Chapter 90: Pirates Attack
Flowers, applause, lively crowds, and beautiful women blowing kisses crazily.
Yang Ming, who had just walked out of the hospital, was truly treated like a hero.
But... the questions raised by these reporters are a little bit, a little bit... structural loss of synapses in neuronal branches.
"Major! Can you please give me your opinion?"
What is your opinion on?
"Mr. Major! Will you join the Sherman Empire Army and fight to the death with the New Federation's fleet?"
As long as you have a little military knowledge!
“Can you talk about what it’s like to be hit by a missile?”
Yang Ming almost pinned the reporter to the ground and beat him up, asking him what it felt like to be hit by a fist.
Fortunately, the guards arranged by Edwang took Yang Ming away in time.
Edwang arranged a new residence for Yang Ming, but Yang Ming politely declined.
Yang Ming asked Edwang for four ordinary mechanical guards and placed them at the entrance of his own chemical plant, so that Lu would have weapons that he could use directly.
After entering the familiar villa and turning on the full shielding device, Yang Ming finally let out the breath he had been holding.
"Phew - it's still comfortable here."
The projector placed in the corner of the living room cast several rays of light, weaving out Lu's figure.
"Welcome home, boss."
"You finally did something that artificial intelligence should do."
Yang Ming unbuttoned his shirt, threw off his combat boots, slumped down on the sofa with lifeless eyes, turned on the projection TV and looked at himself on the news.
He has a naturally photogenic face.
If you are short of money to develop planets in the future, it would be wise to participate in some variety shows to subsidize the "stars".
Lu maintained her 30-centimeter-tall figure, sat next to Yang Ming, gently swayed her legs, and asked with a smile:
"Boss, how does it feel to be a star?"
"It's so frivolous, I can hardly even touch the ground," Yang Ming turned off the TV. "Let's get down to business first. Where is Kolev now?"
Lu said sternly, "He has returned to the Kashi Federation and is preparing to return via the normal route."
"Where's our ship?"
"We are already at the edge of the Luofeng Empire. Once we determine the target resource planet, we can fly there at any time. The energy of that transport ship is enough to complete a short-distance jump."
"Give me the information of the three candidate resource stars you selected."
"Okay boss."
A faint light appeared on Lu's body, and her outfit changed from a dress to a professional suit.
A projected image appeared in front of Yang Ming. Three planets appeared in front of him, rotating at different speeds and inclination angles in the deep universe.
These are three abandoned resource stars within the Luofeng Empire.
Generally speaking, abandoned resource stars that are closer to administrative stars will mostly become landfills.
However, those abandoned resource stars that are far away from the administrative star will gradually disappear from people's sight.
An administrative star with a population of over 300 million must be supported by three to five resource stars in a developed state to ensure that its residents live at the average level of the Milky Way.
In addition, the natural resources of the administrative planet itself are usually sealed as strategic resources and will not be easily developed. This involves the complex conversion of habitable costs and interstellar mineral mining costs.
Lu explained:
"I marked them as 001, 002, and 003. These are three high-value abandoned resource stars that can meet most of our resource supply for early development."
Yang Ming wondered, "Since they still have value, why are they abandoned?"
"Boss," Lu said with a smile, "If you have a rich ore or a poor ore with the same mining difficulty, which one would you prioritize?"
Yang Ming said: "Of course we should mine the rich ore first, as it will be more profitable."
“That’s exactly the point.”
Law explained:
“The classification of resource stars is based on their comprehensive value.
“Mining different minerals requires different technical means, and different mining difficulties represent different technical costs.
“Powerful nations like the Four Rogues in the Milky Way would make detailed plans for every resource star within their territory… but the Luofeng Empire’s resource mining plan was sloppy and chaotic. After a long time, the Luofeng Empire’s own database could not match it.
"This provides us with the convenience of picking up leaks."
Pick up a bargain?
Yang Ming immediately smiled happily: "Well done! Let's talk about Planet 001 first."
"Resource Planet 001 was originally under the jurisdiction of Ilando. The straight-line range of an ordinary civilian transport ship is twelve standard galactic days. The short-distance directional jump track has been dismantled and has been abandoned for more than six hundred and fifty-two years.
“Its advantages are that some buildings and factories are preserved on it, there is a small city ruin, and it is close to the planet Yilanduo.
"The disadvantage is the same, the risk of exposure is higher. "
Yang Ming said directly: "Don't consider it, our priority is concealment."
"Then I recommend 002," Lu said quickly, "It is near the fifth administrative star. Its advantage is that it is semi-habitable. Except for the lack of oxygen, which is necessary for carbon-based life, other indicators are very good. The disadvantage is that it belongs to a different star system from the fifth administrative star. 002 is in a binary star system. There is no stable jump point near the planet, and the transportation cost is relatively high."
"Semi-habitable?"
"It is close to standard gravity acceleration, there are some habitable areas, there are a large number of anaerobic microorganisms, and the energy in the core is relatively sufficient..."
In the room, Yang Ming and Lu continued to discuss.
They have to select this resource star today, which is crucial to their future development, so they certainly cannot be careless.
This is the core of the Dark Star Project;
It is the main carrier for Yang Ming to create the Mechanical Thinking Civilization Card BUG.
There, Yang Ming will build a base, acquire resources, cultivate thinking bodies, train mechanical legions, and form a powerful fleet...
Tsk, it sounds just like an advertisement for a web game.
To be on the safe side, Yang Ming also looked at the parameters of all the abandoned resource stars in the Luofeng Empire. Before he knew it, the sun was setting outside the window.
Yang Ming, who was pacing, stopped.
"Lv, let's take stock of the current situation in Luofeng to determine which administrative planet we should choose."
"Okay boss."
"I'll tell you what to add."
Yang Ming analyzed calmly:
"The royal family of Luofeng Empire has begun to take back military power, and we have been deeply involved in the old emperor's plan.
"The New Federation agents have been frustrated and will not pose a threat to us in the short term. The warships of the Sherman Empire and the New Federation are facing off on the edge of the Luofeng Empire's territory, and there is a high probability that they will not fight.
"The leaders of the Luofeng military have begun to contact the first and third princes. The military has begun to split. The fifth administrative planet is the poorest and the least valued. The rebels there are not powerful enough. I may participate in suppressing the rebellion... I have decided."
Lu: Another lonely addition.
Yang Ming said seriously: "Let's use number 002, which has the best concealment... When can the planetary transformation system be delivered there?"
"We can't take the trade route. We have to make a detour," Lu said softly. "It will probably take three and a half galactic days."
“Time is indeed tight.”
Yang Ming smiled and said, "I want to find an opportunity to temporarily leave Yilanduo Star. I want to go for a field investigation and witness the launch of our base with my own eyes."
"Okay, sir," Lu saluted, "Leave it to me!"
Yang Ming couldn't help but smile. He raised his wrist to check the time. He and Miss Windsor had an appointment to meet at six o'clock.
The time now is...
Grass is a general term for many plants.
It's half past six.
…
Law of thinking space.
The girl with mechanical thinking body who has her own unique aesthetic sense, wearing a thick red sweater, a mini leather skirt, and gray over-the-knee socks, sits comfortably on the lazy sofa, swinging the cat toy in her hand boredly.
She doesn't have a cat.
But she likes this cat toy.
Three streams of information kept converging in front of her eyes, and pictures flashed by quickly.
The first information flow is the dynamic data of Yang Ming's surrounding environment, and the second information flow is responsible for the transportation of the planetary transformation system.
The third and most complex information stream is monitoring the activities of the new federal agents.
In the previous Fifth Administrative Star Agent Annihilation War, Lu entered the opponent's communication network through the mechanical beetle. Not only did he complete the task assigned by Yang Ming, he also stole the "toolkit" of the new federal agent team.
These toolkits greatly enhance Lu's counterintelligence capabilities.
In fact, Lu never told Yang Ming.
The anti-mech missile was not discovered until after it was launched, which was a serious dereliction of duty on her part; the reason why she showed anger on the Feinan was partly because of the guilt she felt for her dereliction of duty.
Lu didn't understand why she got angry at others , but she saw many humans doing the same.
She swore a solemn oath to the God of Machinery on the honor of her three unreliable teachers - she would never make the same mistake a second time.
At this stage, because of the counterattack of the royal family of the Luofeng Empire, the activity index of the new federal agents has dropped to the lowest level in nearly ten years. As a result, the crime rate on the planet Yilando is also declining rapidly.
This leads to...Lü is indeed a bit bored now.
Her main brain even had 30% of its computing power idle!
Lawyers now want to use this part of the computing power to mine virtual currency, and earn thousands of virtual currencies worth of new federal coins for their bosses every day.
Lu glanced at the first information stream...
Although the boss covered his watch, the knowledgeable Lu knew that the battle tonight would be extremely fierce just by listening to the sounds.
Lu despised the nature of carbon-based organisms that were dominated by the instinct of population reproduction and no longer cared about the smooth first-line information flow.
She opened a small window and stared at several human specimens that had interested her recently.
Soon, a small round egg appeared in the window. It was 026 who was on night shift.
Legal Observation 026 has been around for almost a month.
Ever since 026 moved next door to the old professor's house, Lu has been keeping an eye on 026's every move.
Lu knew that his thoughts were a bit dark - Lu wanted to see how long 026 could maintain this positive state of life. Lu wanted to see 026 finally succumb to the addiction to prove the correctness of the view that 'a quarter of the basic character of human beings is cowardice'.
But so far, 026's performance has completely exceeded Lu's expectations.
026 is very optimistic.
After moving to the 'third happy' urban area, 026 smiled more noticeably.
During working hours, 026 always works diligently. She deliberately does not wear makeup, wears loose long sleeves and long pants, and even tries to wrap her chest to reduce the possibility of being harassed by customers.
Although sometimes this kind of thing is unavoidable, she will still use the greatest kindness and a little bit of wit to get herself out of trouble and danger.
——026’s ability to work safely in the nightclub is closely related to Kalmi’s secret protection.
After get off work, 026 began to learn how to cook, and she would always give the extra cakes and dishes she made every day to her neighbors nearby.
Whenever there is a festival to celebrate, 026 will prepare greeting cards and small gifts in advance.
The old professor of economics could never sleep well because of the noise made by the young people living nearby, and he often couldn't help quarreling with them.
026 Once I caught them arguing, and he actually chose to apologize by bowing continuously, asking both parties to calm down.
What's even more outrageous is that she kept apologizing until the noise maker felt embarrassed, and the latter even took the initiative to find the old professor to apologize and seek reconciliation.
"What a magical way of persuasion," Lu commented.
What touched Lu the most was the moment 026 shed tears.
That was before Yang Ming was promoted as a military hero. 026 thought that Yang Ming had been blown to pieces and was very depressed.
So, 026 set up an electronic tablet for Yang Ming in his rental house, placed some souvenirs on it, secretly wiped away a few tears, and then cheered himself up to accompany Miss Windsor, who was the saddest.
When Lu saw the electronic tablet, there was a slight fluctuation in the main brain.
'This is simply a little angel.'
Law sighed softly.
Of course, this feeling doesn't happen every day.
Just like today, 026 was chatting with a female colleague about the latest entertainment gossip, but Lu lost interest after listening for only half an hour and closed the small window.
There was a sudden slight disturbance in the second information stream.
"Huh?"
Lu perked up and concentrated on reviewing the contents of the second information stream.
This planetary transformation system cost her boss all his fortune, so she had no choice but to pay attention to it.
Soon, Lu's expression became a little... weird.
She waited for more than ten minutes to make sure that the boss had ended the fight, then she picked up the retro telephone beside her and called Yang Ming.
"What's wrong?"
Yang Ming, who was taking a shower in the bathroom, asked quietly about his watch under the cover of .
There wasn't even a hint of fatigue in the voice of this secondary ancient god.
"Boss, there's an emergency. Our planetary transformation system disguised itself as a commercial transport ship... and then, this transport ship was targeted."
"Who is targeting you?" Yang Ming's voice gradually turned cold.
Ritsu immediately replied: "A dilapidated pirate ship. Although its combat power is not worth mentioning, there is a woman on it who is a bit difficult to deal with... Well, although I really want to make a joke to show my excellent humor system, she has already started releasing assault boats!"
Yang Ming turned off the full-range shower head, frowned and asked, "Who are you talking about? Which woman?"
"Mimilee."
"Well?"
Yang Ming's facial expression was full of confusion.
