Chapter 101: The Captain Arrives at the Bridge
Ding ding!
"Boss, get up! Boss, get up!"
The awakening of Lu Zhi, disguised as an alarm clock, made Yang Ming open his sleepy eyes and also startled Windsor who was lying beside him.
Miss Windsor is still as beautiful as ever, and her smooth back attracts Yang Ming's fingertips every moment.
However, every time he left her side, Yang Ming no longer felt the reluctance he had at the beginning.
He arrived at the dressing room of the hotel suite wearing only his boxer briefs. Two robotic arms fixed in the closet had already stretched out a military uniform. When Yang Ming was fully dressed, the two robotic arms would help him straighten out the wrinkles on his clothes.
The door was opened and two unarmed mechanical soldiers saluted at the same time.
The waitress who brought the breakfast smiled warmly, and you couldn't tell at all how hard it was for her to wait here for half an hour.
Yang Ming grabbed the bread and took a big bite, mumbled "thank you", and hurried to the elevator at the corner.
A few seconds later, the waitress's network terminal received a notification sound indicating that the tip had arrived. This made her cheer with joy, and also made the two waitresses hiding in the distance look indignant.
They were a little slow today!
The elevator door opened smoothly, and the doorman who was standing by the elevator button, dragging two large suitcases, immediately smiled at Yang Ming.
"Morning, sir."
This left the young man in a suit speechless.
They were all guests of the hotel's high-rise suites. The doorman had a stern face when facing himself, but smiled happily when facing the young officer, not hiding the flattery in his eyes at all!
This doorman doesn't understand his 'strength' at all!
The elevator door opened, and the young man stepped out first , took out a uniquely shaped network access terminal, and shook it gently.
An extended luxury hovercraft came speeding over and stopped steadily beside the young man.
The flying wing door lifted up, revealing the luxurious interior, and the retractable steps for waiting for the bus reached the feet of the young man.
Then, the young man turned his head and looked at Yang Ming, his eyes seemed to be asking:
What car do you drive?
Yang Ming took out a remote control from his shirt pocket and pressed it lightly.
Suddenly, there was a low roar of a high-power engine in the air, and several blue arcs of light appeared above the rooftop. A 20-meter square military assault ship lifted its optical stealth.
The crude but sturdy ladder dropped straight down, and Yang Ming stepped on it calmly. As the ladder slowly retracted, it quickly returned to the airship cabin, leaving the young man standing there in a daze.
"Sir, can you lower your hovercraft a little?"
The doorman asked:
“I can’t move up like this.”
"Oh, sure," the young man whispered, "Let me do it... Who is this?"
"Have you just arrived at our planet Yilando?"
The doorman's smile was a little more friendly.
…
"Hmmmm~"
Yang Ming gripped the steering wheel of the assault ship and sped towards the blue sky. The powerful thrust acted on him, but it seemed to have no effect on him.
"Lil, it's time for you to report the daily news."
Lu's figure appeared on the center console, wearing a cute outfit of a pleated skirt and a white shirt, plus the double braids hairstyle she learned from 026, which made her look more pure and energetic.
"Boss! Today is another energetic day!"
"Stop imitating 026!"
Yang Ming cursed angrily:
"If you want to make friends with that kid, just go ahead. Why are you always sneaking around and observing what other people are doing?"
"That's Ritsu's fun."
Lu hummed and then went into work mode.
“There has been no domestic news of much note in the past day.
"The two aides who suddenly appeared beside the Third Prince have been confirmed to be related to the New Federation. The two sides seem to have reached some kind of cooperation agreement. The Third Prince's surveillance system has also been upgraded, with several more safe houses that I cannot spy on."
Yang Ming laughed and said, "This Third Prince is simply playing with fire and getting burned. Let's see how he flutters."
“The eldest prince’s wife is still moving around the Sherman Empire, but they haven’t achieved any results, and the Sherman Empire’s Foreign Affairs Bureau is also optimistic about Adwan.
"In the more than three months since the New Federation's attack, Adwan's performance has been completely overwhelming for the other two princes."
The lawyer paused and continued:
“It is worth noting that the new federal CIA director was replaced because the former director was prosecuted and investigated for corruption. This is naturally the result of their internal factional struggle.
"The new CIA director is this elderly woman. Her information is confidential and no useful information can be found at this time."
There is a photo of an old lady next to Lu.
Yang Ming smiled and said, "He looks quite kind."
"According to rumors, she overthrew the regimes of twelve small countries."
"Tsk, judging people by their appearance is really a bad idea," Yang Ming yawned, "How is the economic index today?"
Lu reported meticulously:
“If it’s our Miss Molly, that’s great. Although you, the boss, asked me to stop expanding the business territory, the few patents I just obtained have been converted into profit points at the fastest speed.
"As for Luofeng as a whole, it is still as bad as ever. The investment credit here has gone bankrupt. Without foreign investment, it can only rely on local capital and technology to develop. It will take at least 20 years to restore it to the level before the New Federation's attack.
“Moreover, the development between administrative planets is uneven. As resources begin to shift toward Ilando, the lives of residents on the fourth and fifth administrative planets will become even more difficult.
"The royal family's safety net plan only maintains the basic social order. In the past three months, the suicide rate among the middle class has increased by 340%."
Yang Ming sighed: "Edwang's hair has almost turned white in the past few months."
Lu smiled and said, "Boss, if you can help the Second Prince to unify the military power earlier, the situation will be improved sooner."
"I can't just go and kill the powerful generals other than Gutonmaha. At this stage, I have to wait until they reveal their flaws."
Yang Ming grinned and looked up at the deep blue sky.
The spacecraft has already passed the edge of the atmosphere and is still accelerating into space.
Small ships usually do not have a [variable simulated gravity field] to offset the equivalent gravity generated by acceleration, which is also the main reason why small manned spacecraft cannot fully utilize the engine performance.
However, this detail became an important support for Yang Ming to move back and forth between the fleet and the surface at will.
He drove at full speed and rode freely without any burden on his body.
Yilandoxing was quickly left behind.
A fleet consisting of four warships appeared in Yang Ming's sight.
This miniature fleet belongs to the Fourth Regular Fleet, which is directly controlled by Guton Maha. The Fourth Fleet, which has more than 30 medium and large warships, usually performs the task of guarding the planet Yilando.
The New Federation special forces ship attack three months ago was also because the 4th Fleet Group failed to be alert in time and failed to stop the enemy.
Although the royal family did not blame anyone afterwards, the Fourth Fleet did not dare to be careless now. It deployed its regular combat forces around the periphery of Ilando and conducted daily patrols and inspections.
The four warships are:
Two 200-meter-class gunboats, one 300-meter-class comprehensive supply training ship, and one 500-meter-class patrol ship.
The most noteworthy thing among them is the cruiser named "Emiger".
It is the flagship of this small fleet and also Yang Ming's current workplace. Its 500-meter-long square body exudes obvious Sherman Empire bloodline.
It once served in the Sherman Empire. After retirement, it was sold to the Luofeng Empire at almost the original factory price and became one of the main battleships of the Luofeng Empire.
Although it is an obsolete product of the Sherman Empire, it still maintains a strong deterrent effect on the surrounding small countries.
The assault ship that Yang Ming was on sent out a landing signal, and the No. 23 side hatch of the Aimig ship slowly opened, just enough to accommodate the assault ship.
A few minutes later, Yang Ming, wearing sunglasses and with his hands behind his back, walked in the side corridor of the USS Emig cruiser.
When the officers and soldiers coming towards him stopped and saluted, Yang Ming would smile and nod in response.
The charming female clerk wearing a professional suit of the same color as her military uniform would wink at Yang Ming; the maintenance engineer who was in a hurry would take the initiative to come forward and talk to Yang Ming, emphasizing the importance of paying wages on time.
When Yang Ming arrived at the bridge, an electronic synthesized female voice, as if she had eaten a few more bowls of rice, issued a loud reminder:
"Captain arrives at the bridge!"
As a result, the quiet bridge became more lively. The technicians on duty in front of the operating table stood up and saluted at the same time, watching Yang Ming arrive at the captain's seat above the fire control table.
It is worth mentioning that the bridge design of the Emig cruiser is similar to that of Ji Ge’s biochemical experiment ship.
When Yang Ming sits here, he always recalls the "happy past" inadvertently.
The Valkyrie isn't dead yet.
This is Yang Ming’s biggest concern right now.
Three middle-aged officers came over. They were the first and second mates of the ship, as well as a trusted officer of Gutonmaha. They began to briefly report on their sailing mission for the day.
Yang Ming listened carefully, signed the navigation log, and officially ended his work for the day.
That’s all the job of a captain in non-wartime.
Yang Ming laid down his chair, opened the "Emperor's Biography" which he had been studying repeatedly recently, and began to pass the leisurely working time.
He has been living like this for the past month.
If he couldn't return to the surface at any time, Yang Ming felt that he would develop a mental illness.
However, when on the ship, Yang Ming could always feel a sense of security that he did not have on the surface world.
This sense of security is actually very strange.
Generally speaking, normal people lack a sense of security when traveling in space, and they only feel at ease after returning to the surface, but Yang Ming is just the opposite.
Yang Ming discussed this issue with Lu.
Lu's explanation is also relatively reliable - the ancient god life form can float and survive in the universe. For Yang Ming, returning to the vast universe is like returning home.
Soon, snoring was heard from the captain's chair.
The two young technicians closest to this side looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
…
Law of thinking space.
The boss is sleeping soundly over there while the secretary is working hard over here.
The number of information flows she needed to monitor had increased to five, but she still had 50 percent surplus computing power.
High-end mechanical thinking entities tend to save money and steadily upgrade their main brains.
That's right, she upgraded!
Now, she has adopted a dual-end main brain structure, and placed the newly added main brain processor on the Dark Star, connecting it to the main brain processor on the Feinan!
Although the computing power and capacity of the new main brain are amazing, the law still focuses on the Feinan main brain.
A bit of nostalgia for mechanical thinking.
After three months of development, the Dark Star shallow main base has been completed, and the three main core components - mechanical production plant, thinking body cultivation room, and comprehensive smelting plant have been completed in the shallow layer of the surface.
More than a dozen automatic mining vehicles were incorporated into the Shadow Network array and began to send the Dark Star's own mineral resources back to the base in a steady stream to create more and more thinking carriers.
At this stage, the main base is maintained at a depth of 100 meters underground.
Once enough "strength" has been accumulated, the Law Society will open up a second base one thousand meters underground, and gradually break through the earth's crust, reach the ancient underground ocean, and create a true city of mechanical thinking bodies.
The existence of the Molly Miss Group makes it easier for Lu to get some resources and invest them in the construction of Dark Star.
The information about the dark star converges into the fourth information stream.
After gaining sufficient computing power, Lu also began to focus on collecting domestic information from the four major gangsters in the Milky Way - the four major powers, and strived to obtain first-hand information, which could not only facilitate business activities, but also better protect the boss's life.
This constitutes the main content of the fifth information flow.
Of course, these are all part of Lu's daily work.
Lu's favorite thing to do now is still... observing 026.
Just as Yang Ming said, Lu actually wanted to become friends with 026, but Lu had not yet figured out what kind of mechanical carrier he should use to appear next to 026.
"Alas, the boss is so lucky ."
Law sighed as usual.
Just as she was about to open the window, there was a slight disturbance in the fifth information stream.
This disturbance represents the accidental capture of events that could have an impact on the boss.
Lu could only pause his entertainment activities and grasp the source of the disturbance. A few blurry pictures popped up. Lu just glanced at them, and his whole expression was a little dazed.
Yang Ming's watch began to vibrate continuously.
Yang Ming opened his eyes dazedly, and a red exclamation mark jumped in front of him.
He clicked it and saw a photo inside.
The photo was captured from a thermal image circulated on the Sherman Empire Internet. The equipment used to take the photo was a bit crude, as if the crew of a mining ship had taken the photo through the porthole. One could see a large robotic arm that only space mining ships have.
The stains on the porthole were clearly visible, and the figure slowly floating out of the atmosphere of the Resource Star was a little out of focus.
The figure was wrapped in a light red light shield, and it could be seen that it was a young woman with a good figure, but she had no flying device on her body. She just floated and flew towards the mining ship where the photographer was...
"Fuck!"
Yang Ming suddenly woke up and jumped up in the captain's chair, attracting many prying eyes.
