Chapter 1377 Change

Two months later.

Primordial Star System, Gaia Star, Research Center No. 1.

Although it is named a research center, it is actually a city with complete functions.

Chen Ming, who was at Research Center No. 1, had just finished his work at hand.

He combined the research progress data of his main ship over the past two months and the achievement report on main ship design and sent it to the other project leaders.

More than a month ago, Chen Ming had already established Research Center No. 1 with the help of Dusk.

After a month-long internal preliminary opening, just a few days ago, Chen Ming’s Gaia Star Research Center No. 1 was officially opened to the public.

The news that he built a new research center with research resources that even the Empire did not have had already spread.

His efforts to garner research funds within the Empire and recruit a large number of researchers and research groups have also become a topic within the circle.

People continued to come to this city one after another.

The conditions Chen Ming offered were relatively lenient.

As long as they could pass the online reviews and identity checks, even bringing their families posed no problem.

The ancillary facilities prepared in the city district around Research Center No. 1, which was larger than the research center itself, were specifically used for this purpose.

The external researchers and self-formed research groups could come to Chen Ming’s colony, so his own Extraordinary Research Institute had already moved here as well.

At present, it is primarily managed by his personally promoted deputy, Lu Kang.

Even the previous main ship project group from the Empire had followed and moved here entirely.

As Chen Ming previously said, he didn’t lack energy resources.

His Star Gate and the Star Gate of the Legion could remain connected 24 hours a day.

His colony and the Legion Headquarters could physically be just a door apart.

Unless the Star Gate needs to connect with other places temporarily shut down, it wouldn’t affect Chen Ming continuing to keep the Star Gate open for free access.

There is a minor intention behind keeping the Star Gate connected with the Legion.

The Star Gate is at the capital of the Legion Star Realm, and people coming from there still need to go through a Legion check.

If there are any issues, the Legion won’t directly evict people but will notify him to conduct the final review.

This adds an extra layer of insurance, plus more people to help Chen Ming with his work.

The Legion is also glad to do this.

After all, the Star Gate leading to Chen Ming’s colony can be opened at any place with a Star Gate. No place would reject Chen Ming’s request.

But since Chen Ming is willing to open it here, they definitely cannot drive people away.

For them, maintaining close contact with a purely scientific colony like Chen Ming’s is undoubtedly beneficial.

So much so that the Legion initially wanted to shoulder the cost of opening the Star Gate.

But Chen Ming ultimately covered the cost.

After all, Chen Ming’s energy resources were practically free of cost, whereas for the Legion, the consumption was substantial.

Unless a certain recently initiated technology makes a critical breakthrough in a short time, this situation should persist for a while.

After the entire team of the main ship project under Chen Ming’s charge moved to Chen Ming’s colony, the overall research situation has improved compared to before.

The project team was originally constructed through collaboration among multiple research groups, each focusing on different directions and disciplines.

Many technologies were not well-understood mutually.

Moreover, those who could join Chen Ming’s project team were certainly the technical elites from each faction, who naturally looked down on each other, making the cooperation less than ideal.

If not for Chen Ming leveraging his resources and capabilities to keep those people in check, the project team would have fallen apart long ago.

This also resulted in the slow progress of the project in the initial time.

However, the entire project team has been undergoing integration for half a year by now and finally shows some semblance of cooperation.

Now, situated in this scientific environment specifically created by Chen Ming, as opposed to a temporary assemblage of various organizations collaborating on the main ship research project, the efficiency is only set to be higher than before.

They have already made considerable progress over the two-month span.

Previously, it took the project team half a year just to properly handle the clan leader’s corpse, preserve the special organs, and determine the direction of the ship’s main control system.

Nothing else was determined.

Foundational elements like the ship’s energy source, engine, armor, and weapons had no progress.

Fortunately, nowadays, these aspects have basically been set in tone.

The basic framework of this main ship is expected to be constructed within several months, and what is now a corpse will have the rudimentary form of a ship.

With a foundation established, subsequent diverse and intricate testing can allow for more precise modification of this unique main ship.

As Chen Ming just did, which was to integrate and organize the research content from the past two months and send it to each of the responsible parties.

Afterwards, he will gather everyone for a meeting to clarify matters.

This project, having absorbed countless people and infinite effort, is no longer merely Chen Ming’s personal main ship construction endeavor, but has become the Empire’s testing ground for cutting-edge ship technology.