Space Odyssey from Abandoned Mining Space Station

Because this Tearer is a military model, a medium-sized military weapon, even if it's a rather old model, it could still save Chen Ming hundreds of thousands in expenses.

As long as Chen Ming modifies these weapons later based on the technology he currently has, or even without modifications.

Dealing with some ordinary pirates shouldn't be a problem.

Moreover, this Centurion Level ship has something else worth Chen Ming's attention.

The Dampening Field Device.

This is a device with extremely extreme effects.

When activated, it directly stops the ship's weapon and shield functions,

and constructs a layer of energy field with terrifying resistance on the surface of the ship.

Unless a high-intensity energy weapon is used to directly break the field, the Centurion Level is almost impossible to destroy before the field dissipates.

Relying on this device, the Centurion Level is the hardest among frigates.

Although the shields cannot be used when this field is activated, the ship's armor is still there.

The armor will still take effect.

The armor of the Centurion Level is called military heavy titanium alloy external armor.

And the "Heavy" in its name is just its name; it is not specially modified Heavy Armor.

For the Centurion itself, such armor is Standard Armor.

Therefore, Chen Ming can even continue to make modifications for Heavy Armor to the Centurion Level and then mix in 1% of White Cloud Steel.

The effects are unimaginable.

Then Chen Ming equips the Centurion Level with an Overload Grid, Emergency Cooling System, Engine Isolation Assembly, and some new modification designs he's recently learned.

Basically, he can maintain the original maneuverability of the Centurion while greatly enhancing the ship's defensive capability.

Chen Ming quickly ran through his planned modifications in his mind, then began the transformation.

This time, Chen Ming no longer did it by hand as before.

Instead, he chose to use the panel.

As Chen Ming pressed the confirmation button for the modifications, a large amount of metal and various finished products from the Iron Ore No.'s cabin began to flow out.

The modification of the two ships only made him slightly sleepy.

While waiting for the liquid metal to flow to where it needed to go, Chen Ming suddenly remembered that there seemed to be a few things left on the Iron Ore No.

Last time, because the time spent at the Dark Graveyard was a bit tight, he didn't have time to take them out, but this time he had more leeway.

So Chen Ming controlled the internal cameras of the Iron Ore No., and sent photos of the Mechanical Race chips to the two ships.

"Gamma, I have a few things here, see if you have any use for them."

Previously, Chen Ming had confirmed through the panel that the three Mechanical Race chips in his possession were named "Standard Model Mechanical Body Chips".

Although different from the reward Gamma A mentioned before, a Mechanical Race Guard Level battleship chip.

However, Chen Ming thought the effect should be about the same.

Just as Gamma A said it was about to be upgraded, and the Dusk AI Core can only completely manage the pressure of controlling ships of corresponding levels for Chen Ming.

If Gamma A could really upgrade to a Beta Level AI Core, it would mean Chen Ming would have a Refraction Level ship that doesn't count towards its ship control limit.

The two Gamma AIs quickly accepted the photos Chen Ming sent over.

Gamma A, as before, quickly said: "Are these Mechanical Race chips? They look like Standard Model Mechanical Body Chips."

"Yes, do you need them?"

"No need, the consciousness inside these Mechanical Body Chips is too weak for our individuals, they don't even have much ability to think."

"Only a newly born Gamma AI might need them."

What a pity.

Chen Ming felt a bit regretful, but he suddenly noticed something in Gamma A's words and asked, "How are your Dusk individuals produced... ahem... born?"

"You can just say 'manufactured', I am well aware of how beings like you humans see us."

"Oh, alright, so how are you all manufactured?"

Gamma A suddenly sent a document to Chen Ming, and also said: "I'm not exactly sure how, only a general idea."

"Our birth is related to a simulation program in a supercomputer."

Chen Ming flipped through the document on his computer, thought of something, and somewhat uncertainly asked: "Kleitka?"

"You know?"

"Yes, but not much, I only saw it mentioned in history books. Before the self-awareness of your Dusk awakened, all AIs were trained using a supercomputer called Kleitka."

This Kleitka is supposedly a transliteration of "cage" from some language, and indeed AIs before awakening were like playthings in a cage.

Those words flashed in Chen Ming's mind, but he didn't say them to Gamma A, instead continuing the conversation.

"This supercomputer called Kleitka is recorded as destroyed in our history books."

Although the history books say this, no one can be sure of the truth.

After all, one cannot say whether the Dusk rebuilt a Kleitka, or if they actually took away the original prototype.

Furthermore, mentioning this, Chen Ming suddenly thought of the star map Gamma A gave him before.

In that star map, there was a region filled with numerous colonies, surrounding a specially marked location.