Space Odyssey from Abandoned Mining Space Station

Chapter 273: Chapter 112 Fleet and Dusk Development Strategy_4

”Do you have any way to get hold of the Mechanical Race chips?”

”Why do you need those things?”

”It’s useful.”

The reason Chen Ming wanted to acquire the Mechanical Race chips was naturally related to Gamma Z.

Even though Gamma Z is currently an entity that Dusk wouldn’t suspect at all, it is still just a Gamma Level Dusk.

This means its influence is definitely no match for the Gamma AB entities, one of which is highly suspected by Dusk, while the other hasn’t been investigated yet but is undoubtedly connected to Chen Ming.

Therefore, Chen Ming was thinking of letting Gamma Z quickly advance to the Beta Level by consuming Mechanical Race chips.

At least Beta Level AI could manage some of Dusk’s large production lines.

If possible, Chen Ming even wanted to upgrade Gamma Z directly to Alpha Level.

Old Wu didn’t dwell on Chen Ming’s concealed motives and, after thinking for a moment, said, ”This thing doesn’t have much value, but honestly, it’s hard to buy.”

”After all, it’s taken from the Mechanical Race. It contains White Cloud Steel and some other more expensive materials.”

”Plus, I remember someone else is also purchasing Mechanical Race chips—it seems the government is involved, though I’m not entirely sure.”

Listening to Old Wu, Chen Ming suddenly realized something.

He’s certainly not the only one with a Dusk core, yet the Mechanical Race chips, which should have been monopolized by the government, military, or various companies possessing many Dusk cores, are still just being normally acquired.

It’s evidently restricted.

So Chen Ming directly asked Gamma B, who was still en route, and received a definite answer.

There is indeed a restriction on how much Dusk can absorb Mechanical Race chips.

Because the chips contain the consciousness of Mechanical Race life forms, consuming too many would be like contacting substances such as Spiritual Stone, producing redundant data that requires time to process.

Moreover, Chen Ming suddenly thought of a problem he had just realized with his previous idea that needed solving.

Currently, Gamma Z’s identity is completely clean regarding Dusk.

But once Chen Ming sends over the chips and they get detected, that would be big trouble.

Gamma Z has no legitimate reason to have found Mechanical Race chips on Dusk’s turf.

So even without the absorption restriction, Chen Ming can only make Gamma Z find ways to advance on its own.

Meanwhile, Old Wu continued, ”If you really need them, I can try. I’d have to go elsewhere, towards the Star Realm bordering the Mechanical Race territory.”

”The price shouldn’t be too high, probably about three to four times the weight in White Cloud Steel. I’ll need to check specifically. How many do you need?”

Chen Ming considered it. Although Gamma Z can’t use them, Gamma B and Gamma A might be able to.

He also had some Dusk AI control in other regions; who knows, they might come in handy later.

So after calculating the approximate price Old Wu mentioned, Chen Ming said, ”Ten Mechanical Race Guard Level ship chips first, two Destroyer Level ones, nothing more advanced for now.”

”Anything else?”

”That’s all.”

”Alright.”

Old Wu got up from the captain’s chair, stretched, and said, ”It’s the first time in so many years I’ve been this busy.”

”Not earning enough?”

”Not really, just feeling it’s been so many years.”

Old Wu’s words suddenly piqued Chen Ming’s curiosity about his past.

But since Old Wu had no intention of elaborating, Chen Ming didn’t ask.

Old Wu left the ship to help Chen Ming handle the matter.

Chen Ming didn’t linger much at the Space Station either, redirecting his focus back to himself.

It was only ten in the morning Earth Time.

He still had plenty of time before being sent away.

So Chen Ming didn’t rush to continue reading, instead glancing at the three Dusk individuals he previously controlled.

Their examination wouldn’t take long anyway; nothing was likely to come up.

None of the Gamma A entities that came into close contact with Chen Ming were problematic, let alone these three.

But even if nothing comes up, Dusk should still be wary.

The two Dusks that went down the mines were each assigned to a small exploration station far from the colony.

They were responsible for the daily maintenance of the exploration station and the scanning of yet-undiscovered resources deep Underground.

The AI responsible for controlling the entire mining site had all evidence proving no contact with Chen Ming’s robots.

Therefore, it was assigned to a new mining station, with the same duties as before.

Naturally, the distance from the colony was also significant.

However, once the Gamma AI was implanted in the factory, the factory equipment under Gamma AI’s control also fell into Chen Ming’s hands.

Even though control of this industrial equipment would be lost if the AI Core was removed.

As with the previous mining site, after losing the three AI cores Chen Ming controlled, he completely lost control over it.

This is different from his ability to control the spaceship.

Chen Ming had nothing much to say. His ability to go from controlling a spaceship to controlling cores and indirectly controlling factory equipment was already astounding, and there would be no issue even without it.

As long as the AI core remains in the equipment, his control over this industrial equipment is the same as his control over space ships.

Hence, the other two Dusk AI working at this mining station also fell into Chen Ming’s clutches.

But Chen Ming wasn’t sure if it was a trap intentionally set by Dusk.

The moment after this Gamma AI was inspected, it was relocated to a new work environment with two new AI subordinates. This seemed suspect to Chen Ming.

Therefore, he wouldn’t let them take any action anytime soon.

If he wanted rapid development in a short time, he still had to rely on Gamma Z.