Chapter 46 News

Chen Ming paralyzed the engine of the second expedition-class ship and destroyed its weapons.

It was only then that the Hellhound arrived.

Although there was only one merchant ship left, Chen Ming's expression became serious.

The medium-sized load-bearing point on the Hellhound made him feel that he had to respect it.

The hull material mixed with Baiyun steel could withstand the small weapons on the two expedition-class ships, but it was hard to say about the medium weapons.

Chen Ming tried to identify the medium-sized weapon located in the right front of the Hellhound.

Suddenly found that this weapon seemed a little familiar.

It seemed to be a cannon-type weapon called the Ripper that he had often seen on other Hellhounds.

In Chen Ming's memory, every time he woke up from the cryostasis chamber, in addition to being responsible for the maintenance of the space station, he would occasionally help his colleagues who were repairing ships at the dock.

Repairing ships naturally cannot avoid repairing weapons, so Chen Ming basically has a certain understanding of the weapons commonly used by spacecraft.

According to Chen Ming's former colleagues, the ships used by pirates are usually the ones they got after the last looting, which are still intact, and they are used after rough modification and repair.

The armor and hull are quite weak, and they are particularly easy to target as long as there are some specific types of weapons.

Therefore, the Ripper that fires high-explosive armor-piercing shells is very popular with caravans that need to face pirates frequently.

Some are often kept in the mining space station to sell to those whose weapons are damaged for various reasons.

Although this Ripper is slightly different from the most common Type II Ripper in Chen Ming's memory in details, it may be a more advanced model compared to thirty years ago.

But no matter how it is modified, the purpose of this weapon to target the weak armor and hull of pirates will definitely not change.

The Ripper's projectiles are definitely not as effective as pure armor-piercing shells for composite armor such as the Iron Ore mixed with white cloud steel.

However, Chen Ming still felt that he had to be more cautious.

So before the Hellhound left the asteroid zone and entered the open area.

Chen Ming had already aimed the electromagnetic javelin at the Ripper, and opened fire when he was sure of hitting it.

And then.

There was nothing else.

The electromagnetic javelin had a range of 20 kilometers, so the Cerberus had no time to fight back.

The Ripper was destroyed without firing a single shot.

The spare Ripper did not survive for more than a few seconds after it was replaced.

The weapons loaded on the other small bearing points of the Cerberus could not destroy the armor of the Iron Ore at all.

And these weapons were all fired by Chen Ming just in case.

The Cerberus without weapons was a heavy live target.

The engine system was destroyed in a blink of an eye, and like the other two ships, it was paralyzed in the asteroid belt.

It became a steel coffin drifting in space.

After confirming that the three ships had no ability to resist, Chen Ming took the initiative to send them a communication request.

The communication was quickly connected.

Before the other party spoke, Chen Ming said very forcefully: "I will ask you a few questions. If you answer, I can leave you here to fend for yourself."

Chen Ming did not say what the consequences would be if they did not answer, nor did he wait for them to agree. He asked directly: "I have not been here for a long time. Is there any news recently?"

There was silence in the communication channel for a moment, and a voice that sounded like a middle-aged man answered: "No."

Chen Ming glanced at the three abandoned ships not far away and asked: "Are you the leader?"

There was no response in the communication channel.

Chen Ming did not hesitate. The electromagnetic javelin locked the stern of the Hellhound class and opened fire without any warning.

Some chaotic sounds suddenly appeared in the communication channel.

But soon these sounds disappeared, because one of the electromagnetic javelin's projectiles just shot through the Hellhound's armor and hit the place where they stored fusion fuel.

The leaked fuel and the ammunition on the ship exploded together.

The entire Hellhound class was completely transformed into a group of gorgeous fireworks.

Chen Ming glanced at the control panel of the spacecraft, confirmed that the communication channels of the other two expedition-class ships were still connected, and continued: "So..."

"Yes! Yes! There is news!"

Before Chen Ming had time to ask for the second time, someone had already responded to him in a panic in the communication channel.

"Say."

"The army at the military outpost seems to be doing something, collecting combat supplies and recruiting mercenaries. The space station has been affected, and the prices of various weapons have become much more expensive."

"I heard that because there are more and more Yuhui ships recently, the army has to guard against them."

Yuhui.

When Chen Ming heard this name, related memories appeared in his mind.

In the simplest way, the mechanical race that Chen Ming had seen before was an alien mechanical life discovered by humans when exploring the outside world.

And Yuhui is a mechanical life, or electronic life, created by humans themselves, some artificial intelligence with self-awareness.

At the beginning, Yuhui was just the code name of the artificial intelligence core developed by the Human Empire to control unmanned warships.

These cores were placed on various advanced unmanned ships that were still in the design stage, responsible for controlling the spacecraft to fight.

But later, these AI cores suddenly awakened their self-awareness at the same time, and actively controlled all ships equipped with Yuhui AI cores to attack humans, triggering the first AI war.

In the end, all the ships controlled by Yuhui were driven out of the territory of the Human Empire, and the current Human Empire strictly prohibited the existence of any AI that exceeded weak artificial intelligence.

At least that's what was recorded in the history books that Chen Ming studied.

The army found traces of the increase in Yuhui's ships, so they concentrated their manpower to prepare for battle.

This is good news for Chen Ming.

If they go to find Yuhui, no one will care about their little role.

After digesting the news, Chen Ming continued to ask: "That's all?"

The nervous voice of the person who just spoke came from the communication channel.

"Also...there are fewer mechanical ships in recent times, so the prices of mechanical things are also rising."

"Are they all related to money? What about other news?"

"No...probably not."

"Then why are you staying here? For fun? Do you also want to go on the road with your boss?"

"No! Don't fire, I'm telling you!"

There were panic shouts from the other end of the communication channel.

"We came here because we heard that there was a smuggled Hammerhead class in the Dark Cemetery."

"You know the Hammerhead class, a destroyer, and it is said that it is a Hammerhead class equipped with a military subsystem."

"It is said that the group that smuggled the Hammerhead was killed by someone they shouldn't have provoked, so we came here to try our luck."

"As a result, we just came here and ran into you before we started looking."

Chen Ming's mouth moved, wanting to say something, but in the end he said nothing.

After confirming several times that there was indeed no more news from these pirates, Chen Ming turned off the communication, activated the electromagnetic javelin, and fired at the engines of the expedition class.

The two expedition classes soon followed the footsteps of the Hellhound class.

Became a member of the Dark Cemetery.