Of course, it is not possible for everyone to be transferred. Damien is not a Star Federation, and this deputy captain who can play a cameo role as an engineer is also very useful for Shen Chao's next mission, so this all-rounder was retained. Continue to assume the duties of Deputy Captain.

After leaving the temporary escort fleet of Star-United warships, Shen Chao first asked the soldiers to manipulate Budapest back to the Omega system to replenish the usual supplies, and by the way, familiarize himself with all the specific operations.

After doing this, Shen Chao formulated a direct route to Novilia and handed it over to a new navigation group composed of soldiers to carry it out.

Before carrying out the most critical tasks of this new phase, they also need to purchase a batch of specialized equipment so that the raid can be carried out smoothly.

As the largest and highest-level weapons R&D and manufacturing center in the galaxy, Noviria is undoubtedly the best choice. The wholesale market here also has the qiē equipment they need.

It then took them a week to complete four repeater jumps before they finally arrived at Novigia, a cold planet where the world is below freezing.

Last time, Shen Chao didn't get off the boat at all when he came here with Sister Xue, so after arriving this time, he was still like a new visitor, and under the guidance of the tour guide, he first familiarized himself with the geography of the central trading area here.

It is worth noting that since Sister Xue abolished the original chairman of the enterprise federation here last time, the new chairman of the Novella enterprise federation has now entertained Shen Chao and them very thoughtfully.

This Salari was afraid that he would be like his hapless predecessor, who was inexplicably kicked out of power by a human ghost. Under the hospitality of the reception staff he dispatched, Shen Chao first led the team to rest for one night in a high-end hotel here.

After the break, the next day, Shen Chao and Custer each took a team of people to start the scheduled big purchase. They first dumped dozens of tons of gold in the heavy metal trading market here, and exchanged them for tens of millions of star coins.

And then they used the money to buy a lot of weapons and equipment. By massive, I mean enough to equip 20,000 standard weapons and over 4,000 sets of primary armor, as well as a large number of shield generators.

For the modification of the M8 Avenger rifle alone, they bought 12000 units. In total, these weapons and equipment cost them close to 20 million Star Coins, but this is only the beginning.

These primary equipment are prepared for the next phase of the plane development program, in order to carry out the key plans at hand. They bought a lot of specific things that didn't seem to have anything to do with the fight.

Mining-grade laser cutter, plasma mining mine...... The things they bought were all very practical equipment and equipment in the mining industry, and their ability to dig holes in the mountains was very strong.

In addition to these unbelievable mining equipment, they even bought several small, self-operating light element fusion reactors. Say it's small. But each piece of equipment also has the size of a locomotive typical of the main plane.

This is a rather expensive and very common colony development device capable of performing a stable fusion reaction with hydrogen or its isotopes such as helium or tritium that is not very pure and generates electricity automatically.

The whole device looks a bit like an interstellar caravan, with wheels and load-bearing mounts. It can both maneuver in complex terrain and be fixed in one place forever.

The equipment has three main compartments, namely the processing room, the reactor and the operation room, and together with a professional mining vehicle, only two people can complete the mining and power generation work of an entire small colony.

This is also an important piece of equipment they need in the next stage, and Shen Chao intends to rely on the energy provided by these devices to establish a stable space-time gate connection.

After buying all the equipment needed and bringing it back to the ship's hold, Shen Chao immediately ordered the Budapest to leave. Travel to your final destination. They left Novilia at a faster pace than they had come.

After leaving the star region where Novella was located, Damien finally couldn't help but ask Shen Chao what he was doing. When Shen Chao drove the other members of the Star Alliance crew away, he expressed his objection.

In his opinion, the soldiers of the Star Alliance would not be able to play this high-level warship. It wasn't until he saw that the soldiers had taken over the various posts smoothly and were up to the post that he retracted his objections.

But now, after Shen Chao bought so many strange things and brought them on the boat. As a responsible co-captain, he really had to ask questions.

"Captain, we're now a whole far away from the nearest Star Alliance battleship, can you tell me what our mission is now?" Dai Mien stood in front of the command platform of the CIC and looked at Shen Chao next to him and asked.

The command platform here is much quieter than before, because when in combat posts, the soldiers do not say anything unless necessary, they just sit in their places like sculptures, performing their duties. Not at all as energetic as the Starlink crew.

They had already left the galaxy where Novella was located and were preparing for the second repeater jump, and Shen Chao's route this time was as strange as before, a place that Damien had never heard of.

"Are you sure you want to know?" Shen Chao turned his head slightly and asked, at this time he was standing straight in front of the holographic star map, his main energy now was on the route of the star map, this mission was very important for his expedition.

It can be said that from the beginning of the implementation of Plan M to the present, they have been preparing for the mission they are performing, and if this mission is successful, they will be able to accumulate a huge amount of resources in a short period of time.

With these resources, they can take the initiative in the world of Mass Effect. And start a few other heavy dà plans that have been made long ago. If they fail, they have to execute another set of plans that are more difficult, take longer, and are less profitable.

"I'm the vice-captain, I have to know what's going on, why did you buy so many weapons, and all this equipment?" What the hell are we going to this nameless galaxy for? If you don't sue me, I can't help you. ”

Pointing to the final destination on the star chart, Damien said that he was really very curious about the purpose of these things. Looking at these things that Shen Chao bought, it was very confusing.

It's like he wants to build a cannon fodder army, and it's like he wants to go to an unnamed planet to mine and establish a colony. I can't see the specific clue at all.

"Okay, follow me. I'll explain it to you, but you'd better be prepared. Shen Chao said as he called Roy up from the lower deck and temporarily handed over the command to him.

He then took Damien down to deck 8 in the elevator and led through two guarded doors in Guò. I entered the warehouse that was full before, and the reason why it was said to be full "before" was because it was now completely emptied.

"What about the goods?" Guards, come in! As soon as he entered the hold, Damien found that the previously full hold was now empty. Seeing this, he immediately shouted at the soldiers at the door behind him.

For Shen Chao's cargo, he was strange, but now it seems that the cargo in the cargo hold is lost, and he must be responsible as the deputy captain, so now he must get an explanation from the guards.

But this was only his own thoughts, and the two soldiers in charge of the guards he called did not dump him at all, and had no intention of coming over to explain. Here, the soldiers only recognized Shen Chao's command.

"Don't ask them, it's not their fault, it's me who removed the goods. Shen Chao patted him on the shoulder and explained.

"Where?" Damien asked in a surprised tone, calming down a little, but then he realized that this was almost the only place on the ship that could hold that much cargo.

Although there is a lot of space in many other places, it is not suitable for the nearly 100 containers, and even if it is really removed, it is impossible for him not to know about such a big movement.

In particular, the huge automatic fusion reactors would not have been able to be transported out of the cargo compartment without the use of freight elevators. And he didn't see Shen Chao authorizing anyone to use the freight elevator at CIC a few hours ago!

"Here" Shen Chao said as he opened a space-time door about 3 meters high in front of them, and the sudden appearance of a black circular space frightened Damien, who took a big step back and looked at the strange scene in front of him in surprise.

A few seconds later, something suddenly stretched out from the space-time door without warning, and if you looked closely, it was actually a few metal stairs with handrails! Before he could react, Damien was even more confused when he saw this. However, Shen Chao beside him was still calm.

"If you want to know the answer, you're going to have to follow me through this door. I'll explain it to you on the other end. Otherwise, I'll send you back to Omega after this mission, it's your choice. Captain. Think about it. ”

As he spoke, he took a step forward, stepped on the stairs, and held on to the handrail to reach the space-time gate. Damien watched dumbfounded, as he disappeared into the side.

After Shen Chao's figure completely disappeared, he immediately ran to the back of the warehouse to take a look, but there was nothing, Shen Chao just disappeared into the warehouse out of thin air!

Then he returned to his place, looked at the pitch-black indescribable round "door" in front of him, and then at the two indifferent soldiers behind him, who seemed to be unfazed.

"Where did he go?" Damn, where did the captain go, tell me ......" He grabbed one of the soldiers by the shoulder and asked aloud about the sculpture-like soldier in front of him.

But the two soldiers in front of him just looked at him coldly and did not make any verbal answers. The reason why the soldier who was grabbed by his shoulder has not yet been sent with a fist is because Damien still holds the title of deputy captain. No matter how angry he is, he will not beat his superiors.

"Go inside, you'll know......" Just as Damien was about to continue his frenzy, another soldier next to him pointed to the space-time gate not far away, and said in their characteristic cold tone. (To be continued.) )