Star Ocean: Starting from the Abandoned Mining Space Station

Chapter 148 Blueprint

The fate of several members of the Special Operations Team seems undecided.

There's an element of luck and there's an element of where they choose to land.

Because they are currently located in the cargo transportation area where the Yuhui controlled by Chen Ming is mainly distributed.

This is an important but not too important place.

The important thing is that the transportation of materials required for the entire giant shipyard ship manufacturing and daily maintenance of the shipyard basically depends on these cargo areas located in different locations of the shipyard.

But what is not important is that there is more than one cargo area for transporting materials.

The lingering afterglow controlled by Chen Ming can only touch the outermost cargo area of ​​the giant shipyard.

Therefore, he has the most say now and knows best what the cargo area of ​​the dock is like.

When there's an attack like the one the giant shipyard is experiencing right now, the cargo area means nothing.

No supplies are being transported at all.

And all the afterglow individuals that control this area are basically installed relatively close to the interior, and there is no possibility of them being dug out.

And it is impossible for truly urgent supplies to stay here for more than a few minutes. If an emergency occurs, they will definitely be transported away as soon as possible.

So much so that now it can almost be said that this is the place with the lowest security level within the entire giant shipyard.

This is also the case with Yuhui's assault boat defense methods.

It would be better to let more assault boats go in this direction than to allow assault boats to successfully break through in other more important areas.

It’s okay to think about it.

Since the high-value materials have been shipped away long ago, the low-value materials are definitely no match for the various equipment.

Even though there is logistics equipment here, the value of the logistics equipment is not expensive at all.

If it breaks, just replace it with a new one.

So when this wave of assault boats successfully penetrated the giant shipyard's forcibly used shield through physical means, it was completely unable to protect against attacks by weapons below the main level.

And after the seven or seven hundred and eighty-eight armors that had been destroyed by the first wave of Baiquan's raid with two offensive-class ships.

Chen Ming could clearly feel that the situation here was different from the surrounding areas where the vibrations of fighting were constantly coming from.

The protection level here is relatively low, and the scale of conflicts that can break out is naturally relatively small.

In fact, there is another reason for the low security level here.

That is, the cargo transportation area is a relatively open area, and only a certain number of logistics devices serve as bunkers.

Whether it's offense or defense, it's not a good place.

So Yuhui basically didn't think about defending here and just closed all the logistics channels.

The most basic defense force relies on some basic turrets and working robots with some combat functions.

With these things in the way, if there is an intruder, it is impossible to be broken through immediately, which is enough to support the arrival of additional troops.

Even if it didn't last, the invaders successfully broke through.

This cargo transportation area is also an area that is not far or near from all other places.

No matter where you go, it takes a while.

There must be many opportunities to block it along the way. There is almost no possibility of breaking through the giant shipyard from here.

There is no need to arrange too many defensive forces here.

But almost, as long as it exists, there is still a possibility of breaking through.

Just like what the leader of the special operations team just said.

The entire giant shipyard was designed by humans, and Yuhui just modified it and used it.

So there are still many freight channels or other routes that cannot be removed.

It’s impossible to leave Yuhui unused, so under normal circumstances some robots will be dispatched here to do some auxiliary work.

These extra freight lanes for humans mean more space and more opportunities.

And these are the biggest weaknesses of giant shipyards.

The above is information that Chen Ming quickly analyzed through the information he had in an instant.

But just knowing this is of no use. The specific implementation still depends on how the few people from the special operations team on site do it.

At this time, their assault boat and the other three assault boats that followed them were lying upright on the deck of the cargo transportation area.

But there was no movement on the four assault boats.

However, this still attracted some defensive measures within Afterglow.

Including Yuhui's robots and several automatic turrets, they have all aimed their weapons at the assault boat.

It's just that the assault boat itself is very strong, and weapons used for internal defense of the dock may not necessarily be able to destroy it successfully.

It's very possible to waste bullets or energy.

So the Afterglow security system that locked the assault boat was still waiting for an opportunity.

However, several minutes had passed, and there was still no movement on the assault boat.

This attracted the Afterglow individual in charge of this area to control one of the robots and move forward, preparing to find a way to open the hatch of the assault boat to see what was going on inside.

Of course, while Yu Hui was making such a decision, the fact that the special operations team in the assault boat had remained silent was definitely not because they were not doing something.

They have been preparing.

In particular, the team member who is responsible for electronic technology is currently controlling the robots in the other three assault boats that came together.

Although under normal circumstances, the assault boat itself only has one goal of breaking through the defense line, and it is also filled with robots that can only attack indiscriminately.

But these three assault boats are different.

They took the initiative to follow the special operations team's assault boats from the beginning, covering them and improving their survival probability.

Moreover, the robot above is specially made and does not have the conditions to be purely closed to receive signals from the outside like other robots that are only for destruction.

So these robots can also take commands.

This team member is now tinkering with these things, especially with the help of Chen Ming.

Chen Ming can directly rely on the information obtained by the gamma-level afterglow that was responsible for this cargo transportation area.

Mark the locations of all nearby surveillance equipment and fixed turrets and give them to this team member.

At the same time, he can also use the control authority that has not yet been suspended to confirm the surrounding environment through the cameras on the equipment here, and hand over the positions of several protective robots to this team member.

And he can also provide some internal data codes of these nearby devices.

Then cooperate with the team members to directly hack into the system and obtain some additional information.

Confirm all the hidden monitoring and protection facilities that are inaccessible to ordinary Afterglow individuals.

These devices may cause Sunset to notice that the assault boat here is not a robot, but a human.

If this is discovered, it will definitely affect future actions.

Yuhui could guess using his brain that humans had a special plan and would definitely guard this area.

Therefore, before the official operation begins, they must deal with all the things in this area that may reveal their whereabouts.

If you can hack it, hack it. If you can't hack it...

The team member who mastered electronic technology lightly pressed a button on the unique terminal in his hand.

The hatches of the other three assault boats next to it suddenly opened together.

Several professional combat robots sprang out from inside.

Under the same conditions as seeing through, the Afterglow robot that dared to approach was instantly destroyed.

At the same time, it began to destroy all monitoring equipment in the cargo area with extremely high efficiency and some forts that had separate lines that could not be hacked.

Quickly took the initiative in the battle situation.

It only took two or three minutes to completely clean the cargo area.

At the same time, any possibility of observing the interior of the cargo area from other places is eliminated.

Of course, they didn't destroy all the cameras, but still retained some of them.

None of the remaining cameras could be aimed at the path they were going to take, and could only monitor other parts of the cargo area.

While covering their whereabouts, they will not leave too many human traces.

But now we are still in Yuhui's giant shipyard anyway, so support will definitely arrive soon.

Even if their whereabouts are covered, they must move quickly.

Several team members immediately rushed out of the assault boat and ran towards a closed cargo channel following the location that Chen Ming had just marked for them on the map of the dock.

The door to this location is locked and has been forcibly locked by higher authority.

Yuhui, controlled by Chen Ming, only has the authority to control equipment and some monitoring equipment. There is no possibility of opening this door now.

We can only rely on the special operations team.

This is something Chen Ming has confirmed with the team in advance that they can solve.

Otherwise, if even a door cannot be secured, the subsequent infiltration and sabotage plan will be empty talk, and there is no need to even think about executing it. It is better to go back to sleep.

The captain led his four team members to the closed metal gate.

Two team members took out cutting tools, but they did not take action immediately. Instead, they looked at the electronic technical team member.

So the teammate took out a half-palm-sized electronic device from the mounting slot of the lightweight exoskeleton armor.

He hung the electronic device next to the door for a few times, and after hearing the obvious beeping sound, he placed it directly next to the closed door.

His eyes were locked on the terminal in his hand.

Ten seconds later, the closed metal door suddenly opened, and a freight channel appeared in front of them.

After getting a signal from the electronic technical team members that they could pass, a group of people filed in.

After the team recovered the electronic device he had just taped to the door, the door was closed again.

With some of the internal data signatures provided by Chen Ming, the electronic technology teammate easily hacked the surveillance along the way.

Let the surveillance loop playback the footage of everything being normal within the few seconds they passed by, completely oblivious to their presence.

The team quickly moved through the freight aisle without any problems.

Soon, according to the route planned by Chen Ming from the beginning, he arrived at a small warehouse where remaining and excess materials were temporarily stored.

Although the computing power of Afterglow is quite good, it is very accurate when it comes to estimating the quantity of materials required for ship construction and daily maintenance in the dock.

Under normal circumstances, the material can be used up just right, and there will be no excess material accumulation.

But the general situation is the general situation, and there will always be unexpected times.

In addition, Yuhui has learned the habit of leaving some margin from humans, and they usually prepare some excess materials.

If there is an accident and it is not enough, send them together. If it is not needed, pile them up in this warehouse and deal with them together when they are piled up.

So this small warehouse has always had its meaning.

The team now entered the warehouse.

After confirming the safety of the warehouse, two team members quickly started to install a device they brought with them.

It is a terrain detection device that has a strong effect on detecting terrain, but the use distance is very short. It can only be activated after entering the dock.

Although the team has a map of part of the giant dock provided by Chen Ming.

But the afterglow controlled by Chen Ming is just an ordinary gamma-level afterglow responsible for freight work. It has been restricted to the nearby area. After the team arrived at the warehouse, the intelligence it has mastered has ended.

It is still necessary to analyze the difference between the actual situation and the drawings faced by the team through various means.

By analyzing the deeper situation of the giant dock, we know the subtle modifications made by the afterglow when manufacturing the giant dock.

In this way, we can formulate the specific plan to be implemented in the next step.

Taking advantage of this time, Chen Ming said to the captain who was on guard at the warehouse door: "Go to the wall behind you."

Although the captain was puzzled, he still followed Chen Ming's order.

He waved his hand to signal the team members who had nothing to do to take his place and continue to be on guard.

And he came to the wall that Chen Ming mentioned.

The metal wall suddenly opened, revealing a small space full of dense lines.

And in the center of this space, there was an iron-red afterglow gamma core.

Originally, the gamma afterglow controlled by Chen Ming was responsible for the equipment work in the cargo area.

And the reason why it can provide Chen Ming with a map that has penetrated deep into the giant dock is here.

This is the location where the core is installed.

The core popped out automatically, and at the same time, a data line that can be connected to the gamma core appeared next to it after the metal liquid flowed through it.

"You know how to use it."

"Yes."

The captain reached out to put the core away and handed it to the electronic technical team member.

Chen Ming did not express his opinion. Anyway, he was just providing help. The specific process of the mission goal had nothing to do with him.

Soon, the two team members who were busy installing the equipment indicated that the equipment had been installed and began to scan the surrounding environment in real time.

The scan produced results almost immediately.

A three-dimensional imaging map projection with a fairly complete structure appeared above the equipment.

Chen Ming, who didn't know much about the internal environment, also took a closer look and found that the giant dock could be divided into three areas.

The outermost area is the cargo area and the protective equipment area.

The middle transfer area and the area where various equipment for maintaining the giant dock exist.

The innermost area is the actual dock and shipyard area, but there is no detailed imaging for reference.

The captain had similar ideas to Chen Ming. He gestured twice on the map projection and said to the other team members: "Our mission this time is to go through these three areas and go to the innermost layer of the giant dock."

"The outermost and most dangerous area has passed, and we are now at the outermost of the middle area."

"Next, just follow the logistics transportation to the cargo distribution center in the transit area, and you can continue to go to the inside."

The goods sent to the cargo distribution center from the outermost cargo area after strict inspection will be classified in more detail here, and then distributed to different facilities in the middle area.

That is, some places such as power generation divisions that actually need material replenishment.

However, the team's ultimate goal is still in the core area where the giant dock shipyard is located.

The captain pointed his hand at the map projection and said, "The gravity magnetic device is there."

A team member held the gun in his hand and said, "The security there must be tighter than outside."

"That's right, there are only five of us in total, and it is impossible to go all the way in, so we can't go directly along the logistics channel, and we must choose another way."

The captain suddenly said respectfully: "Mr. Chen."

"What's the matter?"

"Just connect this afterglow core to a place with a data cable, right?"

"Yes."

The captain said respectfully again: "I understand."

He pointed his hand at the map projection again, pointed to a location and said: "There is a room with many internal servers, which should be a computer room."

"We will go here next."

There was no time to waste for the team members. After they decided on the next route to take, they quickly dismantled the equipment and left the small warehouse.

Set off again along the logistics channel.

Continue to rely on the hacking skills of the electronic technical team members to hack the surveillance they passed along the way.

Although there was a war outside, the inside made the team members feel a little relaxed after actually entering.

But they didn't dare to relax at all now, after all, this was inside Yu Hui's territory.

Even if they were not afraid of death, it would definitely be better if they could complete the mission without dying.

But they had just walked a few steps towards the destination.

The electronic technician suddenly looked a little hesitant, and he opened his mouth, not knowing whether he should speak.

After hesitating for a while, he finally said, "Wait a minute."

The captain immediately turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"

"There's something in the wall next to me."

The team members immediately became alert, with their guns pointed at the wall.

The electronic technology teammate quickly explained: "No, no, no, it's not the afterglow, it's some lines, and it's not wires."

The captain immediately signaled to the other team members and asked them to start working on the wall with cutting tools.

An opening was quickly cut into the wall, revealing the precisely arranged data lines inside.

However, the exposed line is in the middle. It is very difficult to find the two ends, and it is not certain whether the two ends are as shallow as the middle section here.

This made the electronic technical team member who discovered these data lines ask a little nervously: "Mr. Chen, is this okay?"

Chen Ming fell into thinking at this time.

He thought for a while and said to the team: "First find a place where you can hide temporarily, and then cut off the data cable directly. I will do the rest."

The team quickly followed Chen Ming's request and found a room nearby that houses a robot that cleans the freight channels on a daily basis.

This can be used for temporary shelter.

They then cut off the data cable as requested by Chen Ming, and quickly left the scene after leaving the gamma core behind.

Some metallic liquid suddenly appeared out of thin air at the end of the data cable connected to the gamma core, transforming the original intact data interface into the same cross-section as the data cable the team had just cut.

And the remaining metallic liquid directly covered it, completely connecting Chen Ming's data cable and the data cable in the Yuhui wall.

The next moment, Chen Ming said to the team members who had not even had time to enter the small room: "No need to hide, come back."

"ah?"

The captain was stunned for a moment, but still followed Chen Ming's request and led the team members back to their previous positions.

When they returned, Chen Ming also controlled all the equipment in the surrounding area through the gamma-level afterglow connected to the middle area of ​​​​the afterglow.

Of course, it is just a segmented module inside the entire giant shipyard. If there are more, the core of the gamma class cannot bear it.

But even so, Chen Ming has already obtained considerable authority.

Even because there is a data line leading to the team's next goal, the computer room.

Chen Ming had complete control of the computer room without direct contact.

"Tear down the core, and then you can go directly there without worrying about any problems on the way."

The captain's expression was a little stiff. In his many years of service in the army, he had never encountered a situation like this where he was not required to do almost anything.

But since it was the request of their boss Bai Quan and Mr. Chen they provided, he still chose to comply.

It really was a safe and smooth journey to the computer room, just like cheating.

They didn't even need the help of electronic technicians to hack into the surveillance cameras to cover up their whereabouts.

And this matter was just a matter of convenience for Chen Ming.

Because there was a Beta-level Afterglow in that computer room, and it was successfully controlled by Chen Ming just now.

Chen Ming has learned some more detailed information through it.

For example, this "computer room" is actually a data node.

This is something that must be present on giant buildings or giant spaceships that exceed a certain size.

It is used to integrate and organize data from different sections, and then reasonably distribute the data to different locations.

And this kind of data node itself also has certain data storage capabilities, so there is a special confidential database here.

But things that are confidential are meant for people to see.

Although Chen Ming couldn't understand what was stored in Yuhui's unique encrypted database.

But this beta-level Afterglow must be able to understand it, so Chen Ming directly asked him to start translating the data in the database for him on the spot.

At that time, Chen Ming will find a way to record the valuable data, and delete the worthless data by the way when the task is over.

Although deleting these data may not have much impact on Afterglow.

But the idea stated on the spot was to add obstructions if possible, and nothing else mattered.

Then Chen Ming discovered something strange in the database.

Partial blueprints of some new class unmanned battlecruisers.