Chapter 304 Progress

Two days later.

The destroyer Chen Ming was on arrived at the Beniu star field.

And from the coordinates of the spacecraft's hyperspace channel data, it will reach the capital of the star field in another hour.

At this moment, the door of the room was suddenly knocked.

Chen Ming walked over and opened the door. He Gu stood at the door and said, "We are almost there. Be prepared. It will be a bit bumpy when entering the star gate."

"Bumpy?"

Chen Ming has taken the jump engine jump countless times without any bumps. Why is it bumpy when he reaches the more technologically advanced star gate?

He asked with doubts: "What is the principle of the star gate? Why is it bumpy?"

He Gu patiently explained to Chen Ming: "The operating principle is quite simple, just the same as the operating principle of the wormhole."

"So the spacecraft will be pulled by the tidal force when passing through, and there will be bumps."

"At that time, we have to turn off the spacecraft's gravity-simulating device. Remember to be mentally prepared in advance and pack up some things that will fly around."

Wormhole technology?

Chen Ming knew this a long time ago, but it was not confirmed until now, and he has not yet come into contact with the level of technology.

Although his psychic power can achieve similar effects, if you want to rely on non-psychic means to create the effect of wormholes, it is really something that only top scientists can do.

Wait, if the Empire's stargate technology is imitated from wormholes.

Then...

"Do natural wormholes exist?"

"Of course, there were even many wormholes in the Empire before, but... you shouldn't see them."

"Why?"

He Gu turned his head and looked out the porthole on the side.

Although there was nothing to see there except the deep purple background of hyperspace, He Gu's eyes seemed to be able to penetrate hyperspace and see the stargate of the capital of Beniu.

"Because all the wormholes that have been discovered, their core singularities, have all become the core of the stargate we built."

"This is human power, not the power of psychics."

He Gu said in a calm tone what Chen Ming thought was extremely exaggerated.

Being able to control the power of the wormhole means that the Empire at least has the same level of power.

In other words, the battleship is definitely not the most powerful means of the Empire. The Empire must have a higher level of power.

Chen Ming followed what He Gu said and thought about it casually, but soon he gathered his thoughts back and asked: "Then I remember that every star field has such a star gate, which means that when the empire builds a new star field, it is not only about choosing a site, but also about the star gate, right?"

He Gu said: "Yes, the star gate is the fastest way of action in this era. Star fields without star gates may be out of the control of the empire."

"There were many reasons why the empire did not continue to expand abroad, and the temporary inability to find a suitable wormhole was one of the reasons."

Chen Ming asked again: "So now you have found a suitable wormhole?"

"It has been found a long time ago, and the singularity has been obtained."

"After all, it is difficult to slow down the pace of development and fully develop the areas you have occupied. There will always be some places missed. If the pace of development slows down, there will be opportunities, and the wormhole will be found."

When Chen Ming heard this, he immediately considered whether its colony also needed a star gate. If the star gate can be directly connected to the empire, the benefits are unimaginable.

But problems will also follow.

"Speaking of which, the stargate needs to be opened in both directions, right?"

"Yes, otherwise there would be no need for Zuo Jing to occupy the stargate in Caimo Star Region."

Okay, then Chen Ming is fine. It seems that stargates are still very necessary.

It is time to find a way to obtain stargate technology for the colony.

When Chen Ming thought of the difficulty, he suddenly had a headache again.

However, he had been able to obtain the design blueprints of the main battleship and a whole giant dock before, so it was not absolutely hopeless to obtain a stargate design.

Chen Ming once again retracted his divergent thoughts and returned to the topic just now.

"So what else did the empire stop before, besides the lack of wormhole singularity?"

Chen Ming has learned about the pioneering era of the empire from many people. It was an era of striving and forging ahead.

As for the reason why this era gradually disappeared, the answers of several people Chen Ming knew were different, and he didn't know what He Gu's answer would be.

"There are many reasons to stop it, but there is only one main reason."

He Gu pointed a finger at Chen Ming.

"Do you know the concept of the longest flight distance of a scheduled spacecraft?"

Chen Ming understood what He Gu said, but this "longest flight distance of a scheduled spacecraft" must be a special term, not the superficial meaning he understood.

So Chen Ming answered directly: "I don't know."

"It doesn't matter if you don't know. Anyway, this concept means that a spaceship uses available objective means to navigate, such as hyperspace or phase space."

"And the capabilities of the spaceship itself, such as the jump engine, cannot be counted."

"The distance a spaceship travels in a year is the specific meaning of this 'maximum flight distance of a regular spaceship'."

"Put the starting point of this distance at the center of the empire, and the end of this distance is the limit range of the empire's theoretical maximum border."

Seeing that Chen Ming couldn't understand the connection between the two, He Gu added: "It means that if a rebellion or foreign invasion breaks out on the border of the empire."

"Then within a year, the empire's fleet has no way to If we cannot reach the border from the capital star region by direct navigation, then there is no way to govern such a place. "

"The administrative management capacity of the empire is limited, and the things that can be handled are also limited."

"With the expansion of the empire's borders, the territory of the entire empire is growing exponentially."

"If something happens, politicians will not be allowed to hold meetings there. One year is the maximum limit."

"This is one of the reasons why the empire's development is slow."

Chen Ming roughly understood the meaning, but he still had a question: "Administrative management capabilities will change, right?"

"Yes, so this regular one-year period will also change."

"The empire's communication means, administrative management capabilities, and administrative management capabilities will also change. The more developed the power is, the longer this time can be delayed. "

"Just like this one year was tacitly determined in the pioneering era."

"Now the situation is definitely different. I don't know how long it can be, but it will definitely be more."

Chen Ming suddenly thought of a point and asked, "When was the technology of the star gate developed?"

He Gu answered very familiarly, "A long time ago, in the pioneering era."

"I know what you mean."

"Star gates, as a device that can be used for ultra-long-distance transmission, almost connect the entire empire and can greatly expand the distance of spacecraft navigation."

"But the use of star gates is not without restrictions. Activating the star gate has some effects on the singularity inside the star gate. The singularity needs to be maintained and cannot be used without limit. "

"It is not an objective thing, but a human creation, so it cannot be considered to have completely increased the maximum navigation distance of regular spacecraft."

"Therefore, this factor cannot be counted in."

"After so many years of sedimentation, the empire has been studying sociological theories, and the improvement of administrative management capabilities is no longer what it used to be."

"With the breakthrough of antimatter technology, the speed of spacecraft navigation has also been greatly improved, and the distance that spacecraft can travel within a period of time has also changed dramatically."

"The empire is finally able to continue to explore."

Chen Ming completely understood how the empire's pioneering era came to a halt.

Then he couldn't help but ask another question: "Is it just because of the antimatter technology that the Empire decided to restart the development again?"

"Of course not." He Gu said with certainty: "Just like there were many influences when the development era ended, there are many aspects of influence on the Empire's intention to restart the development era this time."

"I won't say much about the internal contradictions and internal problems of the Empire and the sequelae of dimensional infection. I will talk about the Fourteenth Legion, which is more closely related to us."

"The Fourteenth Legion is currently facing the main force of Yuhui as a single legion."

"And most of the other legions in the entire empire have only participated in small-scale low-intensity wars. These legions are not fighting and preparing for war, but are providing for the elderly. Or the empire pays for their elderly care. Would you be happy if it were you?"

"This is one of the reasons that affect the Empire's re-development. It is impossible for a legion that is supported by money to eat free rice and do nothing."

"Then your two technologies... um... mainly the hyperspace channel technology."

Chen Ming immediately recalled that when he handed over the hyperspace jump technology and energy crystal technology to Baiquan before, it seemed that it was not through He Gu and the Psychic Research Institute.

Only the results of the research mission on the relics of another civilization assigned by the later legion were handed over to the Psychic Research Institute.

However, it was normal for He Gu to know about these things. Chen Ming did not delve too deeply into it, but just asked: "What's wrong with this technology?"

"Well... this technology has been known by many people, but it has only been tested in our legion before."

"The effect is very good. Recently, this engine has been adapted and optimized for different types of spacecraft, and has begun to be promoted from our legion to other places."

"But the speed of transmission is definitely not as fast as antimatter technology."

"Antimatter technology is a truly epoch-making technology, and it is also the technology that truly promotes the empire to restart the development process."

"But I remember that you also have some patents for antimatter technology, right? And it seems that you stole it from Yuhui. The antimatter technology developed by Yuhui allowed this technology to overcome the final difficulty."

"The Empire's ability to return to the road of development is also closely related to you."

"And to be honest, your technology is not bad. The hyperspace channel jump engine consumes less energy and is simpler to maintain than ordinary jump engines."

"Although there are limitations, this limitation is nothing in front of the Empire."

"And even if your technology is slower than antimatter technology, I feel that your technology has the opportunity to be fully equipped faster than antimatter technology."

Chen Ming asked again: "Why is this?"

"Because the nature of antimatter technology itself tends to be high-precision and advanced, it is always difficult to install such technology . "

"And the Empire cannot start equipping the entire Empire with antimatter technology without being familiar with it."

"In addition, you know very well that the antimatter technology was first obtained from Yuhui, and Yuhui has not yet shown the ability to have antimatter technology that can be applied to various fields."

"That is to say, once our antimatter technology is taken away by Yuhui, it is very likely that they can immediately come up with the same technology."

"And the mechanical race, the mechanical race has also not used antimatter technology."

"But as one of the legacies of another civilization, it is very likely that they are not incapable of using it, but have lost some of their technology."

"Once our antimatter technology is obtained by them, the situation may be the same as Yuhui's."

This is indeed a more troublesome point.

It is also the news that Chen Ming occasionally hears from some scientists who study antimatter when he cares about the patent fees for his antimatter technology.

"But if you are worried that your weapons will be picked up and used, it is not the right thing to do not bring them to the battlefield."

He Gu said in response to Chen Ming's question: "This is certainly not the right thing to do, so I just said that it is impossible to start deploying them so early."

"If our antimatter technology is acquired by Yuhui or the mechanical race too early, then our advantage of being one step ahead will be gone."

"So the actual deployment of antimatter technology must be in the transition stage from the early to the middle stage after the start of the mechanical race war."

"There will be a large number of ship losses in this stage, and there will definitely be opportunities for deployment."

"All the applications of antimatter technology before this are for testing."

"That's why I think your technology will be deployed faster than antimatter technology."

He Gu put forward his ideas with reason and evidence, and Chen Ming really had nothing to refute.

There was no need to refute, after all, what He Gu said was a disguised compliment to him.

"Then what about the energy crystal technology?"

He Gu's face was a little embarrassed. He thought for a while before saying, "It's not my research direction. I don't know much, but I can tell you roughly the attitude of the Legion towards this technology."

"Your technology is indeed very promising and performs very well. As a new type of energy storage material, it is even better than the battery array of the main battleship."

"You should also be breeding and selecting suitable energy crystal crabs, right? The energy crystals sent over are also better than the batches."

"Uh..."

Chen Ming hesitated and said, "Indeed."

It's just that he is not doing eugenics, but the Queen has been selecting the individuals with the best crystal quality from those Zerg individuals that have been deeply repaired and optimized by Chen Ming and specialize in producing energy crystals.

Then replicate on the basis of such individuals, and then slightly modify their genes for producing energy crystals, trying to find the most suitable Zerg individuals for producing energy crystals.

Can the crystals sent over be bad?

However, He Gu immediately changed the subject and said, "However, these energy crystals cannot be used as a technology to promote the development of the empire, and they are far less important than the previous two technologies."

"Although energy is also a very important part, there is a very critical issue, the output."

"Antimatter batteries are still under research, and it is not certain whether the effect can be different from your energy crystals."

"But as long as the research is successful, antimatter batteries can definitely be mass-produced."

"Then what about your energy crystals?"

"Mass production is not as simple as building a factory. If a technology wants to be applied to the entire empire, it needs the support of the industrial colonies and industrial bases of the entire empire."

"You have currently built a planet as a breeding base for energy crystal crabs, but what can the output of a planet do?"

"Even if a planet is breeding and producing, it can't keep up with the loss of the entire empire, and it may not be able to barely supply a legion."

"So the view of the legion is to directly digest all the energy crystals sent by you internally, and use them all on the battleship to replace the battery array of the battleship."

"Anyway, our corps has the ability to transform the main battleships. We have specially transformed models of offensive-class and corps-class ships."

"This technology can be used and is very useful, but it is limited by your continued expansion, so forget it, unless... you understand."

Chen Ming also knew that it was a pipe dream for a worm nest on one planet to supply energy crystals to the entire empire.

He Gu's meaning was also very clear. As long as Chen Ming was willing to cooperate more deeply with the 14th Corps, he would directly hand over the cultivation of energy crystal crabs to the 14th Corps.

In this way, although Chen Ming's share in the entire production process was reduced, he could make less money.

But if the overall production scale is expanded, the final profit may be greater.

The output of energy crystals...

Chen Ming felt that he needed to think about it.

Because he felt that the queen of insects had the potential to support the consumption of energy crystals of an empire.

Moreover, he and He Gu just chatted before arriving at the star gate, which was definitely not counted.

So Chen Ming simply didn't continue to talk about this.

Instead, he followed the topic of the battleship that He Gu just mentioned and said, "Speaking of the modified battleship, I am quite interested in the Prometheus Mk.2 in Caimo Star Region. Is there any news about it?"

He Gu couldn't help but say, "Your thinking is a bit jumpy."

Chen Ming said as if he was used to it, "More than one person has said this to me, but I am like this, I talk about whatever I think of, so how about that battleship?"

"But I am not studying this..."

"Then there must be some basic data or something?"

"Let me think..."

He Gu thought seriously and said, "The full name of the modified Prometheus class is the Prometheus Mk.2 improved fuel transport ship."

"The main weapon carried is different from the ordinary Prometheus class. It is a weapon called Lud's Light by Zuo Jing's people."

As He Gu told the story, Chen Ming's mind immediately emerged again with the appearance of Prometheus that he had seen through his Yuhui Fleet before.

When Chen Ming's mind gradually sketched the appearance of Prometheus Mk.2 to the main gun, he suddenly realized a problem: "I remember you said that the mechanical family has created a unique kinetic main weapon, right?

"That means the main weapon of this Mk.2 is not a kinetic weapon?"

When Chen Ming saw the new weapon before, he thought it was a kinetic weapon. Could it be that it is not?

He Gu admitted: "Yes, it is not kinetic. Although it looks like it, its weapon type should actually be classified as a missile weapon, that is, an explosive weapon."

"And this thing is quite special. Zuo Jing's modification has converted the main gun into a disposable weapon."

"It can directly fire the main gun as a bomb with an extremely large equivalent."

"Ah?"

Although He Gu explained it very clearly, Chen Ming still couldn't understand it.

He Gu also looked a little overwhelmed: "Even if the main gun is fired, it is feasible in the calculation. "

"However, in actual combat, the main battleship may need to rush forward to help the bomb resist some defensive firepower."

"It's outrageous, but it's very suitable for Zuo Jing's weapons. The ultimate power is also very exaggerated. If it hits the continental shelf of a planet, it will be enough to destroy the entire planet's ecosystem."

"Fortunately, Zuo Jing is finished, otherwise God knows what else they can come up with. "

Chen Ming was hesitant to speak.

He Gu was looking out the porthole and did not notice Chen Ming's abnormality.

After thinking about it, Chen Ming still did not say much about his understanding and cognition of Zuo Jing.

The real brainwashed psychic of Zuo Jing is still hiding in Zuo Jing in the empire. He still needs to find a suitable opportunity to tell the right person in the future.

While Chen Ming and He Gu were chatting.

The destroyer Chen Ming was riding on was gradually approaching the capital of the Beniu star field.

Then, Chen Ming found that in the hyperspace, in front of the ship he was riding on, there was a fleet approaching him.

The familiar tattered armor and the modified spacecraft made Chen Ming immediately realize that they were encountering pirates.

Just in Beniu Starfield, just a stone's throw away from the capital of Beinu.

This pirate fleet saw that they only had one destroyer and four escorting frigates and thought they were a soft persimmon that was easy to take advantage of, so they decided to come and cause trouble.

Chen Ming had seen a lot of pirates.

But it was the first time that Chen Ming saw pirates near the capital of a starfield.

Even in the marginal starfields, such as Galo, it is impossible for pirates to operate so openly near the capital.

It can only be said that the situation in Beinu is chaotic.

Pirates are frequent and management is chaotic

The elected interim government has close to zero management ability for lower-level departments, and can't even manage the area near the capital.

Zuo Jing's legacy is really...

Just after Chen Ming discovered something was wrong outside through the destroyer's sensors, He Gu quickly learned from the captain of the destroyer that pirates were coming.

And quickly shared it with Chen Ming.

Then Chen Ming had a question: "Didn't the 14th Corps take over Bei Niu? Hasn't it started yet?"

"It should be soon."

He Gu responded and was about to communicate with the captain to deal with the pirates.

Chen Ming had already started to create a Storm-class ship out of thin air.