time. I should go back in a few days. It's mainly about the war. Jialuo is the front line."

"Oh..."

Cheng Xinghai acted a little strange.

Chen Ming knew the reason very well, but he didn't dare to say it directly.

Because he still hadn't thought it through, or he hadn't thought about it since Bai Quan hinted at it last time.

He had no experience at all, and he didn't know what to do at all.

Cheng Xinghai seemed to have noticed some of Chen Ming's thoughts, and her tone was mixed with complex emotions: "Then let's do it. I'll be at the headquarters... Yeah, that's it."

The phone was hung up.

Chen Ming stood there and stared at the terminal for a while before putting it away and returning to the porthole.

At this time, He Gu looked at Chen Ming with a smile on his face, just like the previous two days.

After all, Chen Ming did not deliberately walk far. With the hearing of psychics, even if he did not listen specifically, he could still hear clearly who Chen Ming was talking to just now.

Now Chen Ming knew what He Gu meant, but he did not show any expression in front of He Gu.

He asked as if nothing had happened: "How long will it take to enter the star gate."

"Soon, the fleet at the headquarters will open the star gate to us in 20 minutes after it passes through, which is enough for us to pass."

Chen Ming leaned against the porthole, watching the fleet of the 14th Legion arriving outside, but his thoughts had already flown away to who knows where.

He Gu suddenly came over and asked: "What are you thinking about?"

Chen Ming shook his head and said nothing.

He Gu just patted him on the shoulder and said nothing.

Ten minutes later, the huge fleet of the 14th Legion finally left the star gate completely.

A part of the fleet flew to the capital planet and took over the government departments.

Another part of the fleet left the galaxy. They were going to take over the original star field army in the Beniu star field.

And just after the star gate lit up the signal light to allow the rest of the spacecraft to pass, some of the spacecraft that were originally parked at the edge of the star gate and waiting immediately flew towards the star gate,

Of course, this also included the spaceship Chen Ming was riding now.

The reminder sound on the spaceship kept reminding that the gravity-simulating device was about to be shut down, asking passengers to find the nearest safety fence and secure themselves with seat belts.

Because there was a seat belt next to the porthole, Chen Ming and He Gu stayed where they were.

After the last scan before passing through the star gate, all the approaching spaceships entered the mirror of the star gate.

Chen Ming, who was looking out the porthole, suddenly had only darkness in his eyes.

In the darkness, he could not see anything, but could only feel the spaceship vibrating constantly.

Even though he was wearing a seat belt, he was still a little uncomfortable.

And because of the loss of vision, Chen Ming's other senses suddenly became sharper.

A feeling of being pulled by some force filled his whole body.

This made him slightly uncomfortable, but he soon got used to it.

The vibration of the spaceship gradually subsided.

However, Chen Ming waited for a while, but still did not see the light outside the spaceship re-lit, and time seemed to pass very slowly.

Obviously, the subjective time on the side of the prosthesis in the star gate had passed a long time, but at this time, the objective time on the main body outside the empire had passed less than half a second.

And then, just after the half second that had just passed, Chen Ming suddenly felt a force acting on him, pulling his consciousness.

Once he was pulled out by this force, his consciousness seemed to fall into the abyss.

This was Chen Ming's subconscious reaction at the first time.

After all, after entering the star gate, his eyes were dark and he could not see anything.

In addition to the pitch-black vision, he couldn't even sense the voice of He Gu who was so close.

This situation was quite wrong.

However, Chen Ming's danger perception psychic power did not give any sign of danger.

It was completely different from when he was forcibly dragged into the scarlet dimension by the recipient, and the danger perception in his mind was ringing like a bell.

He also clearly sensed this.

This was very contradictory.

Chen Ming didn't think that there was something wrong with his mind, but this feeling was extremely real.

Moreover, the force that involved his mental power was still growing, making it more and more difficult for him to maintain his mental state.

Although part of his consciousness on the prosthesis of the 14th Legion sank into this abyss where he didn't know whether it existed or not, and whether there was any fatal problem.

But he continued to concentrate his mind and resist this strange power.

His mental power was rapidly consumed... No, his mental power was not consumed.

The feeling on the main body was very clear. His mental power had not changed except for a slight increase in daily consumption.

It was the part of consciousness on the prosthesis in the star gate that felt that its mental power was being consumed.

The pulling force came from all directions, making him the center of all the forces pulling him.

It was as if his consciousness was in the eye of a typhoon, and all corners of his consciousness were being blown by the force that was constantly pulling him, which gave him this illusion.

Wait, eye of the typhoon... vortex...

Wormhole?

Chen Ming probably understood where this power came from.

But how are things like star gates and wormholes related to consciousness?

And what about the inexplicable consumption of mental power that only exists in perception?

Chen Ming didn't understand, but he still insisted on fighting against the power from the wormhole.

But the pulling force became more and more chaotic and distorted.

It seemed to tear his consciousness into a vortex.

Chen Ming had to constantly distract himself while concentrating all his attention, to control different parts of his consciousness to resist the pulling force in the opposite direction.

But no matter how he resisted, this force was getting stronger and stronger, and it was becoming more and more difficult to resist. Part of Chen Ming's consciousness was becoming more and more exhausted.

But fortunately, Chen Ming's main consciousness, that is, his body, was still outside the star gate.

So whenever his consciousness on the prosthesis could not bear the force in the star gate.

As long as this part of the consciousness temporarily returned to the body, the fatigue of being immersed in the star gate would immediately dissipate.

He could continue to fight wits and courage with that force vigorously.

Continuously resisting.

Finally.

Chen Ming found that the spaceship around him began to vibrate violently again.

His eyes were no longer completely dark, and the starry sky appeared in front of him through the porthole again. He Gu was still silently looking out the window beside him.

And behind the spaceship he was riding was the star gate with ripples.

Through the surrounding starry sky, Chen Ming quickly determined his current location.

He was now in a star field directly controlled by the Fourteenth Legion, a star field directly named Fourteen.

Chen Ming exhaled deeply.

Although objectively speaking, the entire process of the spacecraft passing through the star gate just now only took ten seconds in reality.

But the physical sensation of his prosthesis just now lasted for half an hour.

He Gu next to him suddenly asked Chen Ming: "How do you feel?"

Originally Chen Ming was still wondering if his situation was special, which led to this kind of thing when passing through the star gate.

But looking at He Gu's question now, it should be that everyone or all psychics will encounter this situation when passing through the star gate.

So Chen Ming asked directly: "What happened just now?"

He Gu was not surprised that Chen Ming reacted so quickly to the question implied in his question. He immediately explained: "This is what will happen when teleporting over long distances through the star gate."

"The wormhole singularity in the star gate has the power to distort time and space, and teleported us to the other side of the empire in just ten seconds."

"In this process, this distorted power will of course be noticed by people."

"It's just that ordinary people's consciousness is too weak and they can't notice it at all."

"And because psychics are too sensitive and their thinking ability is too strong, when they pass through the star gate, this period of time that should have passed quickly for ordinary people will be dragged out for a long time."

Chen Ming listened to He Gu's explanation and recalled what happened just now.

Just when he entered the star gate, it may be true that nothing had happened yet.

But after half a second, the vibration of the spacecraft gradually disappeared, and at this time his consciousness had actually left his body.

It was just because the surrounding environment was too dark, and he focused all his attention on his consciousness, and didn't find any abnormalities at all.

In fact, he should have noticed it as early as when the vibration of the spacecraft disappeared.

Chen Ming covered his head and said: "So during this period of time..."

"If you want to go through it easily, just relax. Don't resist the feeling of your mind being pulled out. It's just an illusion caused by the distortion of time and space. It's human instinct to make you enter the unconscious state as soon as possible so that you can quickly get through meaningless events. It doesn't matter."

"But I feel that once I relax, I will fall into the abyss."

"That's the instinct of psychics." He Gu explained: "The most important thing for psychics is consciousness itself."

"So if a psychic falls into an unconscious state, then this is the time when a psychic is most vulnerable."

"Of course, if you enter an unconscious state when passing through the star gate, so will other people, so don't worry too much."

"You won't go through the star gate on the same spaceship with your enemy, right?"

"Of course, you can resist that feeling, just treat it as training your psychic power, and the effect is very good."

"It can make psychics feel mentally exhausted, but it actually has no substantial impact. In addition, its power source is very special, which is a good way to exercise the ability to control psychic power."

"If it weren't too expensive, it would have been promoted long ago."

What He Gu said was indeed right.

Chen Ming could feel the limiting effect of the space-time force that He Gu mentioned on his mental power during that period of time.

And under such a limiting effect, psychics must use great willpower to persist in not letting their consciousness be pulled out of their bodies, which is really a training.

Especially training mental power control in extreme situations, and subtle mental power.

Perhaps it was because he persisted for a long time and continued to use psychic power to counter every subtle force.

Chen Ming could even feel that his control over psychic energy had improved significantly again.

Especially at the microscopic level.

Chen Ming looked down at his palm.

There was an iron atom in the center of his palm.

Although it was invisible to the naked eye, Chen Ming's sight was no longer limited to the iron atom. He could vaguely "see" the protons and neutrons that made up the iron atom.

As long as his psychic energy continued to grow and continue to be trained, he would be able to control a deeper existence sooner or later.

He Gu deliberately did not tell Chen Ming about this in advance.

After all, once someone said it, they were prepared in advance and knew that nothing would happen.

Then when they couldn't bear it, the psychic energy at the center of the space-time power would not necessarily try their best to resist it, and the effect would naturally be worse.

But if the psychic in it didn't know that it was okay for the consciousness to leave the body, then they would naturally try their best to persist until they couldn't bear it anymore.

Chen Ming was an exception.

Because his consciousness when he entered the star gate was only a part.

Therefore, the training effect on mental power is not ideal, but the control of spiritual power is more detailed.

It allows him to see more microscopic levels.

"So how did you get here just now?" He Gu asked curiously: "How long did you hold on?"

"I held on for a while, about fifteen minutes, and I relaxed when I couldn't stand it anymore."

"Fifteen minutes?!"

He Gu repeated what Chen Ming said with surprise.

It made Chen Ming realize that the time he said was a bit long.

However, He Gu didn't feel surprised immediately after the accident, after all, this was Chen Ming.

"Fifteen minutes is good. Next time you are prepared, you won't have such a good training opportunity."

At this point, Chen Ming suddenly realized that he came here by sitting in the star gate.

The star gate was opened because the main fleet of the 14th Legion went there, so if he wanted to go back...

"When will the next star gate be activated?"

"In a week, the fleet of the next legion will go there, and we can just follow along then."

"Oh."

Just as Chen Ming finally left the star gate.

On the headquarters network of the 14th Legion, a private meeting had just been held.

In a conference room on the virtual reality network, virtual projections of about twenty people were seated at the table in the conference room.

Everyone's appearance was unclear in the dark.

But all participants knew each other's identities.

At the front of the conference table, there was a projected photo.

It was a photo near the star gate.

In the center of the photo, there was a destroyer waiting at the edge of the star gate.

The photo was constantly enlarged.

When it was enlarged to the highest precision, the photo locked He Gu and Chen Ming through the porthole of the destroyer.

Finally, the perspective focused on Chen Ming's face.

"Chen Ming has entered the star gate and has arrived at the 14th star field. He is coming to the headquarters."