I have to say, the universal tool is a good thing. The original owner of this body implanted a multi-tool chip in his left arm, and because of this part of the use memory, Shen Chao can also operate it very skillfully, just like operating a mobile phone. It's just that the universal tool is more powerful. It's more like a very powerful computer with a lot of features. Expand the entity with a mass effect field and achieve control.

The popularity of this thing is like a mobile phone in the 21st century, and the technology is reliable. For Shen Chao, with this universal tool, he can bring a lot less things. Although the universal tool in her hand is only a civilian primary version, the universal tool can also be upgraded or replaced with chips. When he has the opportunity to go to Noville, he will naturally be able to get the most advanced multi-tool mod.

Right now, Shen Chao is helping him find his way to the training room with the navigation function of the universal tool. Although it looks close on the map, it actually takes a lot of detours to get there. Shen Chao is not very sure about the specific volume of the Arcturus space station, but as far as the eye can see, this space station will definitely not be small, one of the reasons is that there is artificial gravity here. This is not surprising, humans are already very skilled in the application of mass effect fields, and the Star Alliance has long been able to create artificial gravity inside the battleship.

However, the artificial gravity here is not generated by the Guò Mass Effect Field. The artificial gravity here is generated by the spin of the Guò space station! Standard 1 G. And the Arcturus space station looks like a miniature version of the Citadel. The length is almost 10 km! 8 km in diameter! Unlike Citadel, the Arcturus space station is similar to the Collector Base in the Gen 2 game, with multiple levels of internal structure. Space utilization is very high.

After arriving at the veterans' training room, he quickly inquired about some information that interested him. A quartermaster was found to accept in-kind transactions, and while Starlink discouraged the creation of additional supply channels for military supplies in addition to the military on military bases, there was no explicit rule prohibiting this. So a lot of businessmen who have a back door in the government department have set up shop on the Arcturus space station. Of course, these places are not called shops on the surface. It's called the Munitions Supply Area.

But it's actually a small business district. Looking at the shops on both sides of the road, Shen Chao stepped in without hesitation. Half an hour later, he had an extra 80,000 Star Coins in his account. It sounds like a lot, but considering that Shen Chao's gold is close to 40 kilograms, then 1 gram of gold corresponds to 2 star coins! But it doesn't matter, this money is enough for Shen Chao to use for a while.

He ran to a nearby shooting range, paid 200 star coins to bribe the storekeeper here, and after registering, received a large set of weapons and practiced marksmanship. Although his shooting skills were good, the original owner of this body had only been exposed to Mass Effect weapons for a few months, and he needed to experience their abilities for himself.

That night, he did not return to the dormitory on time. At the range, he tried out a variety of major types of weapons. He had imprinted in his mind the feeling of using these weapons. The Mass Effect Acceleration weapon did live up to his expectations, and its power was as powerful as he had expected. Even the M-8 Avenger assault rifle is not inferior to the main plane M2 heavy machine gun.

The M-8 Avenger Assault Rifle weighs only 4.5 kg even with a magazine inserted, but each magazine has 4,000 rounds. These bullets are as tiny as grit, special metal projectiles, which are propelled by the mass effect accelerator inside the gun, but these tiny projectiles can carry extremely large kinetic energy, causing heavy damage to the target they hit.

Since he spent a lot of time at the shooting range to contact marksmanship, he naturally missed the lights out time when he returned. Shen Chao also did not try to evade punishment, and ran a few laps in the gravity room under the supervision of the training officer. However, this little punishment was a warm-up exercise for his physique at best. After the run, he went back to his dormitory to rest. He needs to come up with a way to get out of this space station, or he'll be forced to adjust his travel plans. …,

The next day, Shen Chao, like the other recruits, was called up by the training instructor. Started the day's training. Before being assigned to a new position, they are required to undergo daily physical and weapon training as standard of the Star Federation. These trainings were not challenging for Shen Chao in any way, so he didn't hate training as much as other recruits. But he never likes to be called around by instructors like this.

At this time, it was lunch time the next day, and Shen Chao was eating in the cafeteria, and he temporarily put aside his thinking about how to leave. He had already decided that if he still couldn't think of a good solution tonight, he would go back to the base first and then think about it. It is a large canteen with an area of more than 4,000 square meters. Much larger than his base. It's lunch time, and it's full. All kinds of soldiers wearing navy uniforms and training armor continued to join in as the flow of people came and went. It is conservatively estimated that tens of thousands of people are received here in an hour.

But Shen Chao knew that this canteen was only one of a dozen equally huge canteens in the Arcturus space station. Meeting any of the needs of 800,000 military personnel is never easy. These huge canteens are open almost all day. A constant supply of high-energy food to provide the nutrients needed by the many human warriors on the space station.

"Hey, did you hear, Captain Anderson is recruiting marines for his new ship, and I heard it's the most advanced warship in the galaxy......" A recruit next to him put down his tray and gossiped. He seems to be called Jester or something, and like Shen Chao, he is also the batch of recruits who were transported over yesterday. Theoretically, the table is now full of rookies who have just completed three months of basic military training.

"Don't talk nonsense, can it be more advanced than the "Destiny Transcendental"? Asari's shipbuilding technology is far beyond our reach. A recruit next to him retorted. The Destiny Transcendent he was talking about was a super-large dreadnought known throughout the galaxy. The firepower of a single battleship can rival that of a sub-fleet of the Star Alliance. Widely regarded as the most powerful warship in the galaxy.

"So what, this is a project sponsored by the Citadel Council, and I heard that it cost 2 billion Star Coins to build a super battleship. Jester retorted. He said with a burger in his mouth, and spoke in a strange voice.

"Shit, I heard it's two. And it's a corvette. I heard that it was jointly developed by the Touareg and us......" Another recruit poked out the news he had heard.

"Captain Anderson got the name Normandy, and it was said that it was going to be sea trials soon. There's also a ship called the Zarut, which is said to be still under construction......" another black recruit chimed in. It seems like it's a hot topic, and basically everyone has heard some rumors.

"I've heard that Captain Anderson is recruiting crew members, and there is no time limit for the duration of the service, and we can run for ......," the recruit named Jester said excitedly.

"I'm going to go to the draft, just think about it, the next time I go back to Earth, I can say that I have served on the most advanced warship in the galaxy, and those chicks are not going to ...... right away," Jester said as he wiped his mouth after taking a bite of his hamburger. The tone was as if he would be able to make it to Normandy.

"Where are you going?" Hearing this, Shen Chao put down the multi-functional tableware in his hand and asked. The soldier sitting next to him gave him a brilliant idea.

"It is said that Major Baxter was responsible for recruiting the Normandy crew. Applicants are to assemble at 2 p.m. today in training room 042. They'll arrange a test ......," Jester replied, turning his head. Listening to his accurate time, it looks like he's participating in this test.

"Very well, I'll go with you." After Shen Chao finished speaking, he quickly finished his lunch, and then grabbed him and asked him to show the way regardless of whether Gist finished eating or not. …,

Ten minutes later, at the site of the enlistment, a large training room. Applicants were placed in several rows. There were hundreds of them. This is more than Shen Chao originally expected, after all, the space station has more than 100,000 professional marines. Each one wants to serve on the most advanced warships, so that when he returns home or retires, he can boast to people about how good he is...... Accept the reverence of others and the welcome of a lady.

It can also be seen from here that the Star Alliance Navy is a collective with a strong sense of honor, and Shen Chao has already felt this. It may be due to the fact that the Star Alliance government takes great care of veterans, the standard of enlistment is very high, and the surrounding galaxy is also very unsafe, and the fleet often has combat missions, perhaps it is the effect of a combination of these factors. But the result is the same: the soldiers of the Star Alliance generally have a strong sense of identity and mission. With their nimble tactics. Their combat effectiveness is undoubtedly very strong.

The predecessor of the Star Alliance Navy was the elite special forces members and astronauts of various earth powers before the establishment of Star Alliance, and since the establishment of Star Alliance, high-quality military resources have been integrated, and training and equipment have been changed many times. However, the soul of the Star Alliance Navy is still the same as it was a century ago, when the Mass Effect repeater was first discovered. Vigilant and professional.

The same is true of the human race here, perhaps that's why humanity is developing fast enough to allow the whole galaxy to look sideways, and in just a few decades of joining the Citadel Council, humans have become one of the five major races. And many of the races that have been part of the Citau Council for hundreds of years can only look up to the achievements of humanity. Dramatic advances in technology alone cannot explain this phenomenon.

"Gentlemen, I know you're all here to compete for a place in the Normandy Marines. But I only have 3 slots and you have 200! So I don't want to see anyone waste my time and think that I am not qualified, and leave the team immediately and return to your post. No one will laugh at you. "This is the statement of Major Baxter. His tone was biased. Obviously, it was to arouse the fighting spirit of the group of conscripts in front of him. And he did achieve his goal, and none of the conscripts quit.

"No one quit? Very well, but you still have to go through my test first, Captain Anderson doesn't have time to look at your rubbish tables one by one. Now, go to Arsenal 104 to pick up your training gear and assemble here in 5 minutes. Seeing that no one had withdrawn, the major smiled and ordered.