After the battle, Shen Chao and Sister Xue reported the latest progress to Hackett again, and Anderson was responsible for the loss of the battle, but the reception and intelligence collection of the Collector battleship was their job

"Has the number of collectors been cracked?" The first thing Hackett asked was the electronic information that Sister Xue had obtained a few days ago that was collecting the ship's electronic information, and they all used this information to locate the collector's lair.

"They have a high level of data encryption, a faulty self-interpretation system and a built-in virus, we have integrated all the technical forces, but we still haven't fully decoded it"

Sister Xue was a little frustrated when she said this, it had been several days, and they still couldn't decipher these important electronic messages by concentrating their technical strength

Now it seems likely that they will need to bring all of the JÙ companies and the Collector warships back to the nearest military base camp of the Star Federation to get the information they need

And at that point, God knows if the information they managed to get their hands on will be useful

"Isn't there any useful information?" Hackett was also a little disappointed, and he was counting on the results earlier, and then the corresponding actions were arranged

As someone who commanded the Battle of the Citadel, he knew very well how powerful the Reapers were, and he could use this incident as a breakthrough to learn more about it as soon as possible

"There is a little bit of information that may be useful, and based on the information known, I think that this electronic number should contain information that is unique to the collector.

Their IFF will allow the collector's ship to pass the Guò Omega IV repeater safely, while the other ships will have "accidents" during the jump.

Shen Chao called up a paragraph and replied, in fact, he was also guessing, after all, he was not involved in the information cracking work, but it was indeed a very well-founded guess The plot of the 2nd generation in the game has long been confirmed

"You're saying they have the ability to manipulate repeaters?" Without borrowing the power of the Citadel? Hackett asked, holding his chin and thinking about the possibilities

As far as they know, only the Citadel can fully manipulate the repeaters in the galaxy and change their operating parameters, and all currently activated repeaters are equivalent to an autoresponder in normal work

Usually everyone uses repeaters to send standard repeater protocols to the repeater, and then the repeater will automatically perform the skip step, which does not mean that any of them really have any control over the repeater

"Yes, Admiral, according to the intelligence we know, the battleship of the Collector is not much more advanced than ours, otherwise we would not have been able to paralyze and capture it

But they were able to pass through the Omega Four repeater safely, and the other ships that tried to do so never returned......" Shen Chao replied, and the examples he gave were very practical, and his "guess" was very reasonable

"What do you think, Lieutenant Colonel" Hackett turned his head again and asked Sister Xue's opinion

"It's very likely, but we don't have any evidence yet, and it's also possible that there is some powerful defense system behind the Omega Four repeater that will destroy non-collector targets immediately after completing the jump"

"I understood, immediately arrange to bring the Collector Battleship back to the Arcturus space station, and I will arrange for the technical force to crack the number jù and get their iff."

In the meantime, I need the two of you to escort it back, Normandy back to renovate, and prepare for the action after getting the IFF," Hackett thought for a moment when he heard this, and finally decided that the commander-in-chief of the fleet already had a whole set of follow-up plans in mind

"Yes, sir" Sister Xue immediately saluted and took over the task, but Shen Chao did not do it like her

"No, Admiral, I can't do that, I have a more important plan that needs to be executed as soon as possible, this Collector incident has delayed me a lot, I have to act in the last few days......"

Shen Chao replied with a frown, he stood straight in front of the hologram, ready to accept Hackett's reprimand, and if the other party finally disagreed with him to go his own way, then he could only use his ghost privilege to turn his face

"Oh, what's your plan about? Surprisingly, Hackett did not immediately accuse him of not obeying orders, but held his chin to carefully observe Shen Chao and asked him to give the reason

"My plan is about a Proxian relic, and if it weren't for this collector's incident, I would be executing this investigation plan right now

According to the information I received, on the eve of the fall of the Prothean Empire, they had several different plans against the Reapers, most of which either failed or were destroyed by the Reapers before they could be completed, but they did not give up their efforts against the Reapers

In the final moments of the Proxian civilization, they realized that their defeat was inevitable, so they compiled their unfinished plans into electronic numbers and hid them, waiting for us, the future civilizations, to discover."

"You mean the Proscent Beacon?" Hearing this, Hackett asked, although there are very few beacons left by the Protheus, but that refers to the density in the galaxy, and the actual number is still quite a lot, and the major races are preserved like treasures

"That's right, according to my intelligence sources, among the last few plans of the Protheus, there is an important Prothean relic that has been discovered, and this relic may be the key to the fight against the Reaper......"

Shen Chao began to say what he had made up a long time ago, and this was not a lie, he did know some important information about the Proxian who had disappeared

"I need details, Major, where is this particular beacon?" Also, what are your sources of intelligence? Hearing this, Hackett immediately lowered his face and asked

"I'm sorry, Admiral, I can't say that this plan is too important, I have to carry it out myself"

Shen Chao made it clear that he didn't tell the key information, but he did have the power to do so, and the ghosts had the legal right to hide information from their military superiors, after all, they were legally responsible to the parliament

"Do you need any support?" Hackett didn't force Shen Chao to say this information, because he knew that if he asked, there would be no result

"That's right, Admiral, but I need to transfer all the Starlink soldiers on the ship for the time being, and for this mission, I must reduce the number of crew members to a minimum ......"

Shen Chao made up the reason again, saying that he knew that there were dormant agents from other organizations in the crew of the Starlink on the Budapest, and that he needed absolute control of this mission

For Hackett, this is undoubtedly unacceptable, although the Budapest is not as advanced as Normandy, but it is the template for the next generation of Starlink's main warship, how can the entire ship be able to carry out tasks without Starlink crew?

However, Hackett did not directly refuse his request, he first asked Shen Chao to leave the communication room, and then talked to Shepard about it alone

"Commander, I need your opinion, I can't understand our Shen Chao Shaoxing more and more, can you help me understand it?" As soon as Shen Chao left, Hackett asked

Of course, he could see that Shen Chao wanted to completely control the Budapest and not be subject to any restrictions from the Citadel Council or even the Star Alliance, but he still didn't know if he should agree to his request

If what Shen Chao said was true, and he could really find the war relic left by the Proxian people, then this request was really nothing

"I understand that feeling, sir, he always has a very mysterious source of information," Sister Xue replied with a subtle smile

"No, it's not always mysterious, Anderson and I organized 5 thorough investigations into his identity before the council appointed him as a ghost, and his past is not a mystery!" Hackett said in an accentuated tone

"Our intelligence officer investigates the orphanage where he grew up, all the schools he went to, all the friends, teachers and other people involved in his upbringing,

Until he joined the army, he was an ordinary man, and even the recruits in the boot camp officers were not very impressed with him, and all the findings showed that he had no political or military background before this

"Doesn't that mean he's innocent?" ”

"That's right, that's what makes me weird, he can't be so innocent, at least his ability to appear doesn't match his upbringing," Hackett lamented

"General, the army can change people a lot, Anderson should have said what happened before I joined the army."

"That's right, you're a special case"

"He's too, yes, I don't know what his intelligence sources are or how he got the money from the sources that can't be found, but I know how much he helped us."

"Without him, I probably wouldn't have found Tari, Saren wouldn't have been convicted, and the Divine Citadel might have even been occupied by the Reapers at this time......" Sister Xue listed the contributions Shen Chao had made before

"And what is your opinion?" ”

"Let him do it, he may have some mysteries, but I want to make sure he's not our enemy, and if he says promise, he'll do it, not need."

Sister Xue used her credibility to help Shen Chao guarantee that she experienced this incident of being rescued by Shen Chao, and she no longer had any doubts about Shen Chao's motives

"Okay, I'll trust your judgment for the time being and let him go to ......" In the end, Hackett was persuaded to agree to Shen Chao's request and asked Sister Xue to convey his order

After saying that, Admiral Hackett turned off the communication, Sister Xue also left the communication room, and told Shen Chao about Hackett's decision, and the following day, all the crew members of the Starlink on the Budapest were reluctant to leave the battleship

When leaving, Shen Chao left some gifts for each of them, which were basically rare handicrafts with good value, which were quite valuable in the art market within Starlink

This can be regarded as a thank you for the previous service of these people, and it is with their work that Shen Chao finally determined that his soldiers are fully capable of fully taking over all the important positions of the Budapest

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