Space Odyssey from Abandoned Mining Space Station-Chapter 649 - 198: Contract, Test_4

Because he had come to understand something after the incident of writing the paper before.

Anyway, he had already destroyed a colony of the Mechanical Race, so their pursuit of him was definitely certain.

The scale of the pursuit would definitely be more than forty Cruisers.

Since it didn’t matter to Chen Ming whether the pursuers were a Cruiser Fleet or Main Ships, as long as his temporary base wasn’t discovered, he didn’t care at all.

Moreover, is there anything in the universe now that can outrun him? 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

The multiple teleportation abilities brought by Spiritual Energy made Chen Ming completely fearless.

Moreover, since the Mechanical Race was already in his hands, wouldn’t it be a huge waste not to control or dismantle them into the most basic materials?

Even if Chen Ming only wiped out the consciousness of these Mechanical Race entities and left their bodies, it would be a pure loss situation.

Might as well be more straightforward.

Therefore, with the enhanced feedback from the Mechanical Race’s Hive Mind Network, his learning efficiency immediately surged again.

So much so that Bai Quan had just gotten used to Chen Ming’s learning efficiency when he was shocked once more.

Chen Ming didn’t respond to Bai Quan’s comments but just smiled and asked, "Shouldn’t I have learned about a semester’s worth of progress in just over a month?"

Bai Quan thought about the part he taught Chen Ming yesterday and said, "Less than that, your progress is already approaching the end of the term."

"I know you Psychics have sharp minds, even if your brains aren’t specifically enhanced, but I didn’t expect it to be this outrageous."

"Maybe I’ve got a natural talent?"

"Of course you do. From the time you hadn’t yet learned command and could rely on those broken fleets from the Pirate Space Station and Spiritual Energy to hold a military fleet to a draw, you already had great talent."

"But after learning professional knowledge, whether or not you still have talent is uncertain."

"I’ve seen many people who were very spiritual before systematic learning, but after completing it, they became somewhat rigid. I don’t want you to become like that."

Chen Ming asked, "I just fought a round with the Mechanical Race, didn’t I? Can’t you tell if I still have talent?"

Bai Quan’s face suddenly showed a conflicted expression as he said, "I watched the video you sent."

"To be honest, it wasn’t very valuable. If you could win, you’d crush them with unmanned drones."

"If you couldn’t, you’d have a ship stand back and cover the retreat with unmanned drones."

"You did nothing wrong, but there isn’t much more to say either."

"Unless you don’t take the Stardust out, then you might face enemies that would require you to use Spiritual Energy to be on equal footing."

"You need to experience such a battle, or a pure confrontation of the weak against the strong, to see if you still have talent in command after systematic learning."

Chen Ming knew Bai Quan wasn’t wrong, but he had his own idea: "I’d rather hope there’s never such a day. Crush any enemies I can, and run from those I can’t."

"There will always be a day you can’t run."

Chen Ming understood Bai Quan was referring to the colony. Since he intended to personally build a colony outside the Empire’s domain, he would inevitably have to face external enemies in the future, and he couldn’t escape from that.

"That’s why I am learning the techniques of command. I just hope, in normal circumstances, I can rely on Spiritual Energy to crush, while at critical moments, I have the ability to command."

Bai Quan, having interacted with Chen Ming during this time, already had some understanding of Chen Ming’s thoughts, so he didn’t argue with Chen Ming on this matter, he simply said, "I’ll find time in the next couple of days to arrange a test for you, using our simulation equipment."

"Is it finally ready?"

"Yes, the base in the Gallo Star Realm is already being installed, and it won’t be long before it’s ready for use. Just don’t steal the equipment that took a lot of effort for me to acquire."

"I wouldn’t do that."

Bai Quan’s casual joke eased the slightly tense conversation atmosphere.

And Chen Ming, somewhat curious, asked, "Who do you plan to set as my opponent then?"

"I’m still considering it, trying to find a way to give you an opponent that could stand on equal footing with you, even if faced with your Spiritual Energy."

"Oh?"

Chen Ming noticed the issue in Bai Quan’s words and asked, "Can this equipment simulate Spiritual Energy?"

Bai Quan naturally said, "Of course not."

"It’s just that the simulation environment of the equipment can be adjusted to replicate some effects similar to your Spiritual Energy."

"Once I return from headquarters, we will officially start."