Space Odyssey from Abandoned Mining Space Station-Chapter 605 - 187: The New Insect Race_4

And this Enlightenment Nerve, just like the one Chen Ming consumed before, is stored in a cylindrical object with a slight curve, much like a medicine bottle.

As long as Chen Ming wants, he can take it out and absorb it at any time.

However, Chen Ming is in no hurry for now and instead opens the Stardust-class panel.

[Ship Panel]

[Ship Name: None]

[Type: Stardust-Class Cruiser Carrier]

[Radiant Energy Capacity: 0/24000]

[Radiant Energy Dissipation: 1800]

[Fuel Reserve: 99%]

[Front Weapon: Speed Particle Spear]

[Port Weapon: Large "Defender" Point Defense Energy Cannon]

[Starboard Weapon: Large "Defender" Point Defense Energy Cannon]

[Aft Weapon: Large "Guide" Heat Decoy Launcher]

[Flight Deck (Port Deck One): 400/400 (0)]

[Flight Deck (Port Deck Two): 400/400 (0)]

[Flight Deck (Starboard Deck One): 400/400 (0)]

[Flight Deck (Starboard Deck Two): 400/400 (0)]

[Armor: Speed Particle Cruiser Level Standardized Armor]

[Engine: Speed Particle Cruiser Level Antimatter Experimental Engine]

[Builtin Chamber: ...]

[Important Equipment: Control System Module (Operational), Landing Module (Operational), Superspace Navigation System Module (Operational), Drone Auxiliary Control Module (Operational), Ship AI Overclocking Device (Operational), Full-angle Shield Module (Operational), "Meteor" Network (Operational), "Meteor" Real-time Target Positioning System (Operational), "Meteor" Target Feed System (Operational)]

Chen Ming quickly scanned over the panel, skipping over completely unimportant and unnecessary builtin chambers.

He locked onto the lines for the engine and important equipment.

The word "antimatter" in the engine section was clearly visible to Chen Ming.

No wonder, the Radiant Energy Capacity and Dissipation of the Stardust-class compared to the Supreme Point and Brilliant Level he frequently uses are much higher.

The Radiant Energy Capacity of the Brilliant Level is 18000, and Dissipation is 1000.

The Supreme Point, as a non-combat ship, has a slightly lower Radiant Energy Capacity at 15000, but its Dissipation is decent at 1200.

But clearly, neither can compete with this Stardust-class’s 24000 and 1800.

It’s an undisputed fact that Speed Particle Technology excels in the design of spaceship energy systems.

Still, the word antimatter gave Chen Ming a surprise.

He wondered if Bai Quan specifically did this, or if Speed Particle Technology considered it a military need and deliberately brought out the experimental antimatter engine.

Or perhaps... The Empire has already begun large-scale testing of technology related to antimatter reactors.

In any case, this matter presents no downsides for Chen Ming.

Since the antimatter reactors have government support, and both the military and neighboring companies have related technology, the likelihood of issues arising with its practical application is almost nil.

One can choke while eating, but the probability of an engine protected by spiritual energy encountering problems is definitely less than choking while eating.

Thus Chen Ming took another good look at the antimatter engine, considering if he should collect patent fees from the company afterwards.

Next, he turned his gaze to the [Important Equipment] section.

The most significant inside were the "Meteor" trilogy.

All centered on Stardust, these devices provide auxiliary functions for a total of 1600 "Meteor" drones that can be deployed from the ship.

Considering the "Meteor" is similar to the Terminator but with a more powerful self-destruct function, these 1600 Meteors are practically equivalent to 1600 expendable Destroyers.

Chen Ming remembered back when the Cow Herder, this largest model of Destroyer, could barely be considered an aircraft carrier ship.

It could actually carry a total of 320 fighters.

Now, one Stardust can carry four times as much.

With this one ship, Chen Ming can go out without bringing any small ships, leaving the burden entirely on the Stardust. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Anyway, taking small ships into Cruiser-level battles is basically sending them to their doom as cannon fodder; it’s better to use these expendable ships that can directly self-destruct when needed than deploy the Gamma-level Dusk core’s Dusk ships.

I just wonder if operating this Stardust-class will give him the same adrenaline rush as the Torrential Rain.

Chen Ming exhaled, stopped overthinking it, and closed the panel.

He still has plenty of time to familiarize himself with the Stardust-class later.

Right now, he needs to project the consciousness of the newly awakened Insect Queen into its body that he previously sent to the Mechanical Race Planet.

Originally, Chen Ming thought he would need to help update the genes in the Insect Queen’s body.

After all, the Insect Queen’s body was left by its prior self, and it has since evolved once.

But when Chen Ming expressed this intention, the Insect Queen directly transferred its consciousness on its own, descending into that old body on the planet.

Then, Chen Ming saw the body exhibit spiritual energy fluctuations, countless purple tendrils grew out of the body, engulfing it, forming a cocoon.

By absorbing the energy crystal Chen Ming had left earlier, after some time, a brand-new Insect Queen’s body emerged from the cocoon.

It settled in the deep underground, beginning the process of reproduction.

Chen Ming couldn’t understand it, but he was deeply shocked.

In any case, after this, the Insect Queen needs to breed an Insect Nest that poses sufficient danger to the Mechanical Race.

And it needs to transfer the Insect Nest to an appropriate distance from the Mechanical Race’s city.

This gives Chen Ming ample time to familiarize himself with the new ship and absorb the new Enlightenment Nerve.