Star Ocean: Starting from the Abandoned Mining Space Station

The heavy rain that appeared out of thin air near the destroyer immediately made the pirates who were about to come to stir up trouble realize that something was wrong.

But they were coming towards Chen Ming and had no time to turn around.

The eight Terminator drones on the Rainstorm class turned into red meteors and rushed directly towards the pirate fleet.

Three more waves of Terminator fighter jets appeared soon after. A total of twenty-four fighter jets that entered extreme overload mode flew towards them with an aura that made the pirates panic, and crashed into their spaceship.

Less than thirty seconds, including the time for the fighter plane to fly over.

A fairly large pirate fleet with more than thirty spaceships, including three destroyers, simply disappeared into hyperspace.

He Gu stopped contacting the captain just now. After confirming that Chen Ming had taken care of the matter thoroughly, he couldn't help but said: "It's so fast."

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

“But I’m generally more used to doing things in a way that favors ordinary people.”

He Gu picked up the terminal and said to the captain again: "There is no need to enter combat readiness. Connect the hyperspace communication system and inform the nearest government."

"The nearest government...oh, it's the capital of the Star Territory. Just tell them the identity of our Fourteenth Legion directly."

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

They will come over later to take care of things here.

Then there's nothing wrong with it.

"Let's go."

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

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

The destroyer and four escorting frigates appeared at the edge of the capital system of the Benu star field.

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

The five spacecraft also accelerated towards the interior of the galaxy after re-accelerating.

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

Therefore, the spacecraft did not approach the star gate, but circled slightly and arrived at the space station in the colonial orbit of the capital galaxy of the Beniu Star Territory, which is the headquarters of the Beniu Star Territory 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 imagined.

At least the entire space station is full of security personnel under martial law, and various security measures are also installed throughout the space station.

Even though Chen Ming and He Gu revealed their identities as the 14th Legion when they entered the port, they faced a wave of random inspections after landing on the space station.

And when the spacecraft was resupplying behind, the second wave was ushered in.

It seems that the capital of the Beniu Star Territory is no longer a place for outsiders to stop.

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

And just when the spacecraft arrived.

The long-dormant star gate finally began to operate.

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

The devices on the star gate are constantly delivering energy to the internal ring structure.

A layer of magnificent mirror film was seen starting from the inner circle of the ring structure and converging towards the center of the ring, covering half of the universe in Chen Ming's eyes like a canopy.

Although I have seen the Star Gate activate several times from a distance, only at close range can I realize how shocking this giant structure built by human power is.

The moment when the mirror film completely gathers, completely covering up the starry sky on the other side.

The mirror surface that had remained absolutely calm suddenly appeared ripples like water.

Ordinary ripples on the water surface last only a few meters or ten meters at most and then disappear.

And the ripples on this opened star gate, the largest one even has a range of tens of thousands of meters.

But the ripples, which are tens of thousands of meters in diameter, only occupy one-fifth of the entire star gate.

And around this huge ripple, the number of other ripples of different sizes is still increasing, making the star gate look like a pond during a heavy rain.

Just when the ripples reached their peak, the fleet of the Fourteenth Legion appeared in the star gate.

Two offensive-class and legion-class ships that had been specially modified by the Fourteenth Legion were at the front of the fleet and rushed out of the star gate.

Thousands of cruisers also followed and flew out of the star gate, leading countless destroyer escort formations.

The scale is vast and the momentum is magnificent.

Chen Ming suddenly realized that the "soon" He Gu said before was not what he thought the Fourteenth Legion's control over the Beniu Star Territory would soon increase.

But the Fourteenth Legion is finally coming.

Just when the fleet from the headquarters of the Fourteenth Legion arrived, the two of them could use the star gate for a while.

Chen Ming originally thought that the Fourteenth Legion would send people over first to stabilize the situation.

But there is no problem.

He had felt the confusion in Beniu on the road.

The provisional government of such a place that has been deeply controlled by Zuo Jing can only maintain its own security, and other places are beyond its reach.

Only absolute force can completely suppress it.

Waiting for the fleet to arrive before starting to control the Beniu Star Territory is indeed the most stable method available.

During the period when the fleet of the Fourteenth Legion arrives, if the local patrol fails to play its role, it may indeed lead to some additional civilian casualties.

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

So there's not much to say.

At least the scene of the fleet of the Fourteenth Legion emerging from the star gate is quite exciting to watch.

A fleet of this size gave Chen Ming some goosebumps due to excitement.

One day he will also be able to build an invincible fleet.

Just as Chen Ming was staring at the fleet of the Fourteenth Legion outside, Chen Ming's terminal suddenly rang.

"Feel sorry."

He said hello to He Gu next to him, turned a corner in the nearby corridor, took out the terminal, and connected the phone.

Cheng Xinghai's usual greeting voice came from the terminal: "Hey, is Chen Ming here?"

Chen Ming also said as always: "I answered your call and you asked me if I was there? What happened? 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."

"Well, yes, He Gu from the institute invited me there."

"That's it..."

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

"Yes, we are about to enter the Star Gate. I don't know how long it will take to fly after exiting."

"So fast?"

"What's wrong?"

Cheng Xinghai seemed to be hesitating about something.

"It's okay. I'm just thinking about what to do in class. Uncle Bai has been very busy recently. He may not be able to help you with class if you come here. Do you... want to come see me?"

This time it was Chen Ming's turn to hesitate and not know what to say.

He thought carefully for a while and then said: "I shouldn't stay too long when I come here this time. I should go back in a few days. The main thing is the war. Gallo's side is the front line."

"oh……"

Cheng Xinghai behaved a little strangely.

Chen Ming knew the reason very well, but he still did not dare to say it directly.

Because he still hasn't thought about it, or in other words, he hasn't thought about it since Bai Quan hinted at it last time.

He had absolutely no experience and he had no idea what to do.

Cheng Xinghai seemed to be aware of Chen Ming's thoughts, and her tone was mixed with complicated emotions: "That's it, I'll be at the headquarters... Well, that's it."

The call was hung up.

Chen Ming stood there and stared at the terminal for a while before putting away the terminal 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 didn't deliberately go very far. With the hearing of a psychic, even if he didn't listen specifically, he could still clearly hear who Chen Ming was talking to just now.

Now Chen Ming knew what He Gu meant, but he didn't show anything in front of He Gu.

He asked as if nothing had happened: "How long will it take before I can enter the Star Gate?"

"Come on, the fleet at the headquarters will have twenty minutes to open to us after passing through the star gate, which is enough for us to pass."

Chen Ming leaned against the porthole and watched the fleets of the Fourteenth Legion arriving outside, but his thoughts had already flown to nowhere.

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 Fourteenth Legion finally left the star gate completely.

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

Another part of the fleet left the galaxy, and 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 that allowed other spacecraft to pass, some spacecraft that had been parked at the edge of the star gate and were waiting immediately flew to the star gate.

Of course, this also includes the spaceship that Chen Ming is currently riding on.

The beeps on the spacecraft constantly remind the passengers that the simulated gravity device is about to be turned off, asking passengers to find the nearest safety fence and secure themselves with safety belts.

There were seat belts next to the porthole, so Chen Ming stayed where he was with He Gu.

After passing through the final scan before passing through the star gate, all approaching spacecraft entered the mirror of the star gate.

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

In this darkness, he could not see anything, he could only feel the constant vibration of the spacecraft.

Even though he was wearing a seat belt, it was a bit uncomfortable to be thrown to the ground.

And due to 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 vibrations of the spacecraft gradually subsided.

However, after Chen Ming waited for a while, he still didn't see the lights outside the spacecraft come back on. Time seemed to pass very slowly.

Obviously a long time has passed subjectively on the prosthetic side of the star gate, but at this time in the main body outside the empire, the objective time has only passed less than half a second.

And just half a second later, Chen Ming suddenly felt another force acting on him, pulling on his consciousness.

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

This was Chen Ming's first subconscious reaction.

After all, after entering the Star Gate, his eyes were completely dark and he couldn't see anything.

Even except for the darkness of his vision, he was unable to perceive He Gu's voice so close to him.

This situation is quite wrong.

However, Chen Ming's danger sensing ability did not give any warning of danger.

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

He also clearly perceived this.

This is very contradictory.

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

Moreover, this force that involves his mental power is still growing, making it more difficult for him to maintain his mental state.

Although part of his consciousness on the fourteenth legion's prosthetic body sank into this abyss, he didn't know whether it existed or not, and he didn't know whether there was any danger or what fatal problems would arise.

But he continued to concentrate on resisting this strange force.

His mental power is being consumed rapidly... No, his mental power is not consumed.

The feeling from the main body is very clear. Except for a slight increase in daily consumption, his mental power has not changed at all.

It was at this time that the part of consciousness on the prosthesis in the Star Gate felt that its mental power was being consumed.

The pulling force came from all directions, putting him at the center of all the forces pulling on him.

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

Wait, the eye of the typhoon... the 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 still insisted on resisting the power from the wormhole.

But that pulling force is becoming more and more confusing and twisted.

It looked like it was tearing his consciousness into a whirlpool.

Chen Ming had to concentrate all his attention and constantly be distracted to control different parts of his consciousness to resist the pulling force.

But no matter how he resisted, this force was getting bigger and bigger, becoming more and more difficult to resist, and part of Chen Ming's consciousness became more and more tired.

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

So whenever his consciousness on the prosthetic body was torn apart by the force in the star gate, he couldn't hold it anymore.

As long as this part of consciousness temporarily returns to the main body, the fatigue of being immersed in the Star Gate will immediately dissipate.

He can continue to fight with that force vigorously and vigorously.

There is constant resistance.

finally.

Chen Ming found that the spacecraft around him began to shake violently again.

His eyes were no longer completely dark with nothing to see. The starry sky appeared in front of him through the porthole again. He Gu was still beside him, silently looking out the window.

And behind the spacecraft he was riding on was the rippling star gate.

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

He is now in a star field directly under the control of the Fourteenth Legion, a star field directly named Fourteenth.

Chen Ming took a deep breath.

Although speaking from objective facts, the entire process of the spacecraft passing through the star gate just now only lasted ten seconds in reality.

But it took him half an hour to feel the prosthesis just now.

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 such a thing happening when he passed through the Star Gate.

But looking at He Gu’s problem now, it should only happen to everyone or all psykers when they pass through the star gate.

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

He Gu was not surprised that Chen Ming reacted so quickly to the problem contained in his question. He immediately explained: "This is something that will definitely happen when ultra-long-distance transmission through the Star Gate."

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

"In this process, of course, this twisted power will be noticed by others."

"It's just that ordinary people's consciousness is too weak to notice it at all."

"Because psykers have too keen perceptions and strong thinking abilities, when they pass through the star gate, the time that should pass quickly for ordinary people will be delayed for a long time."

Chen Ming listened to He Gu's explanation and recalled it carefully.

When he first entered the Star Gate, perhaps everything hadn't happened yet.

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

Just because the surrounding environment was too dark, he focused all his attention on his own consciousness and found nothing unusual at all.

In fact, he should have noticed it long before the vibration of the spacecraft disappeared.

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

"If you want to take it easy, 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 quickly as possible so that you can quickly get through meaningless events. It does not matter."

"But I feel like once I relax I'm going to fall into an abyss."

"Then this is the instinct of psychics." He Gu explained: "The most important thing for psychics is consciousness itself."

"So if a psyker falls into an unconscious state, that's when a psyker is most vulnerable."

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

"You wouldn't go through the stargate in the same spaceship as your enemy, would you?"

"Of course you can resist that feeling. Just think of it as exercising your psychic abilities. The effect will be very good."

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

"If the cost hadn't been too high, it would have been popularized long ago."

What He Gu said was indeed correct.

Chen Ming could feel the limiting effect of time and space power on his mental power that He Gu mentioned just now.

Under such a restrictive effect, psykers must use great willpower to persist in not letting their consciousness be pulled away from the body, which is indeed very exercising.

In particular, it exercises mental control under extreme circumstances and refined mental power.

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

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

Especially at the micro level.

Chen Ming lowered his head and looked at his palm.

In the center of the palm is an iron atom.

Although invisible to the naked eye, Chen Ming's gaze at this time was no longer limited to iron atoms. He could vaguely "see" the protons and neutrons that made up the iron atoms.

As long as his spiritual power can continue to grow and be exercised, sooner or later he will be able to control a deeper existence.

He Gu deliberately didn't tell Chen Ming about this in advance.

After all, once someone tells you, be prepared in advance and know that nothing will happen.

Then when it cannot withstand it, the psychic energy in the center of space-time power will not necessarily try desperately to find a way to resist it, and the effect will naturally be poor.

But if the psychic inside doesn't know that it's okay if the consciousness is separated from the body, then he will naturally try his best to persist until he can't bear it anymore.

Chen Ming is an exception.

Because his consciousness entering the Star Gate was only part of it.

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

Allowing him to see clearly at a more microscopic level.

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

"I resisted for a while, maybe fifteen minutes. I relaxed when I couldn't bear it anymore."

"fifteen minutes?!"

He Guman unexpectedly repeated what Chen Ming said.

Chen Ming immediately understood that the time he mentioned was quite a long time.

But 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, but you won't have such a good opportunity to exercise."

Speaking of this, Chen Ming suddenly realized that he had come through the Star Gate.

The star gate was only opened because the main fleet of the Fourteenth Legion passed by, so if he wants to go back...

"When will the next Stargate be activated?"

"In a week, the fleet of the next legion will pass by, and then just follow along."

"oh."

Just as Chen Ming finally left the Star Gate.

On the headquarters network of the Fourteenth Legion, a private meeting has just been held.

In a conference room on the virtual reality network, there are about twenty virtual projections of people sitting at the conference room table.

Everyone's appearance was unclear in the darkness.

But all participants knew each other's identities.

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

That's a photo near the Stargate.

In the center of the photo is a destroyer waiting at the edge of the star gate.

The photo keeps getting bigger.

When zoomed in to the highest precision, the photo locked He Gu and Chen Ming through the destroyer's porthole.

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

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